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90605 Zip Code (Whittier, CA) Detailed Profile




Estimated zip code population in 2022: 41,083
Zip code population in 2010: 40,331
Zip code population in 2000: 38,180

Houses and condos: 11,581
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,598
% of renters here:

32%
State:

44%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 90605: 132.3 (high, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 5.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 7,269 people per square mile 
 
 (high).

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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:

0.6% ($4,212)
California:

0.7% ($4,831)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $4,721 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,339 (0.5%)

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Males: 20,681  (50.3%)
Females: 20,401  (49.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 90605:

  • High school or higher: 81.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 90605:

  • Never married: 39.3%
  • Now married: 47.8%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 4.2%
  • Divorced: 7.1%

Zip code 90605 compared to state average:

  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
  • Races in zip code 90605 (2022)
    • 31,38776.4%Hispanic or Latino
    • 5,56613.5%White
    • 2,5686.3%Asian
    • 5751.4%Some other race
    • 3890.9%Black
    • 2810.7%Two or more races
    • 1710.4%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander
    • 1420.3%American Indian
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Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $686,582
90605:

$686,582
California:

$715,900



According to our research of California and other state lists, there were 28 registered sex offenders living in 90605 zip code as of April 27, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 90605 is 1,496 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is lower than the state average.


Median resident age:
This zip code:

36.6 years
California median age:

37.9 years
Average household size:
This zip code:

3.7 people
California:

2.8 people

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 90605, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $61,235 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$61,235
State:

$95,910

Salary/wage: $53,987 (reported on 84.8% of returns)
Here:

$53,987
State:

$77,331
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1270.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3979.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7525.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11160.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19791.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 82569.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $967 (reported on 29.6% of returns)
This zip code:

$967
California:

$2,294
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.0% for AGIs below $25k, 11.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 20.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 45.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 84.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1842.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,464 (reported on 8.7% of returns)
Here:

$5,464
State:

$10,949
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $25k, 9.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 34.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 131.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3646.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$17,013 (reported on 9.3% of returns)
Here:

+$17,013
State:

+$49,306
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 25.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 101.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 282.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 17114.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,140 (reported on 15.8% of returns)
Here:

+$10,140
State:

+$15,671
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 189.6% for AGIs below $25k, 146.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 190.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 251.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 350.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3760.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $19,100 (reported on 3.7% of returns)
90605:

$19,100
California:

$23,505
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.9% for AGIs below $25k, 36.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 151.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 320.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2707.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employed (Keogh) retirement plans: $60,150 (reported on 0.1% of returns)
90605:

$60,150
California:

$30,163
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $32,382 (reported on 15.4% of returns)
Here:

$32,382
State:

$39,517
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 59.3% for AGIs below $25k, 190.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 658.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1392.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2655.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 14059.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $7,004 (reported on 13.1% of returns)
Here:

$7,004
State:

$12,598
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $25k, 19.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 160.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 394.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5364.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $8,928 (reported on 15.3% of returns)
90605:

$8,928
State:

$8,807
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.0% for AGIs below $25k, 53.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 199.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 444.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 795.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2560.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,089 (reported on 15.7% of returns)
Here:

$2,089
State:

$2,074
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.7% for AGIs below $25k, 65.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.3%
Here:

92%
State:

92%
(% for various income ranges: 90.8% for AGIs below $25k, 92.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 92.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 94.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 93.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 90605, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $50,457 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$50,457
State:

$72,726

Salary/wage: $44,900 (reported on 86.8% of returns)
Here:

$44,900
State:

$59,079
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.4% for AGIs below $25k, 86.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 48.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,044 (reported on 29.9% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,044
California:

$2,146
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $7,224 (reported on 8.9% of returns)
Here:

$7,224
State:

$9,308
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,568 (reported on 7.2% of returns)
Here:

+$5,568
State:

+$30,460
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$13,705 (reported on 14.6% of returns)
Here:

+$13,705
State:

+$17,064
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.7% for AGIs below $25k, 4.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $16,867 (reported on 4.8% of returns)
90605:

$16,867
California:

$19,557
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $26,525 (reported on 0.2% of returns)
90605:

$26,525
California:

$24,530

Total itemized deductions: $28,153 (29% of AGI, reported on 33.9% of returns)
Here:

