Whittier Population 2024

Whittier is a city in California, State of United States, Whittier population in 2024 is estimated to be 87,341, covers city area of 14.66 sq mi (37.98 sq km), ranks ninety-fifth largest city in California State, three-hundred-ninety-sixth city in the United States. Whittier (/?hw?ti?r/) is a city in Southern California in Los Angeles County, incorporated in February 1898 and became a charter city in 1955. Whittier population as per 2020 census is 87,306 compared to 2010 population of 85,331 with the increase number of 1,975 people and growth of 2.3 percent. The city is named for the American Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier.

• Contents
• Population by Age
• Population by Race
• Nativity by Place of Birth

Below is the Whittier population by year:

Whittier Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, Total Whittier population is 85,087, out of these 42,060 are male, 43,027 are female, The sex ratio of Whittier is 98. The median age of the Whittier population is 37.4, Whittier population by age are, under 18 years is 20,807, 16 years and over is 66,383, 18 years and over is 64,280, 21 years and over is 60,872, 65 years and over is 14,881. 49.4% are male, 50.6% are female, Population of Whittier by age percent-wise is, 24.5% are under 18 years old, 78.0% are 16 years and over, 75.5% are 18 years and over, 71.5% are 21 years and over, 14.5% are 65 years and over. There are total 27,798 housing units, The voting population of Whittier are 59,564, out of these 28,464 are male voters, 31,100 are female voters, 47.8% are male, 52.2% are female. Whittier population in 2023 is estimated to be 86,354, population in 2022 is estimated to be 86,171, and in 2021 is estimated to be 85,263.

Whittier Population by Race

White Population

White population in Whittier, California are 44,487, percentage wise 52.3 percent are whites.

Black Population

Black population in Whittier, California are 455, percentage wise 0.5 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in Whittier, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Caribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in Whittier are 3,960, percentage wise 4.7 percent are asians.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in Whittier, California are 58,615. Percentage wise 68.9 percent are hispanics, out of these 49,849 are Mexican people, 403 are Puerto Ricans, 282 are Cubans, and 8,081 are other Hispanic or Latinos.

Nativity by Place of Birth

According to 2019 estimates, Whittier native population is 71,958, out of these 66,307 born in the California state and 4,949 born in other state in the United States. Foreign born or Population born outside the US are 13,129, out of these 8,413 are Naturalized US citizen, 206 are in Europe, 1,383 in Asia, 40 in Africa, 6,694 in Latin America and 90 in Northern America. Non-US Citizens, Total Foreigners living in Whittier are 4,716, out of these 172 are from Europe, 590 are from Asia, 41 from Africa, 3,730 are from Latin America and 183 are from Northern America.