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West Puente ValleyCA

West Puente Valley, CA is a 23K-resident city in Los Angeles County with a median household income of $88,279.

Los Angeles County, California. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for West Puente Valley, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. West Puente Valley has a population larger than 50% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $632,300.

Data updated 2026-09-03

23K
Population (place)
Top 50%
By size
$88,279
Median income (place)
$632,300
Median home (place)
13.2%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on West Puente Valley

West Puente Valley posts a median household income higher than 59% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 41%
by median income, US cities

Where West Puente Valley income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$88,279 Top 41% higher than 59% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

West Puente Valley $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in CA

Population among 482 CA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Los Angeles is the largest CA city on this list; Alamo leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in CA

Median household income among the same 482-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Alamo posts the highest place-level median income in CA; Los Angeles is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading West Puente Valley, CA beyond the headline numbers

West Puente Valley sits inside Los Angeles County, California, at roughly 34.05°N, -117.97°W. Population 22,636, $88,279 median household income. Median home value $632,300, median rent $2,342. Poverty rate 13.2%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Poverty in West Puente Valley, CA stands at 13.2%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

The median home in West Puente Valley costs around 7.2 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

Only 7.9% of West Puente Valley workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 17.8% in West Puente Valley, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

2.2% of West Puente Valley workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for West Puente Valley from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
22,636
West Puente Valley · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$88,279
Near average
Median Home Value (place)
$632,300
+53% vs avg
Median Age (place)
40.1
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Los Angeles County): West Puente Valley's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
9.8M-1%
Median Income
$90,112+61%
Median Home Value
$834,200+99%
Poverty Rate
13.7%-23%
Unemployment
7.3%-36%

Economics

Economics indicators for West Puente Valley, CA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$2,342/mo
Poverty Rate
13.2% +6% vs avg
Unemployment 6.8%
Bachelor's Degree+ 13.8%
Work From Home 7.9%
Public Transit 2.2%

Population

White 13.7%
African American 0.9%
Asian 15.1%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
36.8%
Physical Inactivity
31.7%
High Blood Pressure
29.6%
Obesity
27.4%
Lack of Health Insurance
17.8%
Frequent Mental Distress
16%
Frequent Physical Distress
15.6%
Binge Drinking
14.5%
Diabetes
14.4%
Current Smoking
10.8%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 56.3%
Annual Checkup 70.1%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
8.4%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.5%
Stroke
3.3%

What alerts and safety updates affect West Puente Valley?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for West Puente Valley right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet CA-WEST-PUENTE-VALLEY · West Puente Valley

West Puente Valley: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to West Puente Valley; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse California state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of West Puente Valley, CA? ▼
West Puente Valley, CA has a population of 22,636 people, located in Los Angeles County, California.
What is the median household income in West Puente Valley? ▼
The median household income in West Puente Valley, CA is $88,279 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 13.2%.
What is the median home value in West Puente Valley? ▼
The median home value in West Puente Valley, CA is $632,300. Median rent is $2,342/month.
What are the top health concerns in West Puente Valley? ▼
The top health indicators in West Puente Valley include Short Sleep Duration (36.8%), Physical Inactivity (31.7%), High Blood Pressure (29.6%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in West Puente Valley? ▼
The median age in West Puente Valley, CA is 40.1 years. 13.8% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for West Puente Valley, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside CA (13.2% here).

Lakeland, FL 13.2% Medford, OR 13.2% Meriden, CT 13.2% Lakewood, WA 13.2%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside CA ($88,279 here).

Glen Burnie, MD $88,280 Robbinsdale, MN $88,252 Coon Rapids, MN $88,251 Haverhill, MA $88,326

Compare West Puente Valley with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

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Using West Puente Valley's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the West Puente Valley area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare West Puente Valley against California peers on any ranking lens. Explore California

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Los Angeles County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.