COMPARING TWO PLACES
Walnut vs West Covina
PLACE A
Walnut, California
VS
PLACE B
West Covina, California
Walnut is 74% smaller than West Covina. Walnut earns more, with a median household income $28,384 higher. West Covina has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -3%).
WALNUTWEST COVINADIFFERENCE
Total population27,316105,301−74% vs West Covina
Population density3,0396,567−3,528
Population growth-2.5%3.2%−5.8 pts
Median age46.840.5+6.3
Male50.4%48.4%+2.0 pts
Female49.6%51.6%−2.0 pts
Foreign-born51.9%37.1%+14.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic9.1%9.5%−0.4 pts
Black1.9%3.8%−1.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino17.2%53.2%−36.0 pts
Asian68.7%30.7%+38.0 pts
Other3.0%2.7%+0.2 pts
Median household income$129,449$101,065+$28,384
Per capita income$52,304$39,202+$13,102
Poverty rate10.1%10.0%+0.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4420.425+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher57.3%30.1%+27.2 pts
Graduate degree19.8%8.2%+11.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.5%6.5%−3.0 pts
Labor force participation58.1%63.0%−4.8 pts
Median home value$1,014,000$779,800+$234,200
Median gross rent$3,202$2,245+$957
Owner-occupied83.8%60.3%+23.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.1%4.1%+2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households49.9%54.5%−4.6 pts
Average commute33.532.9+0.6
Worked from home19.7%13.2%+6.4 pts
Public transit to work1.8%2.0%−0.3 pts
Uninsured4.0%5.7%−1.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025