$28,153
State:

$34,004

Here:

29.2% of AGI
State:

22.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.3% for AGIs below $25k, 13.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 20.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 22.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 22.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 24.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $2,828 (reported on 28.7% of returns)
Here:

$2,828
State:

$4,659
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $9,109 (reported on 33.9% of returns)
90605:

$9,109
State:

$14,448
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 10.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,361 (reported on 22.4% of returns)
Here:

$2,361
State:

$2,286
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 74.7%
Here:

75%
State:

64%
(% for various income ranges: 71.3% for AGIs below $25k, 75.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 82.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 90605, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $45,353 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$45,353
State:

$58,600

Salary/wage: $40,570 (reported on 87.7% of returns)
Here:

$40,570
State:

$49,455
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 116.3% for AGIs below $10k, 82.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 88.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,798 (reported on 38.3% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,798
California:

$2,365
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $3,746 (reported on 13.0% of returns)
Here:

$3,746
State:

$4,746
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$15,326 (reported on 9.6% of returns)
Here:

+$15,326
State:

+$23,418
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$12,458 (reported on 14.0% of returns)
Here:

+$12,458
State:

+$16,826
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.0% for AGIs below $10k, 7.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.3% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,088 (reported on 1.8% of returns)
90605:

$3,088
California:

$3,192
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $18,258 (reported on 0.4% of returns)
Here:

$18,258
California:

$17,688

Total itemized deductions: $23,684 (29% of AGI, reported on 39.2% of returns)
Here:

$23,684
State:

$28,113

Here:

29.4% of AGI
State:

25.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.7% for AGIs below $10k, 11.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 18.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 24.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 24.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,919 (3% of AGI, reported on 35.0% of returns)
Here:

$2,919
State:

$3,923

Here:

3.5% of AGI
State:

3.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $6,502 (reported on 69.6% of returns)
90605:

$6,502
State:

$10,761
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,852 (reported on 19.4% of returns)
Here:

$1,852
State:

$1,763

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 75.1%
Here:

75%
State:

66%
(% for various income ranges: 66.1% for AGIs below $10k, 73.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Estimated median household income in 2022:
This zip code:

$93,837
California:

$91,551
Whittier, CA (90605) map Nearest zip codes: 90602, 90604, 90603, 90670, 90606, 90638.
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Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

54.9%
California:

46.8%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:

4.4%
California:

48.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,387
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 9,715


Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 506 (389 now married, 116 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 9,556 (3,811 now married, 5,744 unmarried)


Housing units in zip code 90605 with a mortgage: 5,226 (419 second mortgage, 374 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 88

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,575
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $538

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

8.6%
Whole state:

12.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

4.3%
Whole state:

6.2%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.8
State:

6.0
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.5
State:

3.9
  • Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages

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  • Notable location: Friendly Hills Country Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map

    Shopping Centers: The Quad at Whittier Shopping Center (1), Santa Fe Springs Plaza Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Churches in zip code 90605 include: Church of God (A), South Whittier Christian Church (B), Trinity United Methodist Church (C), Life Tabernacle Apostolic Church (D), East Whittier Christian Church (E), Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church (F), Whittier Seventh Day Adventist Church (G), East Whittier Presbyterian Church (H), College Avenue Church of the Nazarene (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Streams, rivers, and creeks: Arroyo San Miguel (A), Arroyo Pescadero (B), Tacobi Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Parks in zip code 90605 include: Gunn Avenue Park (1), Kennedy Park (2), Michigan Park (3), Laurel Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Year house built
  • Year house built (houses)
  • 02020 or later
  • 2132010 to 2019
  • 3452000 to 2009
  • 3701990 to 1999
  • 4241980 to 1989
  • 8301970 to 1979
  • 1,5191960 to 1969
  • 5,6181950 to 1959
  • 1,5051940 to 1949
  • 3991939 or earlier

