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Whittier Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Whittier Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

84,496

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.4%
5 - 17:
17.4%
18 - 24:
9.6%
25 - 34:
13.2%
35 - 54:
27.8%
55 - 64:
12.1%
Over 65 Years:
14.4%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
7.0%
7.0%
88.6%
88.6%
28.3%
28.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Whittier
USA
$37,433
$37,433
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Whittier
USA
$89,686
$89,686
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

8.8%

Employment Industries

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Education
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Retail
Transportation
Construction
Accommodation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Public Service
Wholesale
Other
Administration
Finance
Arts
Real estate
12.2%
12.2%
12.1%
12.1%
10.6%
10.6%
9.9%
9.9%
6.3%
6.3%
6.3%
6.3%
5.9%
5.9%
5.8%
5.8%
5.5%
5.5%
5.0%
5.0%
4.6%
4.6%
3.8%
3.8%
3.2%
3.2%
2.5%
2.5%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
67.8%
67.8%
22.5%
22.5%
4.9%
4.9%
3.7%
3.7%
1.0%
1.0%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
Italian
French
Armenian
Scottish
Russian
Dutch
European
Polish
Norwegian
Swedish
Scots-Irish
British
Greek
Welsh
Swiss
Portuguese
Eastern European
4.9%
4.9%
4.2%
4.2%
4.0%
4.0%
3.3%
3.3%
1.4%
1.4%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Chinese
Tagalog
Korean
Japanese
Italian
Native American languages
German/Yiddish
Langs. of India
Laotian
Vietnamese
Arabic
Armenian
African languages
Greek
Urdu
Other Indo-European
Persian
Slavic languages
58.9%
58.9%
35.5%
35.5%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Whittier Residents

16.7%