Walnut vs West Whittier-Los Nietos

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

Walnut 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.

Walnut has the higher population (27,857 vs 25,459 in West Whittier-Los Nietos). Walnut has the higher median household income ($133,762 vs $101,138 in West Whittier-Los Nietos). Walnut has the higher median home value ($972,500 vs $607,100 in West Whittier-Los Nietos).

Population, income & housing

	Walnut	West Whittier-Los Nietos
Population	27,857	25,459
Median age	46.4 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$133,762	$101,138
Median home value	$972,500	$607,100
Median gross rent	$3,120	$1,939
Housing units	9,034	6,856
Homeownership rate	82.7%	75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.3%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Walnut	West Whittier-Los Nietos
Population	29,903 → 27,857 (-6.8%)	26,654 → 25,459 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$108,669 → $133,762 (+23.1%)	$76,397 → $101,138 (+32.4%)
Median home value	$774,400 → $972,500 (+25.6%)	$435,500 → $607,100 (+39.4%)
Median gross rent	$2,359 → $3,120 (+32.3%)	$1,620 → $1,939 (+19.7%)

Walnut

Population

29,90327,857

Median household income

$108,669$133,762

Median home value

$774,400$972,500

Median gross rent

$2,359$3,120

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)

	Walnut	West Whittier-Los Nietos
Under 5	4.1%	4.7%
5 to 17	16.0%	16.0%
18 to 24	6.5%	8.1%
25 to 34	10.6%	17.8%
35 to 44	11.0%	11.4%
45 to 54	12.5%	12.8%
55 to 64	15.8%	13.6%
65 to 74	15.7%	8.5%
75 and over	7.9%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Walnut	West Whittier-Los Nietos
White (non-Hispanic)	8.9%	7.8%
Black or African American	2.5%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	67.0%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.3%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	18.3%	88.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Walnut	West Whittier-Los Nietos
No high school diploma	6.1%	23.7%
High school graduate	15.1%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	37.2%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	18.1%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Walnut	West Whittier-Los Nietos
Drove alone	68.0%	74.9%
Carpooled	9.0%	10.5%
Public transit	2.4%	1.7%
Walked	0.5%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.5%	9.3%
Other means	1.3%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Walnut	West Whittier-Los Nietos
1-unit, detached	93.8%	84.2%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	2.6%
20 or more units	2.3%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Walnut	West Whittier-Los Nietos
Poverty rate	8.6%	10.5%
Average household size	3.26	3.79
Mean commute (minutes)	34	31
Median year structure built	1983	1954