West Hollywood vs Westmont

A side-by-side comparison of West Hollywood and Westmont: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Hollywood has the higher population (35,090 vs 34,291 in Westmont). West Hollywood has the higher median household income ($94,844 vs $47,899 in Westmont). West Hollywood has the higher median home value ($969,900 vs $617,300 in Westmont).

Population, income & housing

	West Hollywood	Westmont
Population	35,090	34,291
Median age	39.6 yrs	32.9 yrs
Median household income	$94,844	$47,899
Median home value	$969,900	$617,300
Median gross rent	$2,103	$1,413
Housing units	25,315	11,117
Homeownership rate	20.5%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	62.9%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	11.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Hollywood	Westmont
Population	36,450 → 35,090 (-3.7%)	35,266 → 34,291 (-2.8%)
Median household income	$74,044 → $94,844 (+28.1%)	$38,600 → $47,899 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$755,400 → $969,900 (+28.4%)	$419,900 → $617,300 (+47.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,664 → $2,103 (+26.4%)	$1,185 → $1,413 (+19.2%)

West Hollywood

Population

36,45035,090

Median household income

$74,044$94,844

Median home value

$755,400$969,900

Median gross rent

$1,664$2,103

Westmont

Population

35,26634,291

Median household income

$38,600$47,899

Median home value

$419,900$617,300

Median gross rent

$1,185$1,413

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	West Hollywood	Westmont
Under 5	1.8%	7.1%
5 to 17	2.3%	21.6%
18 to 24	5.3%	9.1%
25 to 34	29.3%	14.6%
35 to 44	18.7%	14.0%
45 to 54	11.7%	12.5%
55 to 64	14.7%	9.6%
65 to 74	9.6%	6.3%
75 and over	6.6%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Hollywood	Westmont
White (non-Hispanic)	69.5%	1.2%
Black or African American	4.0%	34.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.5%
Asian	5.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	1.0%
Some other race	1.0%	1.3%
Two or more races	6.3%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	13.5%	59.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Hollywood	Westmont
No high school diploma	4.8%	29.1%
High school graduate	10.0%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	40.9%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	22.0%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Hollywood	Westmont
Drove alone	57.5%	66.9%
Carpooled	3.8%	10.0%
Public transit	3.6%	8.4%
Walked	5.7%	0.7%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.6%	7.1%
Other means	2.8%	6.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Hollywood	Westmont
1-unit, detached	10.0%	40.5%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	10.3%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	22.2%
5 to 19 units	40.8%	18.9%
20 or more units	40.1%	7.3%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	West Hollywood	Westmont
Poverty rate	13.1%	24.4%
Average household size	1.55	3.23
Mean commute (minutes)	27	34
Median year structure built	1965	1958