Demographics of Whittier city, California

Whittier city, California had 85,815 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −2,904 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Whittier city, in four figures

85,815
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 86,165 ±55.; −3.3%
Change since July 2020: −2,904 people.; 38.4 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $97,201 ±$4,965
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Whittier city, California's population shrank 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Whittier city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Whittier city, California's population shrank 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Whittier city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	88,719	100.0	100.0
2021	87,462	98.6	100.2
2022	86,788	97.8	100.7
2023	86,438	97.4	101.6
2024	86,366	97.3	102.5
2025	85,815	96.7	103.1

Population of Whittier city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	88,719	—
2021	87,462	−1,257
2022	86,788	−674
2023	86,438	−350
2024	86,366	−72
2025	85,815	−551

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.4 ±1.0: for men 37.4 ±1.9 and for women 39.2 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Whittier city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	4,515 ±613	5.2% ±0.7	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	15,017 ±957	17.4% ±1.1	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	8,228 ±757	9.5% ±0.9	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	23,514 ±1,383	27.3% ±1.6	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	21,988 ±1,159	25.5% ±1.3	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	12,903 ±865	15.0% ±1.0	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $97,201 ±$4,965, and income per person $41,927 ±$1,797, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Whittier city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	3,253 ±518	11.6% ±1.8	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,232 ±460	11.5% ±1.6	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,410 ±460	15.7% ±1.6	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,513 ±410	12.5% ±1.4	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	5,420 ±537	19.3% ±1.8	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,002 ±415	10.7% ±1.4	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	5,269 ±431	18.8% ±1.4	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Whittier city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	7,683 ±1,025	9.1% ±1.2	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,155 ±553	11.3% ±2.8	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,700 ±501	7.7% ±1.0	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,828 ±329	10.3% ±1.7	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Whittier city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Whittier city	California	United States
Housing units	29,734 ±786	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.5% ±1.2	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.5% ±1.1	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	57.9% ±2.3	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	42.1% ±2.3	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$822,600 ±$10,136	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,906 ±$42	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1956 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Whittier city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	57,840 ±1,839	67.1% ±2.1	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	19,150 ±1,601	22.2% ±1.9	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	996 ±274	1.2% ±0.3	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	4,448 ±629	5.2% ±0.7	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 239	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 80	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,621 ±683	1.9% ±0.8	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,955 ±441	2.3% ±0.5	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Whittier city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	62,625 ±1,393	72.7% ±1.6	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,480 ±895	8.7% ±1.0	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	934 ±261	1.1% ±0.3	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	15,126 ±1,077	17.6% ±1.2	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	9,981 ±820	11.6% ±1.0	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5,145 ±721	6.0% ±0.8	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Whittier city among the places of California

97th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Whittier city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Manteca city	89,043 ±58
San Leandro city	87,826 ±42
Santa Barbara city	87,779 ±52
Citrus Heights city	86,995 ±51
Lake Forest city	86,281 ±81
Whittier city	86,165 ±55
San Ramon city	85,993 ±114
Livermore city	85,522 ±68
Hawthorne city	85,191 ±64
Folsom city	83,916 ±39
Newport Beach city	83,845 ±53

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Whittier city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 103 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 174 Places in California by median home value
No. 209 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 212 Places in California by median age
No. 216 Places in California by median household income
No. 221 Places by Hispanic or Latino share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026