West Puente Valley, California
West Puente Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States, northwest of La Puente. The population was 22,959 at the 2020 census, up from 22,636 at the 2010 census. The community is probably named for its location related to the city of La Puente.
Description
West Puente Valley is an unincorporated community located in the heart of the San Gabriel Valley, between Downtown Los Angeles and Pomona. The community is easily accessible to the San Gabriel River Freeway to the west, the San Bernardino Freeway to the north, and the Pomona Freeway to the south.West Puente Valley is bounded by La Puente to the south and east, Baldwin Park to the northwest, West Covina to the northeast, and the San Gabriel River Freeway and the western boundary of City of Industry to the west. The community is mainly residential. The ZIP code that serves the community is 91744 and 91746.
Geography
West Puente Valley is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 1.9 square miles, over 99% of it land.
Demographics
West Puente Valley first appeared as an unincorporated place in the 1970 U.S. census as part of the East San Gabriel Valley census county division; and as a census designated place in the 1980 United States census.| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2000 | Pop 2010 | % 2000 | % 2010 | ||
| White alone | 1,659 | 1,087 | 713 | 7.34% | 4.80% | 3.11% |
| Black or African American alone | 499 | 381 | 311 | 2.21% | 1.68% | 1.35% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone | 63 | 37 | 35 | 0.28% | 0.16% | 0.15% |
| Asian alone | 1,743 | 1,615 | 3,299 | 7.72% | 7.13% | 14.37% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone | 25 | 24 | 40 | 0.11% | 0.11% | 0.17% |
| Other race alone | 20 | 15 | 95 | 0.09% | 0.07% | 0.41% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial | 164 | 112 | 168 | 0.73% | 0.49% | 0.73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18,416 | 19,365 | 18,298 | 81.53% | 85.55% | 79.70% |
| Total | 22,589 | 22,636 | 22,959 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
2020
The 2020 United States census reported that West Puente Valley had a population of 22,959. The population density was. The racial makeup was 14.6% White, 1.6% African American, 2.7% Native American, 14.7% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 43.8% from other races, and 22.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 79.7% of the population.The census reported that 99.7% of the population lived in households, 0.3% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.1% were institutionalized.
There were 5,343 households, out of which 44.7% included children under the age of 18, 54.7% were married-couple households, 4.7% were cohabiting couple households, 26.3% had a female householder with no partner present, and 14.3% had a male householder with no partner present. 10.7% of households were one person, and 6.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 4.28. There were 4,620 families.
The age distribution was 21.3% under the age of 18, 10.5% aged 18 to 24, 26.8% aged 25 to 44, 26.0% aged 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 37.8years. For every 100 females, there were 96.5 males.
There were 5,400 housing units at an average density of, of which 5,343 were occupied. Of these, 78.3% were owner-occupied, and 21.7% were occupied by renters.
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $86,692, and the per capita income was $26,071. About 9.4% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line.
2010
At the 2010 census West Puente Valley had a population of 22,636. The population density was. The racial makeup of West Puente Valley was 11,383 White, 471 African American, 256 Native American, 1,650 Asian, 28 Pacific Islander, 7,945 from other races, and 903 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19,365 persons.The census reported that 22,549 people lived in households, 82 lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 5 were institutionalized.
There were 4,788 households, 2,650 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 2,930 were opposite-sex married couples living together, 910 had a female householder with no husband present, 403 had a male householder with no wife present. There were 238 unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 33 same-sex married couples or partnerships. 426 households were one person and 277 had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 4.71. There were 4,243 families ; the average family size was 4.73.
The age distribution was 6,325 people under the age of 18, 2,647 people aged 18 to 24, 6,154 people aged 25 to 44, 5,028 people aged 45 to 64, and 2,482 people who were 65 or older. The median age was 32.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.
There were 4,898 housing units at an average density of 2,779.6 per square mile, of the occupied units 3,887 were owner-occupied and 901 were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 2.1%. 18,419 people lived in owner-occupied housing units and 4,130 people lived in rental housing units.
According to the 2010 United States Census, West Puente Valley had a median household income of $63,750, with 11.1% of the population living below the federal poverty line.