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Whittier City Elementary School District Overview

Rio Hondo College located in Whittier City Elementary School District area. A total of 21,490 households are located in Whittier City Elementary School District area. Among them, 7,641 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.63 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 22,245 and 17,298 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

7.93% (5,224) of residents are non-citizens and 47.18% (31,072) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Whittier City Elementary School District, California
Household	21,490
Population	65,852
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	7,641 (35.56%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	22,245
Total Students	17,298
Pre-Kindergarten	961
Kindergarten	851
Grade 1-8	5,473
Grade 9-12	3,805
College/Graduate School	6,208
Veterans	52,441
Non-citizen	5,224
Non-English Home Language	31,072
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

54,359 residents are over the age of 16 and 34,206 people are in labor force. Among them, 34,206 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 32,793 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.10%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Whittier City Elementary School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	32,077	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	26,582	82.87%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,718	8.47%
Public transportation	623	1.94%
Walked	475	1.48%
Other method	283	0.88%
Worked from home	1,396	4.35%
Average Commute Time	33 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	32,793	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	10,504	32.03%
Service	5,535	16.88%
Sales and office	8,969	27.35%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,436	7.43%
Production, transportation, and material moving	5,349	16.31%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	32,793	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	123	0.38%
Construction	1,651	5.03%
Manufacturing	4,015	12.24%
Wholesale trade	1,700	5.18%
Retail trade	3,514	10.72%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,334	7.12%
Information	555	1.69%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,799	5.49%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	3,419	10.43%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	7,607	23.20%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,607	7.95%
Other services, except public administration	1,557	4.75%
Public administration	1,912	5.83%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	32,793	-
Private wage and salary workers	26,118	79.65%
Government workers	5,113	15.59%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,496	4.56%
Unpaid family workers	66	0.20%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $85,987 for the 21,490 households in Whittier City Elementary School District area, California. The average income of a single worker is $36,889. 61,433 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.77%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	21,490	-
Less than $10,000	843	3.92%
$10,000 - $14,999	755	3.51%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,800	8.38%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,800	8.38%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,800	13.03%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,368	15.67%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,060	14.24%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,925	18.26%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,857	8.64%
More than $200,000	1,282	5.97%
Median Household Income	$70,564	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$85,987	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	15,461	-
Less than $10,000	362	2.34%
$10,000 - $14,999	293	1.90%
$15,000 - $24,999	903	5.84%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,028	6.65%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,039	13.19%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,508	16.22%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,380	15.39%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,321	21.48%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,487	9.62%
More than $200,000	1,140	7.37%

Median Family Income	$80,537	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$95,750	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$36,889	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$46,132	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$46,132	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	66,945	-
With health insurance coverage	61,433	91.77%
Public coverage	21,225	31.71%
Private health insurance	45,297	67.66%
Without health insurance coverage	5,512	8.23%

Housing

There are 22,226 housing units in Whittier City Elementary School District area, California with 21,490 units (96.69%) occupied. 11,722 houses (54.55%) are occupied by owner and 9,768 houses (45.45%) are rented. The average housing value is $491,800 and the average rental cost is $1,352. 34 houses (0.15%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 7,388 houses (33.24%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	22,226	-
Occupied	21,490	96.69%
Owner Occupied	11,722	54.55%
Renter Occupied	9,768	45.45%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	13,591	61.15%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,305	5.87%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	6,890	31.00%
Mobile Homes	431	1.94%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	9	0.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	22,226	-
Built 2014 or later	34	0.15%
Built 2010 - 2013	64	0.29%
Built 2000 - 2009	211	0.95%
Built 1990 - 1999	377	1.70%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,735	7.81%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,638	11.87%
Built 1960 - 1969	3,678	16.55%
Built 1950 - 1959	6,101	27.45%
Built 1949 or earlier	7,388	33.24%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	22,226	-
1 room	1,141	5.13%
2 rooms	584	2.63%
3 rooms	3,114	14.01%
4 rooms	4,824	21.70%
5 rooms	4,883	21.97%
6 rooms	3,504	15.77%
7 rooms	2,000	9.00%
8 rooms	1,212	5.45%
9 rooms or more	964	4.34%
Median Number of Rooms	4.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	22,226	-
no bedroom	1,253	5.64%
1 bedroom	3,599	16.19%
2 bedrooms	6,624	29.80%
3 bedrooms	7,197	32.38%
4 bedrooms	2,835	12.76%
5 bedrooms or more	718	3.23%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	11,722	-
Less than $50,000	325	2.77%
$50,000 - $99,999	140	1.19%
$100,000 - $149,999	67	0.57%
$150,000 - $199,999	74	0.63%
$200,000 - $299,999	484	4.13%
$300,000 - $499,999	5,046	43.05%
$500,000 - $999,999	5,362	45.74%
$1,000,000 or more	224	1.91%
Median House Value	$491,800	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	9,571	-
Less than $500	469	4.90%
$500 - $999	1,518	15.86%
$1,000 - $1,499	3,855	40.28%
$1,500 - $1,999	2,391	24.98%
$2,000 - $2,499	922	9.63%
$2,500 - $2,999	315	3.29%
$3,000 or more	101	1.06%
Median Rental Costs	$1,352	-

Demographic

A total of 67,167 people lives in Whittier City Elementary School District area, California with 32,658 male and 34,509 female. The males to female ratio is 48.62 to 51.38. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	67,167	-
Male	32,658	48.62%
Female	34,509	51.38%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	67,167	-
Under 5 years	3,983	5.93%
5 - 9 years	3,800	5.66%
10 - 14 years	4,024	5.99%
15 - 19 years	4,863	7.24%
20 - 24 years	4,959	7.38%
25 - 34 years	10,526	15.67%
35 - 44 years	9,661	14.38%
45 - 54 years	8,452	12.58%
55 - 59 years	3,973	5.92%
60 - 64 years	3,708	5.52%
65 - 74 years	5,076	7.56%
75 - 84 years	2,874	4.28%
85 years and older	1,268	1.89%
Median Age	36.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	67,167	-
One Race	64,791	96.46%
White	30,303	45.12%
Black or African American	839	1.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native	749	1.12%
Asian	3,548	5.28%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	120	0.18%
Other	29,232	43.52%

Two or more races	2,376	3.54%
White and Black or African American	262	0.39%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	353	0.53%
White and Asian	306	0.46%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	18	0.03%