Whittier Population and Demographics

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Whittier City, California Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Whittier Population: 83680 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 40687 48.62% Female 42993 51.38%       Under 5 years 6533 7.81% 5 to 9 years 7016 8.38% 10 to 14 years 6307 7.54% 15 to 19 years 6525 7.8% 20 to 24 years 5646 6.75% 25 to 34 years 12624 15.09% 35 to 44 years 12961 15.49% 45 to 54 years 9806 11.72% 55 to 59 years 3224 3.85% 60 to 64 years 2552 3.05% 65 to 74 years 4838 5.78% 75 to 84 years 4242 5.07% 85 years and over 1406 1.68%       Median age (years) 32.8       18 years and over 60013 71.72% Male 28444 33.99% Female 31569 37.73% 21 years and over 56098 67.04% 62 years and over 11942 14.27% 65 years and over 10486 12.53% Male 4176 4.99% Female 6310 7.54%       Race     One race 79484 94.99% White 52876 63.19% Black or African American 1019 1.22% American Indian and Alaska Native 1105 1.32% Asian 2770 3.31% Asian indian 216 0.26% Chinese 587 0.7% Filipino 660 0.79% Japanese 619 0.74% Korean 247 0.3% Vietnamese 124 0.15% Other Asian 317 0.38% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 126 0.15% Native Hawaiian 43 0.05% Guamanian or Chamorro 18 0.02% Samoan 44 0.05% Other Pacific Islander 21 0.03% Some other race 21588 25.8% Two or more races 4196 5.01%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 83680 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 46765 55.89% Mexican 38565 46.09% Puerto Rican 393 0.47% Cuban 343 0.41% Other Hispanic or Latino 7464 8.92% Not Hispanic or Latino 36915 44.11% White alone 31475 37.61%       Relationship     Total Population 83680 100.00% In households 81332 97.19% Householder 28271 33.78% Spouse 14852 17.75% Child 27393 32.74% Own child under 18 years 20471 24.46% Other relatives 6480 7.74% Under 18 years 2273 2.72% Nonrelatives 4336 5.18% Unmarried partner 1675 2% In group quarters 2348 2.81% Institutionalized population 1159 1.39% Non-Institutionalized population 1189 1.42%       Households by Type     Total Households 28271 100.0 % Family households (families) 20470 72.41% With own children under 18 years 10678 37.77% Married-couple family 14852 52.53% With own children under 18 years 7613 26.93% Female householder, no husband present 4047 14.32% With own children under 18 years 2264 8.01% Non Family households 7801 27.59% Householder living alone 6319 22.35% Householder 65 years and over 2670 9.44%       Households with individuals under 18 years 11788 41.7% Households with individuals 65 years and over 7275 25.73%       Average Household size 2.88 Average family size 3.38       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 28977 100.00% Occupied housing units 28271 97.56% Vacant housing units 706 2.44% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 64 0.22% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.1       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 28271 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 16345 57.82% Renter-occupied housing units. 11926 42.18%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.94 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.8

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