Valinda vs West Puente Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Valinda and West Puente Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

Valinda and West Puente Valley are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Puente Valley has the higher population (22,198 vs 21,626 in Valinda). Valinda has the higher median household income ($99,979 vs $86,692 in West Puente Valley). Valinda has the higher median home value ($613,200 vs $591,800 in West Puente Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Valinda	West Puente Valley
Population	21,626	22,198
Median age	38.4 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$99,979	$86,692
Median home value	$613,200	$591,800
Median gross rent	$2,051	$2,250
Housing units	4,909	5,364
Homeownership rate	76.6%	80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Valinda	West Puente Valley
Population	23,705 → 21,626 (-8.8%)	23,382 → 22,198 (-5.1%)
Median household income	$84,134 → $99,979 (+18.8%)	$75,856 → $86,692 (+14.3%)
Median home value	$447,100 → $613,200 (+37.2%)	$441,600 → $591,800 (+34.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,517 → $2,051 (+35.2%)	$1,615 → $2,250 (+39.3%)

Valinda

Population

23,70521,626

Median household income

$84,134$99,979

Median home value

$447,100$613,200

Median gross rent

$1,517$2,051

West Puente Valley

Population

23,38222,198

Median household income

$75,856$86,692

Median home value

$441,600$591,800

Median gross rent

$1,615$2,250

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Valinda	West Puente Valley
Under 5	2.8%	4.8%
5 to 17	16.0%	17.7%
18 to 24	12.5%	9.1%
25 to 34	14.4%	11.3%
35 to 44	13.9%	15.4%
45 to 54	13.5%	12.6%
55 to 64	12.4%	11.7%
65 to 74	8.7%	10.3%
75 and over	5.7%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Valinda	West Puente Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	7.3%	2.9%
Black or African American	1.5%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	16.8%	14.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	73.0%	80.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Valinda	West Puente Valley
No high school diploma	29.5%	28.6%
High school graduate	28.9%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Valinda	West Puente Valley
Drove alone	77.0%	78.4%
Carpooled	12.2%	9.5%
Public transit	2.0%	2.4%
Walked	1.4%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	1.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	6.5%
Other means	1.7%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Valinda	West Puente Valley
1-unit, detached	90.6%	90.9%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	0.4%
20 or more units	1.9%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Valinda	West Puente Valley
Poverty rate	8.8%	11.3%
Average household size	4.54	4.26
Mean commute (minutes)	32	32
Median year structure built	1957	1956