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| Whittier |
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| Population 2002: | 85,446 |
| Population 2000: | 83,680 |
| Area codes: | 562 |
| Elevation: | 365 feet |
| Foreign born: | 18.3% (14.1% Latin America, 2.5% Asia) |
| Land area: | 14.6 square miles |
| Population growth: | +1,766 (+2.11%) |
| County: | Los Angeles |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (21.1%), Manufacturing (15.4%), Retail trade (11.2%). |
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| Races |
| Hispanic: | 55.9% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 37.6% |
| Other race: | 25.8% |
| Two or more races: | 5.0% |
| American Indian: | 2.1% |
| Black: | 1.2% |
| Filipino: | 0.8% |
| Chinese: | 0.7% |
| Japanese: | 0.7% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 51.6% |
| Never married: | 29.7% |
| Divorced: | 9.3% |
| Widowed: | 6.9% |
| Separated: | 2.5% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $211,700 |
| Household income: | $49,256 |
| Resident age: | 32.8 years |
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| Whittier Compared to California State Average |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Black race population percentage: | much below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | above |
| Median age: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 78.8% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 21.9% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 7.4% |
| Unemployed: | 6.0% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 412 (474.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 329 (379.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 230.7 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 assaults: | 191 (220.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 105 (121.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 8 (9.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 3 (3.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 1,530 (1763.6 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 8.5% |
| English: | 7.2% |
| Irish: | 6.7% |
| Italian: | 4.3% |
| United States: | 2.7% |
| French: | 2.0% |