U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Forum City-Data.com Homepage

South Whittier, California

Back to South Whittier, CA housing info, Los Angeles County, California, CA smaller cities, CA small cities, All Cities.


We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

  • General Map
  • Google Map
  • MSN Map
South Whittier, CA map
Current weather forecast for South Whittier, CA

Los Angeles County

Population in July 2007: 57,115.
Males: 28,674  (50.2%)
Females: 28,441  (49.8%)

Median resident age:  29.2 years
California median age:  33.3 years

Zip codes: 90604.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $60,162 (it was $47,378 in 2000)
South Whittier:  $60,162
California:  $59,948

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $499,009 (it was $170,600 in 2000)
South Whittier:  $499,009
California:  $532,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $402,522; Detached houses: $404,846; Townhouses or other attached units: $381,228; In 2-unit structures: $410,374; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $242,481; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $342,895; Mobile homes: $23,938

South Whittier, CA residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in South Whittier:

  • Hispanic (69.3%)
  • Other race (36.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (24.7%)
  • Two or more races (5.2%)
  • American Indian (2.0%)
  • Black (1.5%)
  • Filipino (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in South Whittier: 149.4 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

South Whittier, CA forum
Recent posts about South Whittier, California on our local forum with over 600,000 registered users. South Whittier is mentioned 10 times on our forum:
Los Angeles suburbs....  (51 replies)
What are the BEST school districts in Southern California?  (19 replies)
Whittier  (12 replies)

Ancestries: German (6.2%), Irish (5.7%), English (3.9%), Italian (2.2%), United States (1.8%), French (1.5%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 170 feet

Land area: 5.38 square miles.

Population density: 10615 people per square mile 
 
  (high).

South Whittier,CA real estate house value index trend





Home Value Estimate
Address:
 Unit (optional):
City
 State
 Zip


Recent Home Sales
Address:
City
State
Zip
Min Price (optional)

Max Price (optional)
Prioritization:



South Whittier, California map

For population 25 years and over in South Whittier

  • High school or higher: 65.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
  • Unemployed: 7.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in South Whittier CDP

  • Never married: 31.0%
  • Now married: 54.7%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 4.6%
  • Divorced: 7.0%

15,834 residents are foreign born (25.0% Latin America).

This place:  28.7%
California:  26.2%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

South Whittier:  0.8% ($1,308)
California:  0.8% ($1,564)
South Whittier satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Southwest San Gabriel Valley, CA (10.1 miles , pop. 320,008).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (22.4 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Santa Fe Springs, CA (1.4 miles ), Whittier, CA (1.5 miles ), East La Mirada, CA (1.6 miles ), La Mirada, CA (1.6 miles ), Norwalk, CA (1.9 miles ), West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA (1.9 miles ), La Habra, CA (2.1 miles ), La Habra Heights, CA (2.2 miles ).

Latitude: 33.93 N, Longitude: 118.03 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -17,830 (-32.3%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 1,093 (5.0%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 562

South Whittier household income distribution South Whittier home values distribution

This place's Wikipedia profile


Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (12%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)



South Whittier races chart

Average climate in South Whittier, California

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

South Whittier, California average temperatures South Whittier, California average precipitation
 
South Whittier, California humidity		  
South Whittier, California wind speed
 
South Whittier, California snowfall		  
South Whittier, California sunshine
 
South Whittier, California clear and cloudy days		  

Back to the top

South Whittier-area historical tornado activity is significantly above California state average. It is 74% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/9/1982, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 3.9 miles away from the South Whittier place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 11/7/1966, a category 2 tornado 8.3 miles away from the place center injured 10 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


South Whittier topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near South Whittier:
  • WHITTIER HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; WHITTIER, CA)
  • PRESBYTERIAN INTERCOMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; WHITTIER, CA)
  • COAST PLAZA DOCTORS HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; NORWALK, CA)

Political contributions by individuals in South Whittier, CA

Amtrak stations near South Whittier:
  • 8 miles: FULLERTON (120 E. SANTA FE AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 13 miles: ANAHEIM (2150 KATELLA AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
  • 15 miles: LONG BEACH (601 N. LONG BEACH BLVD.) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to South Whittier:
  • BIOLA UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; LA MIRADA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,479)
  • CERRITOS COLLEGE (about 4 miles; NORWALK, CA; FT enrollment: 11,666)
  • RIO HONDO COLLEGE (about 5 miles; WHITTIER, CA; FT enrollment: 8,996)
  • WHITTIER COLLEGE (about 5 miles; WHITTIER, CA; FT enrollment: 2,224)
  • BETHESDA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; ANAHEIM, CA; FT enrollment: 2,342)
  • CYPRESS COLLEGE (about 9 miles; CYPRESS, CA; FT enrollment: 10,446)
  • LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; LONG BEACH, CA; FT enrollment: 11,108)

South Whittier map

Click to draw/clear place borders

Notable locations in South Whittier: Candlewood Country Club (A), South Whittier Branch County of Los Angeles Public Library (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Leffingwell Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in South Whittier include: Amelia Mayberry Park (1), Gunn Avenue Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  3.7 people
California:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  83.6%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.9%
Whole state:  5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  12.4%
Whole state:  14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  4.8%
Whole state:  6.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in South Whittier, CA


