Whittier is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 84,496 people and 42 associated neighborhoods, Whittier is the 95th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Whittier are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

A relatively large number of people in Whittier telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.47% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Whittier is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Whittier, the average commute to work is 32.86 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

In terms of college education, Whittier is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.28% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Whittier in 2018 was $37,433, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $149,732 for a family of four. However, Whittier contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Whittier is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Whittier home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Whittier, accounting for 67.77% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Whittier residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Whittier include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.

Whittier also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.70%.

The most common language spoken in Whittier is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.