Rolling Hills Estates vs West Athens

A side-by-side comparison of Rolling Hills Estates and West Athens: population, income, housing, and more.

Rolling Hills Estates and West Athens are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Athens has the higher population (9,064 vs 8,158 in Rolling Hills Estates). Rolling Hills Estates has the higher median household income ($187,500 vs $77,750 in West Athens). Rolling Hills Estates has the higher median home value ($1,602,300 vs $666,100 in West Athens).

Population, income & housing

	Rolling Hills Estates	West Athens
Population	8,158	9,064
Median age	47.4 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$187,500	$77,750
Median home value	$1,602,300	$666,100
Median gross rent	$3,501	$1,506
Housing units	3,034	2,840
Homeownership rate	89.8%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	72.2%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	11.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rolling Hills Estates	West Athens
Population	8,169 → 8,158 (-0.1%)	9,706 → 9,064 (-6.6%)
Median household income	$150,135 → $187,500 (+24.9%)	$60,299 → $77,750 (+28.9%)
Median home value	$1,326,600 → $1,602,300 (+20.8%)	$446,500 → $666,100 (+49.2%)
Median gross rent	$3,353 → $3,501 (+4.4%)	$1,181 → $1,506 (+27.5%)

Rolling Hills Estates

Population

8,1698,158

Median household income

$150,135$187,500

Median home value

$1,326,600$1,602,300

Median gross rent

$3,353$3,501

West Athens

Population

9,7069,064

Median household income

$60,299$77,750

Median home value

$446,500$666,100

Median gross rent

$1,181$1,506

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rolling Hills Estates	West Athens
Under 5	2.8%	7.3%
5 to 17	17.9%	18.0%
18 to 24	9.0%	10.2%
25 to 34	7.3%	17.3%
35 to 44	9.8%	8.4%
45 to 54	14.2%	8.7%
55 to 64	13.7%	16.5%
65 to 74	8.8%	8.1%
75 and over	16.5%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rolling Hills Estates	West Athens
White (non-Hispanic)	58.0%	1.7%
Black or African American	1.9%	50.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.7%
Asian	26.2%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	7.5%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	42.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rolling Hills Estates	West Athens
No high school diploma	2.4%	15.5%
High school graduate	5.9%	26.4%
Some college or associate's	19.5%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	40.6%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	31.5%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rolling Hills Estates	West Athens
Drove alone	68.8%	65.4%
Carpooled	6.5%	9.6%
Public transit	0.2%	4.7%
Walked	0.4%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.2%	13.7%
Other means	0.5%	5.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rolling Hills Estates	West Athens
1-unit, detached	78.8%	68.3%
1-unit, attached	17.2%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	14.8%
20 or more units	1.3%	8.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rolling Hills Estates	West Athens
Poverty rate	3.5%	10.8%
Average household size	2.98	3.18
Mean commute (minutes)	29	29
Median year structure built	1970	1959