COMPARING TWO PLACES
Walnut vs Covina
PLACE A
Walnut, California
VS
PLACE B
Covina, California
Walnut is 45% smaller than Covina. Walnut earns more, with a median household income $30,778 higher. Covina has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -3%).
WALNUTCOVINADIFFERENCE
Total population27,31649,404−45% vs Covina
Population density3,0397,023−3,984
Population growth-2.5%7.3%−9.8 pts
Median age46.838.2+8.6
Male50.4%49.9%+0.5 pts
Female49.6%50.1%−0.5 pts
Foreign-born51.9%24.0%+27.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic9.1%19.2%−10.1 pts
Black1.9%4.2%−2.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino17.2%59.4%−42.1 pts
Asian68.7%13.4%+55.4 pts
Other3.0%3.8%−0.8 pts
Median household income$129,449$98,671+$30,778
Per capita income$52,304$38,391+$13,913
Poverty rate10.1%8.9%+1.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4420.396+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher57.3%27.3%+30.0 pts
Graduate degree19.8%8.0%+11.8 pts
Unemployment rate3.5%6.9%−3.4 pts
Labor force participation58.1%67.6%−9.4 pts
Median home value$1,014,000$718,900+$295,100
Median gross rent$3,202$1,931+$1,271
Owner-occupied83.8%58.8%+25.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.1%4.0%+2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households49.9%49.3%+0.6 pts
Average commute33.531.0+2.5
Worked from home19.7%12.5%+7.1 pts
Public transit to work1.8%1.9%−0.1 pts
Uninsured4.0%7.4%−3.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025