Humidity & wind
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Population
85,815
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$822,600
Owner-occupied units
Whittier, CA
California · 33.967° N, 118.020° W · 15 sq mi
Whittier is a city in California, with a population of 85,815 and about 5,801 residents per square mile. The median household earns $97,201 a year, and the median home is worth $822,600.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
15 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
5,801
People per square mile
Rank by population
#448
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#745
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$97,201
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,906
Per month
Homeownership
57.9%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
33.2 min
One way
People
Median age
38.4
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
29.5%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
17.6%
Households
28,099
3.01 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 24.7%
Manufacturing 10.7%
Retail trade 10.5%
Professional & business services 10.4%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in California
Name
Mark Zuckerberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$189B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Palo Alto
Source of wealth
Meta
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in California · private sector
Employer
University of California
Sector
Education
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in California
Company
Apple
Revenue
$391.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Cupertino
Ticker
AAPL
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of California
State bird
California Quail
State flower
California Poppy
State capital
Sacramento
Nickname
The Golden State
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Cities near Whittier
- South Whittier, CA2 mi · 55,650
- Hacienda Heights, CA3 mi · 54,291
- Pico Rivera, CA4 mi · 58,915
- Norwalk, CA5 mi · 97,104
- La Habra, CA5 mi · 60,908
- Montebello, CA6 mi · 60,693
- Downey, CA7 mi · 108,468
- El Monte, CA7 mi · 105,075
Cities about the same size
- New Rochelle, NY85,864
- Town 'n' Country, FL85,928
- Kissimmee, FL85,591
- Mountain View, CA85,438
- San Ramon, CA86,209
- Homestead, FL86,242
- San Leandro, CA85,353
- Auburn, WA86,301
More in California
- Los Angeles3,869,089
- San Diego1,406,106
- San Jose989,814
- San Francisco826,079
- Fresno555,549
- Sacramento536,449
- Long Beach450,469
- Oakland440,838