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Compare Whittier to Long Beach

This post compares Whittier, California to Long Beach, California across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Whittier (city) Long Beach (city)
Population 86,852 470,489
Income (median) $49,066 $46,054
Home Value (median) $488,200 $476,400
White 54% 52%
Black 1% 12%
Asian 4% 13%
With Kids 37% 32%
Age (median) 36 34
Rentals 41% 60%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Whittier or Long Beach?
A: Whittier has a much smaller population count than Long Beach: 86852 compared with 470489 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Whittier or in Long Beach?
A: Incomes are on average similar in Whittier.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Whittier or Long Beach?
A: Homes tend to be similarly priced in Whittier.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Long Beach does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 41% for Whittier versus 60% for Long Beach.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Whittier may include: La-Habra, Covina, and Pico-Rivera.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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