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West Whittier-Los NietosCA

West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA is a 26K-resident city in Los Angeles County with a median household income of $111,699.

Los Angeles County, California. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for West Whittier-Los Nietos, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. West Whittier-Los Nietos has a population larger than 56% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $638,900.

Data updated 2026-09-03

26K
Population (place)
Top 44%
By size
$111,699
Median income (place)
$638,900
Median home (place)
11%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on West Whittier-Los Nietos

West Whittier-Los Nietos posts a median household income higher than 78% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 22%
by median income, US cities

Where West Whittier-Los Nietos income ranks nationally

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

$111,699 Top 22% higher than 78% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

West Whittier-Los Nietos $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

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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 Whittier-Los Nietos, CA beyond the headline numbers

West Whittier-Los Nietos sits inside Los Angeles County, California, at roughly 33.98°N, -118.07°W. Population 25,540, $111,699 median household income. Median home value $638,900, median rent $1,913. Poverty rate 11%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Poverty in West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA stands at 11%, 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 Whittier-Los Nietos costs around 5.7 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 8.2% of West Whittier-Los Nietos 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: 17.7% in West Whittier-Los Nietos, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for West Whittier-Los Nietos 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)
25,540
West Whittier-Los Nietos · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$111,699
+25% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$638,900
+54% vs avg
Median Age (place)
37.6
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Los Angeles County): West Whittier-Los Nietos'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 Whittier-Los Nietos, CA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,913/mo
Poverty Rate
11% -11% vs avg
Unemployment 4.6%
Bachelor's Degree+ 16.9%
Work From Home 8.2%
Public Transit 2%

Population

White 16.7%
African American 0.5%
Asian 3.5%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
35.9%
Physical Inactivity
29.6%
Obesity
29%
High Blood Pressure
28.7%
Lack of Health Insurance
17.7%
Frequent Mental Distress
16%
Binge Drinking
15.8%
Frequent Physical Distress
15.4%
Diabetes
13.3%
Current Smoking
10.1%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 58.9%
Annual Checkup 70%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
8.6%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.2%
Stroke
3%

What alerts and safety updates affect West Whittier-Los Nietos?

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

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Sheet CA-WEST-WHITTIER-LOS-NIE · West Whittier-Los Nietos

West Whittier-Los Nietos: 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

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA? ▼
West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA has a population of 25,540 people, located in Los Angeles County, California.
What is the median household income in West Whittier-Los Nietos? ▼
The median household income in West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA is $111,699 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 11%.
What is the median home value in West Whittier-Los Nietos? ▼
The median home value in West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA is $638,900. Median rent is $1,913/month.
What are the top health concerns in West Whittier-Los Nietos? ▼
The top health indicators in West Whittier-Los Nietos include Short Sleep Duration (35.9%), Physical Inactivity (29.6%), Obesity (29%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in West Whittier-Los Nietos? ▼
The median age in West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA is 37.6 years. 16.9% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

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

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside CA (11% here).

Irving, TX 11% San Angelo, TX 11% Bloomington, IL 11% Port Orange, FL 11%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside CA ($111,699 here).

Papillion, NE $111,679 Rochester, MI $111,750 Perrysburg, OH $111,643 Salmon Creek, WA $111,631

Compare West Whittier-Los Nietos with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

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Using West Whittier-Los Nietos's profile

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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.