With 60,272 people, Pico Rivera is a city in California. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $648,600. The foreign-born share is 30%. There are 7,249 people per square mile. 95% were living in the same home a year earlier.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $88,201, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 115%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pico Rivera
What changed most since 1990
Median age29.2 → 40.4(+11.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share13.3% → 4.2%(−9.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree6.1% → 16.3%(+10.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)22.2%(319)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.2%(204)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.4%(409)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.4%(121)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,440 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Pico Rivera, decade by decade
Pico Rivera population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
59,177
$82,522
$393,131
6.1%
37.4
2000
63,428
$75,715
$301,848
7.1%
26.7
2010
62,942
$82,853
$595,856
10.2%
20.6
2020
62,088
$85,594
$563,234
13.6%
22.0
2024
60,272
$88,201
$648,600
16.3%
23.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
