San Fernando vs West Whittier-Los Nietos

A side-by-side comparison of San Fernando and West Whittier-Los Nietos: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Whittier-Los Nietos has the higher population (25,459 vs 23,716 in San Fernando). West Whittier-Los Nietos has the higher median household income ($101,138 vs $79,694 in San Fernando). San Fernando has the higher median home value ($630,700 vs $607,100 in West Whittier-Los Nietos).

Population, income & housing

	San Fernando	West Whittier-Los Nietos
Population	23,716	25,459
Median age	36.3 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$79,694	$101,138
Median home value	$630,700	$607,100
Median gross rent	$1,690	$1,939
Housing units	6,611	6,856
Homeownership rate	62.5%	75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	San Fernando	West Whittier-Los Nietos
Population	24,535 → 23,716 (-3.3%)	26,654 → 25,459 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$58,425 → $79,694 (+36.4%)	$76,397 → $101,138 (+32.4%)
Median home value	$431,100 → $630,700 (+46.3%)	$435,500 → $607,100 (+39.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,342 → $1,690 (+25.9%)	$1,620 → $1,939 (+19.7%)

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 Whittier-Los Nietos

Population

26,65425,459

Median household income

$76,397$101,138

Median home value

$435,500$607,100

Median gross rent

$1,620$1,939

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	San Fernando	West Whittier-Los Nietos
Under 5	5.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	17.5%	16.0%
18 to 24	9.1%	8.1%
25 to 34	16.7%	17.8%
35 to 44	15.2%	11.4%
45 to 54	12.8%	12.8%
55 to 64	11.1%	13.6%
65 to 74	8.2%	8.5%
75 and over	4.4%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	San Fernando	West Whittier-Los Nietos
White (non-Hispanic)	4.5%	7.8%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	1.9%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.5%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	92.1%	88.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	San Fernando	West Whittier-Los Nietos
No high school diploma	35.4%	23.7%
High school graduate	27.0%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	21.5%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	San Fernando	West Whittier-Los Nietos
Drove alone	75.9%	74.9%
Carpooled	13.5%	10.5%
Public transit	2.2%	1.7%
Walked	1.2%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	9.3%
Other means	2.1%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	San Fernando	West Whittier-Los Nietos
1-unit, detached	74.0%	84.2%
1-unit, attached	8.6%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	2.6%
20 or more units	3.5%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	San Fernando	West Whittier-Los Nietos
Poverty rate	10.5%	10.5%
Average household size	3.78	3.79
Mean commute (minutes)	30	31
Median year structure built	1956	1954