Zip code 90605 satellite photo by USGS

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Whittier, CA (90605)
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Whittier, CA (90605)
  • 129no bedroom
  • 581 bedroom
  • 8432 bedrooms
  • 4,6553 bedrooms
  • 1,5584 bedrooms
  • 2675+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whittier, CA (90605)
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whittier, CA (90605)
  • 229no bedroom
  • 5901 bedroom
  • 1,2012 bedrooms
  • 1,1383 bedrooms
  • 3904 bedrooms
  • 475+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Whittier, CA (90605) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Whittier, CA (90605) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 286no vehicle
  • 1,0111 vehicle
  • 2,2772 vehicles
  • 2,1233 vehicles
  • 9944 vehicles
  • 7825+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Whittier, CA (90605) in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Whittier, CA (90605) in renter-occupied apartments
  • 173no vehicle
  • 1,1121 vehicle
  • 1,3132 vehicles
  • 5173 vehicles
  • 3794 vehicles
  • 945+ vehicles

  • Zip code 90605 household income distribution in 2022

  • Zip code 90605 household income distribution in 2022
  • 438Less than $10,000
  • 171$10,000 to $14,999
  • 292$15,000 to $19,999
  • 210$20,000 to $24,999
  • 336$25,000 to $29,999
  • 302$30,000 to $34,999
  • 205$35,000 to $39,999
  • 390$40,000 to $44,999
  • 205$45,000 to $49,999
  • 755$50,000 to $59,999
  • 783$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,792$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,336$100,000 to $124,999
  • 968$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,353$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,555$200,000 or more
  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 90605

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 90605
  • 77Less than $10,000
  • 26$50,000 to $59,999
  • 49$60,000 to $69,999
  • 6$70,000 to $79,999
  • 13$80,000 to $89,999
  • 88$150,000 to $174,999
  • 32$200,000 to $249,999
  • 56$250,000 to $299,999
  • 146$300,000 to $399,999
  • 736$400,000 to $499,999
  • 4,459$500,000 to $749,999
  • 1,176$750,000 to $999,999
  • 520$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 84$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 58$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 90605

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 90605
  • 19$100 to $149
  • 97$200 to $249
  • 9$250 to $299
  • 20$350 to $399
  • 21$400 to $449
  • 10$500 to $549
  • 8$550 to $599
  • 6$650 to $699
  • 15$800 to $899
  • 121$900 to $999
  • 745$1,000 to $1,249
  • 287$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,227$1,500 to $1,999
  • 576$2,000 to $2,499
  • 230$2,500 to $2,999
  • 61$3,000 to $3,499
  • 63$3,500 or more
  • 97No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,765.


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $1,117,460.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $702,695
  • Black or African American householders: $628,810
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $632,740
  • Asian householders: $793,479
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $1,043,824
  • Some other race householders: $666,931
  • Two or more races householders: $681,866
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $674,398

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $686,582
90605:

$686,582
California:

$715,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $584,220 - $804,339

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $1,011,143
Here:

$1,011,143
State:

$988,808

Townhouses or other attached units: $453,521
Here:

$453,521
State:

$838,546

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $408,400
Here:

$408,400
State:

$824,253

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $3,413,777
Here:

$3,413,777
State:

$730,996

Mobile homes: $29,944
Here:

$29,944
State:

$184,506
Owners and renters by unit type in zip code 90605
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 9,623
  • One, attached: 634
  • Two: 42
  • 3 or 4: 271
  • 5 to 9: 312
  • 10 to 19: 257
  • 20 to 49: 330
  • 50 or more: 66
  • Mobile homes: 20

Unemployment: 4.4%

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 90605

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 90605
  • 77.6%14,927Drove a car alone
  • 10.7%2,065Carpooled
  • 0.2%47Bus or trolley bus
  • 0.1%16Streetcar or trolley car
  • 0.1%23Subway or elevated
  • 0.1%21Railroad
  • 0.1%21Taxi
  • 0.0%5Motorcycle
  • 0.0%7Bicycle
  • 0.6%123Walked
  • 0.7%140Other means
  • 7.8%1,502Worked at home
  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 90605

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 90605
  • 347Less than 5 minutes
  • 8785 to 9 minutes
  • 1,53810 to 14 minutes
  • 2,22415 to 19 minutes
  • 2,02620 to 24 minutes
  • 99725 to 29 minutes
  • 2,38730 to 34 minutes
  • 81435 to 39 minutes
  • 90640 to 44 minutes
  • 2,20145 to 59 minutes
  • 2,16860 to 89 minutes
  • 81490 or more minutes

Neighborhoods in zip code 90605:

