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Whittier, California: commercial real estate data.
Whittier is a Census city of 86,165 people across 14.65 square miles of land, in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $97,201, 57.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 163 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $111.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Whittier
What Whittier is
- Census place typecity
- Land area14.65 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land5,882
- County holding the largest share of its areaLos Angeles County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whittier
How many people live in Whittier
- Population86,165
- Median age38.4
- Population under 1819,532
- Share under 1822.7 percent
- Population 65 and over12,903
- Share 65 and over15.0 percent
- Households28,099
- Family households20,539
- Share of households that are families73.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whittier
Income and work in Whittier
- Median household income$97,201
- Per capita income$41,927
- Civilian labor force42,943
- Employed40,620
- Unemployed2,323
- Unemployment rate5.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over58,405
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whittier
Housing in Whittier
- Housing units29,734
- Occupied units28,099
- Vacant units1,635 plus or minus 330
- Vacancy rate5.5 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Owner occupied16,257
- Renter occupied11,842
- Ownership rate57.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$822,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,906
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.5 percent
- Single family units20,940
- Share single family70.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more8,515
- Share in buildings of two or more28.6 percent
- Mobile homes228 plus or minus 106
- Median year structure built1956
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whittier
How Whittier gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute35,039
- Commuting under 15 minutes5,304
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more19,075
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more54.4 percent
- Drove alone75.3 percent
- Carpooled8.2 percent
- Public transport1.4 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home11.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whittier
SBA loans in Whittier (7(a))
- Approvals163
- Gross approval$111,691,400
- Average approval$685,223
- Median approval$350,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,587,500
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,584
- Jobs per approval9.7
- Loans with a final outcome34
- Paid in full31
- Charged off3
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans8.8 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more36.8 percent
- Share to franchises9.8 percent
- Distinct lenders43
- Distinct industries by NAICS82
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Whittier, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Whittier
SBA loans in Whittier (504)
- Approvals78
- Gross approval$60,941,000
- Average approval$781,295
- Median approval$493,500
- Largest approval$5,500,000
- Jobs supported824
- Loans with a final outcome23
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs10
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Whittier, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 23 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Whittier
Flood risk in Whittier
- NFIP communityCity of Whittier
- NFIP community number060169
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/26/08
The City of Whittier participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060169 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Los Angeles County, not Whittier
Los Angeles County context, not Whittier figures
- Establishments in Los Angeles County304,988
- Covered employment, Los Angeles County4,525,711
- Average annual pay, Los Angeles County$83,554
- Housing units permitted, Los Angeles County19,809
Every figure in this section is published for Los Angeles County as a whole and is not a measurement of Whittier.
All Los Angeles County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Whittier questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Whittier, California?
86,165, in 28,099 households. Whittier city covers 14.65 square miles of land, which is 5,882 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Whittier in?
Los Angeles County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Whittier?
$97,201. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $822,600. Median gross rent is $1,906 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Whittier businesses?
163 7(a) approvals totaling $111.7 m since FY2020, across 43 lenders, median approval $350,000, plus 78 504 approvals worth $60.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Whittier, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Whittier borrowers get paid back?
Of the 34 loans that have reached a final outcome, 31 were paid in full and 3 charged off, a charge off rate of 8.8 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Whittier in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Whittier appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Whittier, city of, community 060169, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Whittier figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Los Angeles County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Whittier.
Is zoning published for Whittier?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.