CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Westmont

California · 31,044 residents · 1.85 sq mi

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Westmont is home to 31,044 people in California. Owners hold 32% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 31.7%, above the 13.2% national rate. This skews young, with a median age of 25.6. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. Households here earn about 42% less than in California as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 25.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

31,044

−2%vs 2000

vs 31,623 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

25.6

−2%vs 2000

vs 26.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.85 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202434K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 511.9%(3,701)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.3%(3,187)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.8%(2,723)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(2,546)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.5%(2,940)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.1%(5,941)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.5%(3,571)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(3,268)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.7%(1,768)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 742.9%(907)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.3%(408)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(84)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,785

+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $23,323 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,605

−12%vs 2000

vs $9,765 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

31.7%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 36.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$126,600

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $152,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$527

+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $593 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

31.9%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 32.1% in 2000

68.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic1.2%(381)

Black57.2%(18,095)

Hispanic / Latino39.5%(12,499)

Asian0.4%(115)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic5.4%(1,662)

Black72.7%(22,558)

Hispanic / Latino27%(8,369)

Asian0.5%(149)

Other21.5%(6,675)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican36.1%(12,331)

Central American23.8%(8,137)

Salvadoran11.2%(3,805)

Guatemalan10.1%(3,458)

Honduran1.5%(508)

Nicaraguan0.7%(230)

Puerto Rican0.3%(112)

Cuban0.2%(70)

Panamanian0.1%(47)

Dominican0.1%(18)

Asian origin

Filipino0.9%(317)

Chinese0.2%(76)

Vietnamese0.2%(53)

Korean0%(10)

Asian Indian0%(3)

Cambodian0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro1%(345)

Samoan0.4%(134)

Tongan0%(4)

Ancestry

West Indian2.3%(785)

Subsaharan African1.4%(481)

American1.2%(425)

Irish0.4%(145)

Jamaican0.4%(137)

German0.3%(115)

Haitian0.3%(113)

French0.3%(107)

Ethiopian0.2%(63)

Italian0.1%(45)

French Canadian0.1%(32)

Nigerian0.1%(27)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

English0.1%(21)

Polish0.1%(18)

Swedish0%(17)

Iranian0%(9)

Armenian0%(4)

Arab0%(3)

Moroccan0%(2)

Lebanese0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Central American population · Largest Salvadoran population · Largest Guatemalan population · Largest West Indian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.7%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 5.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.4%

+3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 54.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.5%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.6 min

+8%vs 2000

vs 24.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married54%(6,268)

Married36%(4,178)

Widowed2.4%(273)

Divorced7.6%(883)

Women 15+

Never married53.4%(7,723)

Married30.7%(4,440)

Widowed7.4%(1,063)

Divorced8.5%(1,231)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.7%

−13.7 ptssince 2013

from 26.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

30.2%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 33.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

3.8%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 6.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.2%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 11.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

54.5%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 51.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

33.4%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 38.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

61.8%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 58.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)16.4%(113)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7.9%(54)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46%(316)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.6%(25)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 687 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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