Whittier is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 83,838 people and 26 constituent neighborhoods, Whittier is the 78th largest community in California.

Unlike some cities, Whittier isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Whittier are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Whittier is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Whittier who work in office and administrative support jobs (20.15%), sales jobs (11.37%), and management occupations (8.90%).

Whittier Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Whittier is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 21.88% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Whittier in 2000 was $21,409, 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 $85,636 for a family of four.

Whittier is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Whittier home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Whittier is White, followed by Asian. Whittier also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 55.81% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Whittier include German, English, Irish, and Italian.

In addition, Whittier has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.25%).

The most common language spoken in Whittier is English. Some people also speak Spanish.