Moving to Whittier, California
About Whittier, California

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
Female Male
Household Income
< $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
< 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% |
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Race / Ethnicity
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% |
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