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Whittier CA - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	83,680	318 (of 25,150) (99%)	78 (of 1081) (93%)
Average Income	$49,256	4,572 (82%)	404 (63%)
Median House Value	$211,700	1,780 (93%)	384 (64%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	63.2%	21,891 (of 25,150) (13%)	733 (of 1081) (32%)
% Black Population	1.2%	9,531 (62%)	517 (52%)
% Hispanic Population	55.9%	680 (97%)	168 (84%)
% Asian Population	3.3%	1,900 (92%)	439 (59%)
% American Indian Population	1.3%	3,789 (85%)	421 (61%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	78.8%	13,771 (of 25,150) (45%)	601 (of 1081) (44%)
% College Graduates	21.9%	6,028 (76%)	438 (59%)
% Never Married	29.7%	3,688 (85%)	275 (75%)
% Married	51.6%	18,302 (27%)	740 (32%)
% Seperated	2.5%	6,292 (75%)	376 (65%)
% Divorced	9.3%	14,286 (43%)	612 (43%)
% Foreign Born	18.3%	1,477 (94%)	423 (61%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	29,040	394 (of 25,150) (98%)	81 (of 1081) (93%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	11.3%	15,870 (37%)	292 (73%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	3.7%	16,669 (34%)	386 (64%)
Average Rooms in House	4.9	20,634 (18%)	613 (43%)
% Households with No Car	8.3%	9,389 (63%)	363 (66%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	20.2%	9,487 (62%)	542 (50%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.7%	1,746 (93%)	257 (76%)
Median House Value	$211,700	1,780 (93%)	384 (64%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	1.6%	13,900 (45%)	430 (60%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	1.8%	3,202 (87%)	441 (59%)
Average Monthly Rent	$723	3,307 (87%)	489 (55%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	62.0%	12,706 (of 25,150) (49%)	506 (of 1081) (53%)
% Drive Alone to Work	80.0%	10,710 (57%)	213 (80%)
% Take Public Transportation	2.5%	3,268 (87%)	302 (72%)
% Walk to Work	2.0%	13,688 (46%)	565 (48%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	30.1	4,739 (81%)	319 (70%)
% Households making less than $10,000	6.8%	16,670 (34%)	577 (47%)
% Households making over $200,000	2.6%	3,324 (87%)	339 (69%)
Median Household Income	$49,256	4,572 (82%)	404 (63%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	3.7%	8,864 (65%)	545 (50%)
Per Capita Income	$21,409	5,629 (78%)	447 (59%)
Male Worker Income	$40,394	4,943 (80%)	477 (56%)
Female Worker Income	$34,223	2,335 (91%)	305 (72%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	7.8%	12,403 (51%)	574 (47%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	10.5%	12,822 (49%)	590 (45%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Anaheim, California	12 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.94

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Vista, California	0.91
Federal Way, Washington	0.89
Lakewood, California	0.89
Buena Park, California	0.89
Upland, California	0.88
Westminster, California	0.88
Somerville, Massachusetts	0.87
Antioch, California	0.87
Beaverton, Oregon	0.87
Clifton, New Jersey	0.87

Whittier CA Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Solar or Energy Fueled Households	76	65
Mexican Population	38,565	66
Other Race Population	21,588	84
Hispanic Population	46,765	86
Two Other Races Population	24,661	89

Whittier CA Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1081)
Houses Built 1940-1959	15,259	24
Solar or Energy Fueled Households	76	28
Houses Worth Between $150,000 and $199,999	5,579	34
Cuban Population	343	36
American Indian and Alaska Native Population	1,105	39

Whittier CA Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Non Hispanic or Latino Population	44.1%	24,454
Percent Single Race Population	95.0%	23,862
Percent of Houses with Less than 1 Person Per Room	84.8%	23,800
Percent English only Speaking Population	60.7%	23,761
Percent Native Population	81.7%	23,634

Whittier CA Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1081)
Percent of People Working in Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	0.0%	1,076
Percent Other Fuel Fueled Households	0.0%	1,065
Percent Guamanian or Chamorro Population	0.0%	1,061
Percent Slovak People	0.0%	1,060
Fuel oil or Kerosene Fueled Households	0	1,060

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Whittier CA	Vista, California
Total Population	89,857	83,680
Average Age	30.3	32.8
Average Income	$42,594	$49,256
Median House Value	$201,600	$211,700
% White Population	64.3%	63.2%
% Black Population	4.2%	1.2%
% Asian Population	3.7%	3.3%
% Hispanic Population	38.9%	55.9%

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