West Puente Valley vs Willowbrook

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

West Puente Valley and Willowbrook 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 21,642 in Willowbrook). West Puente Valley has the higher median household income ($86,692 vs $60,386 in Willowbrook). West Puente Valley has the higher median home value ($591,800 vs $511,100 in Willowbrook).

Population, income & housing

	West Puente Valley	Willowbrook
Population	22,198	21,642
Median age	38.8 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	$86,692	$60,386
Median home value	$591,800	$511,100
Median gross rent	$2,250	$1,549
Housing units	5,364	6,107
Homeownership rate	80.1%	40.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	13.3%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	13.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	West Puente Valley	Willowbrook
Population	23,382 → 22,198 (-5.1%)	22,811 → 21,642 (-5.1%)
Median household income	$75,856 → $86,692 (+14.3%)	$43,781 → $60,386 (+37.9%)
Median home value	$441,600 → $591,800 (+34.0%)	$340,200 → $511,100 (+50.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,615 → $2,250 (+39.3%)	$1,239 → $1,549 (+25.0%)

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

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 Puente Valley	Willowbrook
Under 5	4.8%	6.4%
5 to 17	17.7%	20.5%
18 to 24	9.1%	10.6%
25 to 34	11.3%	17.0%
35 to 44	15.4%	15.3%
45 to 54	12.6%	10.3%
55 to 64	11.7%	11.4%
65 to 74	10.3%	4.5%
75 and over	7.0%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	West Puente Valley	Willowbrook
White (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	1.0%
Black or African American	1.0%	18.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	14.2%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	80.2%	78.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	West Puente Valley	Willowbrook
No high school diploma	28.6%	39.4%
High school graduate	29.4%	22.6%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	West Puente Valley	Willowbrook
Drove alone	78.4%	70.5%
Carpooled	9.5%	14.0%
Public transit	2.4%	3.1%
Walked	1.1%	1.3%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	6.5%	8.7%
Other means	1.1%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	West Puente Valley	Willowbrook
1-unit, detached	90.9%	61.8%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	8.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	12.0%
20 or more units	4.6%	9.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	West Puente Valley	Willowbrook
Poverty rate	11.3%	17.0%
Average household size	4.26	3.61
Mean commute (minutes)	32	32
Median year structure built	1956	1969