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 82.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 41,083
  • Male householders: 5,627 (766 living alone), Female householders: 5,483 (762 living alone)
  • 6,557 spouses (6,333 opposite-sex spouses), 605 unmarried partners, (568 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 13,911 children (13,516 natural, 67 adopted, 329 stepchildren), 1,799 grandchildren, 899 brothers or sisters, 1,754 parents, 114 foster children, 2,664 other relatives, 1,073 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 410 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,004 2-persons, 2,174 3-persons, 2,043 4-persons, 1,226 5-persons, 734 6-persons, 835 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 1,526 1-person, 355 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 79 4-persons, 27 5-persons

5,618 married couples with children.
1,186 single-parent households (262 men, 924 women).

43.0% of residents of 90605 zip code speak English at home.
50.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% very well, 13% well, 10% not well, 7% not at all).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% very well, 13% well, 8% not well, 5% not at all).
3.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% very well, 18% well, 8% not well, 9% not at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (63% very well, 37% well).

Foreign born population: 9,755 (23.7%)
(57.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:

23.7%
Whole state:

26.7%
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents
  • 66%Honduras
  • 4%Costa Rica
  • 4%Malaysia
  • 3%Kazakhstan
  • 2%Japan
  • 2%Romania
  • 2%Thailand
Most common first ancestries reported in 90605
  • 4%American
  • 2%German
  • 1%English
  • 1%Italian
  • 1%Russian
  • 0%Irish
  • 0%Scandinavian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1,0242010 or later
  • 1,6602000 to 2009
  • 1,8061990 to 1999
  • 5,213Before 1990

Zip code 90605 topographic map

There are 146 Medical Specialists in Zip Code 90605.

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • LOMA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (13463 E MEYER RD in WHITTIER, CA)
    STATE MASTER (California - Hazardous Waste Tracking) - HAZARDOU WASTE PROGRAM
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6022834
    Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: ROBERT SPEARS (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , SWUSD (CONTACT/OWNER) , SOUTH WHITTIER ELEMENTARY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • LOS ALTOS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (12001 BONA VISTA LN in WHITTIER, CA)
    STATE MASTER (California - Hazardous Waste Tracking) - HAZARDOU WASTE PROGRAM
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6022842
    Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: ROBERT SPEARS (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , SWUSD (CONTACT/OWNER) , SOUTH WHITTIER ELEMENTARY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • CARMELA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (13300 LAKELAND RD in WHITTIER, CA)
    STATE MASTER (California - Hazardous Waste Tracking) - HAZARDOU WASTE PROGRAM
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6022800
    Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: ROBERT SPEARS (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , SWUSD (CONTACT/OWNER) , SOUTH WHITTIER ELEMENTARY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • GOLDEN STATE LUBE CENTERS DBA JIFFY LUBE #360 (14180 LAMBERT ROAD in WHITTIER, CA) . Federal Facility
    STATE MASTER (California - Hazardous Waste Tracking) - HAZARDOU WASTE PROGRAM
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: TONY ORTEGA (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: JIFFY LUBE #5
  • A 1 CLEANERS (13739 LEFFING WELL RD in WHITTIER, CA)
    STATE MASTER (California - Hazardous Waste Tracking) - HAZARDOU WASTE PROGRAM
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: KUN KIM JA (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • HARRIS OLDSMOBILE INC (13617 E WHITTIER BLVD in WHITTIER, CA)
    STATE MASTER (California - Hazardous Waste Tracking) - HAZARDOU WASTE PROGRAM
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Alternative names: DBA HARRIS BUICK-PONTIAC GMC
  • EAST WHITTIER MIDDLE (14421 E. WHITTIER BLVD. in WHITTIER, CA)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6012991
    Organizations: EAST WHITTIER CITY ELEMENTARY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • FRONTIER HIGH (CONT.) (9401 S. PAINTER in WHITTIER, CA)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1930338
    Organizations: WHITTIER UNION HIGH (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • LA SERNA HIGH (15301 E. YOUNGWOOD DR. in WHITTIER, CA)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1934868
    Organizations: WHITTIER UNION HIGH (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • LAKE MARIE ELEMENTARY (10001 CARMENITA ROAD in WHITTIER, CA)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6022826
    Organizations: SOUTH WHITTIER ELEMENTARY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • LAUREL ELEMENTARY (13550 LAMBERT ROAD in WHITTIER, CA)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6013049
    Organizations: EAST WHITTIER CITY ELEMENTARY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • MULBERRY ELEMENTARY (14029 E. MULBERRY DR. in WHITTIER, CA)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6013072
    Organizations: EAST WHITTIER CITY ELEMENTARY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • ELECTRO MAG (13211 IMPERIAL HIGHWAY in WHITTIER, CA)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business SIC classification: ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
    Organizations: NEUBAUER FAMILY TRUST (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: AEROSPACE DESIGN ELECTRO MAG

