West Hollywood, CA

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2021 Population
35,678
0.484% 1-year growth
US Senator
Dianne Feinstein
Democratic Party
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
2021 Median Age
39.1
1.03% 1-year increase
2021 Poverty Rate
11.9%
2.78% 1-year increase
2021 Median Household Income
$78,719
9.8% 1-year growth
2021 Median Property Value
$782,500
5.22% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, West Hollywood, CA had a population of 35.7k people with a median age of 39.1 and a median household income of $78,719. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of West Hollywood, CA grew from 35,506 to 35,678, a 0.484% increase and its median household income grew from $71,692 to $78,719, a 9.8% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in West Hollywood, CA are White (Non-Hispanic) (70.7%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (5.55%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.22%), White (Hispanic) (5.18%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (4.36%).

None of the households in West Hollywood, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

90.8% of the residents in West Hollywood, CA are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in West Hollywood, CA was $782,500, and the homeownership rate was 19.9%.

Most people in West Hollywood, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.2 minutes. The average car ownership in West Hollywood, CA was 1 car per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

West Hollywood, CA is home to a population of 35.7k people, from which 90.8% are citizens. As of 2021, 25.2% of West Hollywood, CA residents were born outside of the country (8.99k people).

In 2021, there were 12.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (25.2k people) in West Hollywood, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.98k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 1.86k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

90.8%
2021 Citizenship
91.1%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 90.8% of West Hollywood, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in West Hollywood, CA was 91.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in West Hollywood, CA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    25.2k ± 1.15k
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    1.98k ± 513
  3. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    1.86k ± 584
13.4%
Hispanic Population
4.79k people

In 2021, there were 12.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (25.2k people) in West Hollywood, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.98k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 1.86k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

13.4% of the people in West Hollywood, CA are hispanic (4.79k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in West Hollywood, CA as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

25.2%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
8.99k people
24.6%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
8.74k people

As of 2021, 25.2% of West Hollywood, CA residents (8.99k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in West Hollywood, CA was 24.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    149 ± 120
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    147 ± 114
  3. Korea
    68 ± 86

West Hollywood, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.01 times greater than any other conflict.

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briefcaseEconomy

The economy of West Hollywood, CA employs 25k people. The largest industries in West Hollywood, CA are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (4,623 people), Information (3,185 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,835 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($115,625), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($93,167), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($84,076).

Occupations

25k
2021 Value
± 1,584
−1.56%
1 Year decline
± 9.11%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in West Hollywood, CA declined at a rate of −1.56%, from 25.4k employees to 25k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in West Hollywood, CA, are Management Occupations (3,869 people), Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media Occupations (3,484 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,813 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of West Hollywood, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

25k
2021 Value
± 1,584
−1.56%
1 Year decline
± 9.11%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in West Hollywood, CA declined at a rate of −1.56%, from 25.4k employees to 25k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in West Hollywood, CA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (4,623 people), Information (3,185 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,835 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of West Hollywood, CA, though some of these residents may live in West Hollywood, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$70,083
Median earning men ± $7,233
$58,694
Median earning women ± $5,353

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Wholesale Trade ($222,656), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($202,708), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($95,991).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($83,826), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($73,031), and Wholesale Trade ($70,114).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in California. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from California to other states, or from other states to California.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $405B
  2. $159B
  3. $155B

In 2020, the top outbound California product (by dollars) was Electronics with $405B, followed by Mixed freight ($159B) and Pharmaceuticals ($155B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound California products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$2.21T
2020 Value in California
$4.61T
Projected 2050 Value in California
109% growth

In 2020, total outbound California trade was $2.21T. This is expected to increase 109% to $4.61T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound California trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from California to other states, or from other states to California.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $84.4B
  2. $44.8B
  3. $40.6B

In 2020, the top outbound California domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Texas with $84.4B, followed by Arizona with $44.8B and Ohio and $40.6B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that California shares with each state (excluding itself).

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In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 63.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.07%).

Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from California

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Dianne Feinstein
Senator from California1
Assumed office on November 10, 1992
Elected to the seat to succeed John Seymour (California politician)|John Seymour, who had been appointed to the seat after Pete Wilson was elected Governor of California.
Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
Assumed office on January 18, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2021, 1.89% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.12% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were Some college (7.01M), High School or Equivalent (6.74M), and Bachelors Degree (6.25M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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homeHousing & Living

The median property value in West Hollywood, CA was $782,500 in 2021, which is 3.2 times larger than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $743,700 to $782,500, a 5.22% increase. The homeownership rate in West Hollywood, CA is 19.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in West Hollywood, CA have an average commute time of 28.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in West Hollywood, CA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Median household income in West Hollywood, CA is $78,719. In 2021, the place with the highest median household income in West Hollywood, CA was Census Tract 7005.02 with a value of $95,565, followed by Census Tract 7004 and Census Tract 7003, with respective values of $87,317 and $85,316.

Property

$782,500
Median Property Value 2021
±$86,261
$4,568
Median Property Taxes
±$588

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In West Hollywood, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in West Hollywood, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

19.9%
Homeownership
2021
62.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 19.9% of the housing units in West Hollywood, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 19.8%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 7005.02
  2. Census Tract 7004
  3. Census Tract 7003

In 2021, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in West Hollywood, CA was Census Tract 7005.02 with a value of $95,565, followed by Census Tract 7004 and Census Tract 7003, with respective values of $87,317 and $85,316.

The following map shows all of the places in West Hollywood, CA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$78,719
Median Household Income
± $6,355
23k
Number of Households
± 1,499

In 2021, the median household income of the 23k households in West Hollywood, CA grew to $78,719 from the previous year's value of $71,692.

The following chart displays the households in West Hollywood, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for West Hollywood, CA is from California.
0.497
2021 Wage GINI in California
0.498
2020 Wage GINI in California

In 2021, the income inequality in California was 0.497 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.12% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021
  1. Drove Alone (63%)
  2. Worked At Home (20.3%)
  3. Walked (5.4%)

In 2021, 63% of workers in West Hollywood, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (20.3%) and those who walked to work (5.4%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

28.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in West Hollywood, CA have a longer commute time (28.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 1.4% of the workforce in West Hollywood, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in West Hollywood, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in West Hollywood, CA have 1 car.

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Poverty & Diversity

11.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in West Hollywood, CA (4.24k out of 35.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in West Hollywood, CA is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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94.9% of the population of West Hollywood, CA has health coverage, with 53.5% on employee plans, 12.7% on Medicaid, 9.44% on Medicare, 18.8% on non-group plans, and 0.519% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Los Angeles County, CA see 1354 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.66% decrease from the previous year (1363 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1097 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 245 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,354 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Los Angeles County, CA

Primary care physicians in Los Angeles County, CA see an average of 1,354 patients per year. This represents a 0.66% decrease from the previous year (1,363 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Los Angeles County, CA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 3.89% under 18 years, 35.5% between 18 and 34 years, 45.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 15% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 55.3% were men and 44.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

5.06%
Uninsured
53.5%
Employer Coverage
12.7%
Medicaid
9.44%
Medicare
18.8%
Non-Group
0.519%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in West Hollywood, CA declined by 5.95% from 5.38% to 5.06%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in West Hollywood, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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