San Fernando vs West Rancho Dominguez

A side-by-side comparison of San Fernando and West Rancho Dominguez: population, income, housing, and more.

San Fernando and West Rancho Dominguez are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

San Fernando has the higher population (23,716 vs 22,560 in West Rancho Dominguez). West Rancho Dominguez has the higher median household income ($81,585 vs $79,694 in San Fernando). San Fernando has the higher median home value ($630,700 vs $589,100 in West Rancho Dominguez).

Population, income & housing

	San Fernando	West Rancho Dominguez
Population	23,716	22,560
Median age	36.3 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$79,694	$81,585
Median home value	$630,700	$589,100
Median gross rent	$1,690	$1,575
Housing units	6,611	6,730
Homeownership rate	62.5%	64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	San Fernando	West Rancho Dominguez
Population	24,535 → 23,716 (-3.3%)	22,901 → 22,560 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$58,425 → $79,694 (+36.4%)	$60,155 → $81,585 (+35.6%)
Median home value	$431,100 → $630,700 (+46.3%)	$367,400 → $589,100 (+60.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,342 → $1,690 (+25.9%)	$1,250 → $1,575 (+26.0%)

San Fernando

Population

24,53523,716

Median household income

$58,425$79,694

Median home value

$431,100$630,700

Median gross rent

$1,342$1,690

West Rancho Dominguez

Population

22,90122,560

Median household income

$60,155$81,585

Median home value

$367,400$589,100

Median gross rent

$1,250$1,575

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	San Fernando	West Rancho Dominguez
Under 5	5.0%	6.4%
5 to 17	17.5%	19.1%
18 to 24	9.1%	9.0%
25 to 34	16.7%	15.5%
35 to 44	15.2%	13.9%
45 to 54	12.8%	12.5%
55 to 64	11.1%	12.5%
65 to 74	8.2%	6.7%
75 and over	4.4%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	San Fernando	West Rancho Dominguez
White (non-Hispanic)	4.5%	1.8%
Black or African American	0.8%	39.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.5%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	92.1%	54.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	San Fernando	West Rancho Dominguez
No high school diploma	35.4%	27.2%
High school graduate	27.0%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	21.5%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	San Fernando	West Rancho Dominguez
Drove alone	75.9%	72.6%
Carpooled	13.5%	10.4%
Public transit	2.2%	5.2%
Walked	1.2%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	8.2%
Other means	2.1%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	San Fernando	West Rancho Dominguez
1-unit, detached	74.0%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	8.6%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	2.4%
20 or more units	3.5%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	San Fernando	West Rancho Dominguez
Poverty rate	10.5%	13.4%
Average household size	3.78	3.43
Mean commute (minutes)	30	30
Median year structure built	1956	1954