City profile · California · Census ACS 2023

West Covina, CA

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for West Covina - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

107,436
Residents
$98,570
Median income
$712,300
Median home
$2,601
Median rent (state)

West Covina - the verdict

Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, West Covina lands in the 77th percentile for household income and the 25th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

77th
percentile, household income
93rd
percentile, home value
93rd
percentile, median rent
25th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: West Covina, CA

107,436 people live in West Covina, California - a mid-sized U.S. city by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. West Covina households earn a median of $98,570 annually, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 7.7%. