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90602

Whittier, CA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
25,905
Median household income
$68,505
People below poverty
13.1%
Median home value
$766,300

Income

The median income of households in 90602 was $68,505. An estimated 3.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 13.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 90602 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.5
$10,000 to $14,999 3.4
$15,000 to $24,999 6.8
$25,000 to $34,999 7.8
$35,000 to $49,999 9
$50,000 to $74,999 26.2
$75,000 to $99,999 9.8
$100,000 to $149,999 14.3
$150,000 to $199,999 6.1
$200,000 or more 13.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 90602 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 60462
Female 47195

An estimated 81.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 24.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 14.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,894. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 90602 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 81.8
Social Security 24.4
Retirement income 14.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.9
Cash public assistance income 3.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 13.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 18.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 13.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 90602 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 13.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 18.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 13.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10.7

In 2020-2024, 13.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 58.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 40.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 44.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 90602 in 2020-2024, 90.4% had health insurance coverage and 9.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 52.9% and public coverage was 44.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.4%.


In 2020-2024, 90602 had a total population of 25,905 - 13,303 (51.4%) females and 12,602 (48.6%) males. The median age was 34.3 years. An estimated 26.3% of the population was under 18 years, 36.2% was 19 to 44 years, 22.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 11.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 90602 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 828 909
5 to 9 1005 1243
10 to 14 977 698
15 to 19 829 1118
20 to 24 790 1149
25 to 29 775 786
30 to 34 1285 960
35 to 39 973 765
40 to 44 965 923
45 to 49 797 999
50 to 54 646 735
55 to 59 676 469
60 to 64 775 811
65 to 69 543 550
70 to 74 321 358
75 to 79 191 256
80 to 84 74 165
85 and over 152 409

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 24.3% were White; 2% were Black or African American; 4.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.8% were Asian; 1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 19.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 74.6% of the people in 90602 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 17.4% of the people in 90602 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 8,163 households in 90602. The average household size was 3.05 people.

Married-couple households made up 45.9% of the households in 90602 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 28.4% of all households, while 18.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 25.8% of all households.

In 90602, 37.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 26.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 90602 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 45.9
Cohabiting Couples 7.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
28.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 44.6% of males and 38.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 44.9 42.2
Now married, except separated 44.6 38.7
Separated 1.6 3.6
Widowed 2.2 5.1
Divorced 6.8 10.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 90602, 538 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 17.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 78.5% of the people living in 90602 were U.S. natives. 71.2% of the 90602 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 21.5% of 90602 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 54.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 87.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 90602 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 90602.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 90602 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 86.2
Asia 9
Europe 2.6
Africa 1.3
Northern America 0.9
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 90602 in 2020-2024, 50.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 47% of people at least five years old; 15.8% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 90602 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 47
Other Indo-European languages 1.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.5
Other languages 0.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 94.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 90602 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 90602 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 94.4
Different house, same county 4.2
Different county, same state 0.9
Different state 0.3
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 82.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 21.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 17.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 90602 was 7,818 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 608 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 4,751. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,459.

Educational Attainment of People in 90602 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 17.9
High school diploma or equivalency 29.2
Some college, no degree 21.2
Associate's degree 10.1
Bachelor's degree 14.7
Graduate or professional degree 7

Disability

In 90602, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 9.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.8% of people under 18 years old, to 7.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 38.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 90602, 59.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 37.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 9,339 79.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,837 15.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 522 4.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 90602 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 90602 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1
Construction 6.2
Manufacturing 12.6
Wholesale trade 3.6
Retail trade 8.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 9.2
Information 2.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.3
Other Services, except public administration 5.9
Public administration 3.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 90602 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,023 34.4
Service occupations 1,978 16.9
Sales and office occupations 2,393 20.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 908 7.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,406 20.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 70.2% of 90602 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 32.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 90602 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 70.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 3.8
Walked 3.1
Other means 2.4
Worked from home 10.4

In 2020-2024, 90602 had a total of 8,723 housing units. Of these housing units, 57.9% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 40.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 90602 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 57.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 40.8
Mobile homes 1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.4

1.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 18.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 90602 was 4.2 rooms, and of these housing units 31.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 90602 had 8,163 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 560 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 38.9% while renters occupied 61.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.13 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.99.

3.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 8% and another 21.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 90602:

House Heating Fuel Used in 90602 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 65
Electricity 28.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.9
No fuel used 5.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 90602 was $766,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 66.2 % had a mortgage. 33.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $3,064 and for owners without a mortgage it was $605.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 90602 was $1,787. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.