Population & Demographics
South Whittier, CA
South Whittier is home to 55,650 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 27,700 resident workers commute each day.
55,650 residents
Median age 36.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).
South Whittier population & demographics
Who lives in South Whittier — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.
Race & ethnicity in South Whittier
How South Whittier breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).
Race across South Whittier
Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across South Whittier.
These figures are for South Whittier proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.
How South Whittier commutes
Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.
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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.
South Whittier
27,700 commutes, one dot at a time
South Whittier
Where 27,700 workers commute
Where residents work
Top destinations for people who live in South Whittier, by worker count.
Who commutes in
Top origin places for workers who travel into South Whittier.
Top industries
The sectors that employ South Whittier’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.
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