Moving to Whittier, California

About Whittier, California
Whittier

Whittier () is a city in Los Angeles County, California, and is part of the Gateway Cities. The 14.7-square-mile (38.0 km2) city had 87,306 residents as of the 2020 United States census, an increase of 1,975 from the 2010 census figure. Whittier was incorporated in February 1898 and became a charter city in 1955. The city is named for the Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier and is home to Whittier College. The city is surrounded by three unincorporated areas sharing the Whittier name, West Whittier-Los Nietos, South Whittier, and East Whittier, which combined are home to a larger population than Whittier proper.

Gender
Gender Whittier California Country
Female 51.7% 50.3% 50.8%
Male 48.3% 49.7% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.052%48%Female51.7%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.05%3%8%7%13%14%13%19%11%7%$100K to $150K19%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Whittier California Country
Less than $10,000 4.5% 4.7% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 3.3% 3.9% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 8.3% 6.9% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 6.8% 7.1% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 12.5% 10% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 14.2% 15.3% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 12.9% 12.3% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 19% 17.1% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 11.2% 9.4% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 7.3% 13.3% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.06%6%29%24%9%16%8%1%1%High School or GED29%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Whittier California Country
< 9th Grade 6% 8% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 6% 7% 7.0%
High School or GED 29% 20% 27.0%
Other College 24% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 9% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 16% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 8% 9% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 3% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
 Whittier California  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.005101520>$200K$150K$200K$100K$150K$75K$100K$50K$75K$35K$50K$25K$35K$15K$25K$10K$15K<$10K4.54.75.83.33.94.18.36.98.56.87.18.612.5101214.215.317.212.912.312.81917.115.611.29.47.17.313.38.3
Education
 Whittier California  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.007.51522.530Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade685677292027242120989162220899132121
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.025%1%0%5%66%0%2%2%Hispanic65.8%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Whittier California Country
White 24.5% 36.5% 60.1%
African American 1.2% 5.4% 12.2%
American Indian 0.4% 0.3% 0.6%
Asian 5% 14.6% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.3% 0.2%
Other 1.6% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 1.5% 3.4% 2.8%
Hispanic 65.8% 39.1% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Whittier California  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0017.53552.570Hispanic2 or More$OthersHawaiianAsianAmericanIndianAfricanAmericanWhite24.536.560.11.25.412.20.40.30.6514.65.600.30.21.60.30.31.53.42.865.839.118.2