West Puente Valley, California | |
|---|---|
 Location of West Puente Valley inLos Angeles County, California | |
  West Puente Valley, California Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates:34°3′3″N117°58′11″W / 34.05083°N 117.96972°W /34.05083; -117.96972 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.871 sq mi (4.845 km2) |
| • Land | 1.870 sq mi (4.842 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0012 sq mi (0.003 km2) 0.06% |
| Elevation | 322 ft (98 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 22,959 |
| • Density | 12,280/sq mi (4,742/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 91746 |
| Area code | 626 |
| FIPS code | 06-84774 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1867073 |
West Puente Valley (pronunciationⓘ) is anunincorporated community andcensus-designated place inLos Angeles County, California, United States, northwest ofLa 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 ofLa Puente.
West Puente Valley is an unincorporated community located in the heart of theSan Gabriel Valley, betweenDowntown Los Angeles andPomona. The community is easily accessible to theSan Gabriel River Freeway to the west, theSan Bernardino Freeway to the north, and thePomona Freeway to the south.
West Puente Valley is bounded byLa Puente to the south and east,Baldwin Park to the northwest,West Covina to the northeast, and theSan Gabriel River Freeway and the western boundary ofCity of Industry to the west. The community is mainly residential. TheZIP code that serves the community is 91744 and 91746.
West Puente Valley is located at34°3′3″N117°58′11″W / 34.05083°N 117.96972°W /34.05083; -117.96972 (34.050838, -117.969783).[3]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.5 km2), over 99% of it land.[1]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20,733 | — | |
| 1980 | 20,445 | −1.4% | |
| 1990 | 20,254 | −0.9% | |
| 2000 | 22,589 | 11.5% | |
| 2010 | 22,636 | 0.2% | |
| 2020 | 22,959 | 1.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] 1860–1870[5][6] 1880-1890[7] 1900[8] 1910[9] 1920[10] 1930[11] 1940[12] 1950[13] 1960[14][15] 1970[16] 1980[17] 1990[18]2000[19] 2010[20] 2020[21] | |||
West Puente Valley first appeared as an unincorporated place in the1970 U.S. census as part of the East San Gabriel Valley census county division;[16] and as acensus designated place in the1980 United States census.[17]
| Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[22] | Pop 2010[23] | Pop 2020[21] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 1,659 | 1,087 | 713 | 7.34% | 4.80% | 3.11% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 499 | 381 | 311 | 2.21% | 1.68% | 1.35% |
| Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH) | 63 | 37 | 35 | 0.28% | 0.16% | 0.15% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 1,743 | 1,615 | 3,299 | 7.72% | 7.13% | 14.37% |
| Native Hawaiian orPacific Islander alone (NH) | 25 | 24 | 40 | 0.11% | 0.11% | 0.17% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 20 | 15 | 95 | 0.09% | 0.07% | 0.41% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 164 | 112 | 168 | 0.73% | 0.49% | 0.73% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 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% |
The2020 United States census reported that West Puente Valley had a population of 22,959. The population density was 12,277.5 inhabitants per square mile (4,740.4/km2). The racial makeup was 14.6%White, 1.6%African American, 2.7%Native American, 14.7%Asian, 0.2%Pacific Islander, 43.8% fromother races, and 22.4% from two or more races.Hispanic or Latino of any race were 79.7% of the population.[24]
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.[24]
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% werecohabiting 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.[24] There were 4,620families (86.5% of all households).[25]
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 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.5 males.[24]
There were 5,400 housing units at an average density of 2,887.7 units per square mile (1,114.9 units/km2), of which 5,343 (98.9%) were occupied. Of these, 78.3% were owner-occupied, and 21.7% were occupied by renters.[24]
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $86,692, and theper capita income was $26,071. About 9.4% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line.[26]
At the2010 census West Puente Valley had a population of 22,636. The population density was 12,846.0 inhabitants per square mile (4,959.9/km2). The racial makeup of West Puente Valley was 11,383 (50.3%) White (4.8% Non-Hispanic White),[27] 471 (2.1%) African American, 256 (1.1%) Native American, 1,650 (7.3%) Asian, 28 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 7,945 (35.1%) from other races, and 903 (4.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19,365 persons (85.5%).[28]
The census reported that 22,549 people (99.6% of the population) lived in households, 82 (0.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 5 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 4,788 households, 2,650 (55.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 2,930 (61.2%) wereopposite-sex married couples living together, 910 (19.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 403 (8.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 238 (5.0%)unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 33 (0.7%)same-sex married couples or partnerships. 426 households (8.9%) were one person and 277 (5.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 4.71. There were 4,243 families (88.6% of households); the average family size was 4.73.
The age distribution was 6,325 people (27.9%) under the age of 18, 2,647 people (11.7%) aged 18 to 24, 6,154 people (27.2%) aged 25 to 44, 5,028 people (22.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 2,482 people (11.0%) 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 (81.2%) were owner-occupied and 901 (18.8%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 2.1%. 18,419 people (81.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 4,130 people (18.2%) 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.[27]
In thestate legislature West Puente Valley is located inthe 30th senatorial district, represented byDemocrat Bob Archuleta, and inthe 48th Assembly district, represented byDemocrat Blanca Rubio.[29] Federally, West Puente Valley is located inCalifornia's 31st congressional district, which is represented by DemocratGil Cisneros.
West Puente Valley is being served by two school districts: TheBassett Unified School District on the western side and theHacienda La Puente Unified School District on the eastern side.[30]
