South Pasadena vs West Whittier-Los Nietos

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

South Pasadena 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.

South Pasadena has the higher population (26,297 vs 25,459 in West Whittier-Los Nietos). South Pasadena has the higher median household income ($128,105 vs $101,138 in West Whittier-Los Nietos). South Pasadena has the higher median home value ($1,545,100 vs $607,100 in West Whittier-Los Nietos).

Population, income & housing

	South Pasadena	West Whittier-Los Nietos
Population	26,297	25,459
Median age	40.3 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$128,105	$101,138
Median home value	$1,545,100	$607,100
Median gross rent	$2,218	$1,939
Housing units	11,040	6,856
Homeownership rate	44.0%	75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	72.7%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Pasadena	West Whittier-Los Nietos
Population	25,661 → 26,297 (+2.5%)	26,654 → 25,459 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$104,308 → $128,105 (+22.8%)	$76,397 → $101,138 (+32.4%)
Median home value	$1,071,000 → $1,545,100 (+44.3%)	$435,500 → $607,100 (+39.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,802 → $2,218 (+23.1%)	$1,620 → $1,939 (+19.7%)

South Pasadena

Population

25,66126,297

Median household income

$104,308$128,105

Median home value

$1,071,000$1,545,100

Median gross rent

$1,802$2,218

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)

	South Pasadena	West Whittier-Los Nietos
Under 5	5.2%	4.7%
5 to 17	18.1%	16.0%
18 to 24	4.2%	8.1%
25 to 34	12.4%	17.8%
35 to 44	18.3%	11.4%
45 to 54	16.8%	12.8%
55 to 64	11.7%	13.6%
65 to 74	7.7%	8.5%
75 and over	5.5%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Pasadena	West Whittier-Los Nietos
White (non-Hispanic)	37.7%	7.8%
Black or African American	3.4%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	32.2%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.7%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	20.6%	88.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Pasadena	West Whittier-Los Nietos
No high school diploma	2.9%	23.7%
High school graduate	6.8%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	17.6%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	39.0%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	33.7%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Pasadena	West Whittier-Los Nietos
Drove alone	61.1%	74.9%
Carpooled	4.5%	10.5%
Public transit	3.5%	1.7%
Walked	1.3%	0.9%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.2%	9.3%
Other means	1.9%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Pasadena	West Whittier-Los Nietos
1-unit, detached	44.2%	84.2%
1-unit, attached	7.1%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	14.0%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	23.5%	2.6%
20 or more units	11.0%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	South Pasadena	West Whittier-Los Nietos
Poverty rate	5.1%	10.5%
Average household size	2.51	3.79
Mean commute (minutes)	30	31
Median year structure built	1953	1954