People in group quarters in South Whittier
  • 95 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 66 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 53 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 24 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 5 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 5 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 3 people in religious group quarters


South Whittier compared to California state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


Back to the top



Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School


South Whittier travel time to work
South Whittier mode of transportation to work chart


2004 Presidential Election results in Los Angeles County California:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (86%)
  • Electricity (9%)
  • No fuel used (2%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Religon statistics for South Whittier

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsMuslim EstimateAmerican Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents68.8%2.0%1.8%1.7%1.3%
Congregations6.9%7.7%5.9%1.2%5.2%
Name Charismatic Churches IndependentAssemblies of GodUnited Methodist ChurchInternational Church of the Foursquare GospelOther religions
Adherents1.3%1.2%1.0%0.9%20.0%
Congregations0.3%6.4%4.4%5.6%56.5%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


3.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,821 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.22%
California average:  5.75%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,038 average AGI)
Los Angeles County:  0.14%
California average:  0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Orange County, CA  0.46% ($46,009 average AGI)
from San Bernardino County, CA  0.30% ($37,904)
from San Diego County, CA  0.15% ($41,486)


4.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($50,578 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.58%
California average:  6.27%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($782 average AGI)
Los Angeles County:  0.06%
California average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to San Bernardino County, CA  0.64% ($39,463 average AGI)
to Orange County, CA  0.60% ($54,756)
to Riverside County, CA  0.35% ($50,596)


Strongest AM radio stations in South Whittier:
  • KFI (640 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTNQ (1020 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KTNQ-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KXTA (1150 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KFWB (980 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KDIS (1110 AM; 50 kW; PASADENA, CA; Owner: ABC,INC.)
  • KMPC (1540 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KNX (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KBLA (1580 AM; 50 kW; SANTA MONICA, CA)
  • KPLS (830 AM; 50 kW; ORANGE, CA; Owner: CRN LICENSES, LLC)
  • KXMX (1190 AM; 25 kW; ANAHEIM, CA; Owner: NEW INSPIRATION BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KSPN (710 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • KALI (900 AM; 6 kW; WEST COVINA, CA; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in South Whittier:
  • KZLA-FM (93.9 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KPWR (105.9 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KLSX (97.1 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KCBS-FM (93.1 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KUSC (91.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA)
  • KKLA-FM (99.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: NEW INSPIRATION BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KSCA (101.9 FM; GLENDALE, CA; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KLOS (95.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KLOS-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • KOST (103.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • K212FA (90.3 FM; TEMPLE CITY, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KIIS-FM (102.7 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KLVE (107.5 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KLVE-FM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KPCC (89.3 FM; PASADENA, CA; Owner: PASADENA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT)
  • KHHT (92.3 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KBIG-FM (104.3 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KTWV (94.7 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KMZT-FM (105.1 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: MOUNT WILSON FM BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KPFK (90.7 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC)
  • K216EM (91.1 FM; ARCADIA, CA; Owner: LIFE ON THE WAY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KRTH-FM (101.1 FM; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around South Whittier:
  • KCBS-TV (Channel 2; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KTRO-LP (Channel 50; LANCASTER, CA; Owner: ROBERT D. ADELMAN)
  • KTLA-TV (Channel 5; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KTLA INC.)
  • KABC-TV (Channel 7; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: ABC HOLDING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KCAL-TV (Channel 9; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: VIACOM TELEVISION STATIONS GROUP OF LOS ANGELES LLC)
  • KNBC (Channel 4; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (KNBC-TV), INC.)
  • KHIZ (Channel 64; BARSTOW, CA; Owner: SUNBELT TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KMEX-TV (Channel 34; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KMEX LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • KAZA-TV (Channel 54; AVALON, CA; Owner: PAPPAS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LICENSE LLC)
  • KDOC-TV (Channel 56; ANAHEIM, CA; Owner: GOLDEN ORANGE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KOCE-TV (Channel 50; HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES, COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE DIST.)
  • KSCI (Channel 18; LONG BEACH, CA; Owner: KSLS, INC.)
  • KXLA (Channel 44; RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA; Owner: RANCHO PALOS VERDES BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KCET (Channel 28; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: COMMUNITY TELEVISION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA)
  • KFTR (Channel 46; ONTARIO, CA; Owner: TELEFUTURA LOS ANGELES LLC)
  • KTTV (Channel 11; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • KWHY-TV (Channel 22; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF LOS ANGELES LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KVEA (Channel 52; CORONA, CA; Owner: ESTRELLA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KCOP-TV (Channel 13; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 5 full and 6 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$368,000319$295,5491,141$301,757181$179,5217$1,565,777100$314,4384$29,528
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0107$268,050320$319,35344$241,0130$034$337,2364$134,995
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0248$294,741876$340,914151$144,2071$2,373,31056$343,1066$101,592
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0114$298,635371$325,92349$219,2992$718,31024$319,8830$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$037$297,106120$358,23410$186,5590$012$351,3320$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed mortgage data for all 11 tracts in South Whittier, CA

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 5 full and 6 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED31$384,87434$434,0332$365,345
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED6$360,98714$466,7140$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED5$346,8406$462,4152$430,560
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN5$425,9087$409,1274$417,280
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$451,8200$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

Back to South Whittier, CA housing info, Los Angeles County, California, CA smaller cities, CA small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top


Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2008 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.