Zip code 90605 marital status for males
Zip code 90605 marital status for females

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.1%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 77.4%Utility gas
  • 17.5%Electricity
  • 2.5%No fuel used
  • 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%Solar energy

Population in 1990: 34,035. Population change in the 1990s: +4,145 (+12.2%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 29,238
  • Northeast: 420
  • Midwest: 545
  • South: 612
  • West: 448

61% of the 90605 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 87% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in California.

97% of the 90605 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 85% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 12% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 3% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% moved from abroad.

Year householders moved into unit in Whittier, CA (90605)

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 252
Here:

6.6%
California:

10.5%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 78
Here:

3.5%
California:

8.5%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 443
Here:

16.4%
California:

15.9%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Class of Workers in 2022
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months
  • Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
  • 112,487Law enforcement workers including supervisors
  • 91,221Architecture and engineering occupations
  • 75,755Community and social service occupations
  • 70,949Business and financial operations occupations
  • 70,255Management occupations
  • 67,486Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 4 establishments, 20-49 employees: 3 establishments, 10-19 employees: 3 establishments, 5-9 employees: 5 establishments, 1-4 employees: 6 establishments)
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (100-249: 3, 50-99: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 8, 10-19: 6, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 4)
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Golf Courses and Country Clubs (100-249: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (50-99: 1, 10-19: 2)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Beauty Salons (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 3)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

People in group quarters in 2010:

  • 106 people in in-patient hospice facilities
  • 55 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 52 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 25 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 16 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 5 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness

People in group quarters in 2000:

  • 66 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 57 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 53 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 24 people in homes for the mentally ill

Fatal accident statistics in 2014:

  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

Fatal accident statistics in 2013:

  • Fatal accident count: 2
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 7 full and 10 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 ORIGINATED278$307,380165$294,820806$276,96154$192,9445$772,36448$193,2490$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED37$300,33617$411,58899$289,86510$71,2750$05$380,0620$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED80$295,80053$340,889405$301,39330$141,0873$1,181,78727$173,5534$126,622
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN39$315,41026$197,072146$314,25623$174,0291$4,629,30011$178,1040$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS15$298,03519$262,16676$322,11815$231,0780$03$156,6330$0
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 7 full and 10 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED31$295,3328$274,275
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED11$325,21112$342,293
APPLICATIONS DENIED3$203,8175$292,262
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN3$233,6731$314,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS4$275,3880$0
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 90605
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 90605 - Value
Most common first names in zip code 90605 among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
William14175.2 years
Mary13779.1 years
John12872.4 years
Robert12071.6 years
Charles9573.2 years
James9373.8 years
George7475.2 years
Helen7176.2 years
Frank6472.6 years
Maria6475.8 years
Most common last names in zip code 90605 among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith5377.5 years
Johnson3974.3 years
Brown3972.8 years
Garcia3572.5 years
Miller3573.2 years
Lopez3075.9 years
Martinez3069.9 years
Rodriguez2871.7 years
Martin2875.0 years
Thompson2476.5 years
Businesses in zip code 90605
NameCountNameCount
7-Eleven2Little Caesars Pizza1
Arby's1McDonald's1
AutoZone1Nike3
Avenue1Olive Garden1
Baja Fresh Mexican Grill1Panda Express1
Baskin-Robbins1Papa John's Pizza1
Blockbuster1Payless1
El Pollo Loco2Pizza Hut1
Famous Footwear1RadioShack1
FedEx3Staples1
GNC1Starbucks1
GameStop1T.J.Maxx1
H&R Block2Toyota1
Honda1U-Haul1
Jack In The Box2UPS3
Jones New York1Walgreens1
Kroger2
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