West Carson vs Willowbrook

A side-by-side comparison of West Carson and Willowbrook: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Carson has the higher population (21,909 vs 21,642 in Willowbrook). West Carson has the higher median household income ($95,385 vs $60,386 in Willowbrook). West Carson has the higher median home value ($647,100 vs $511,100 in Willowbrook).

Population, income & housing

	West Carson	Willowbrook
Population	21,909	21,642
Median age	46.1 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	$95,385	$60,386
Median home value	$647,100	$511,100
Median gross rent	$1,833	$1,549
Housing units	8,539	6,107
Homeownership rate	73.2%	40.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.6%	13.3%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	13.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Carson	Willowbrook
Population	22,079 → 21,909 (-0.8%)	22,811 → 21,642 (-5.1%)
Median household income	$73,472 → $95,385 (+29.8%)	$43,781 → $60,386 (+37.9%)
Median home value	$473,900 → $647,100 (+36.5%)	$340,200 → $511,100 (+50.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,376 → $1,833 (+33.2%)	$1,239 → $1,549 (+25.0%)

West Carson

Population

22,07921,909

Median household income

$73,472$95,385

Median home value

$473,900$647,100

Median gross rent

$1,376$1,833

Willowbrook

Population

22,81121,642

Median household income

$43,781$60,386

Median home value

$340,200$511,100

Median gross rent

$1,239$1,549

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	West Carson	Willowbrook
Under 5	4.6%	6.4%
5 to 17	11.2%	20.5%
18 to 24	5.5%	10.6%
25 to 34	16.5%	17.0%
35 to 44	11.5%	15.3%
45 to 54	12.7%	10.3%
55 to 64	14.1%	11.4%
65 to 74	14.3%	4.5%
75 and over	9.6%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Carson	Willowbrook
White (non-Hispanic)	14.2%	1.0%
Black or African American	10.9%	18.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	34.9%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.2%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	34.3%	78.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Carson	Willowbrook
No high school diploma	12.5%	39.4%
High school graduate	23.9%	22.6%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	26.8%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Carson	Willowbrook
Drove alone	76.4%	70.5%
Carpooled	7.8%	14.0%
Public transit	1.7%	3.1%
Walked	0.6%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	10.7%	8.7%
Other means	2.7%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Carson	Willowbrook
1-unit, detached	52.9%	61.8%
1-unit, attached	10.0%	8.8%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	12.0%
20 or more units	7.9%	9.2%
Mobile home & other	15.7%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	West Carson	Willowbrook
Poverty rate	6.8%	17.0%
Average household size	2.61	3.61
Mean commute (minutes)	26	32
Median year structure built	1972	1969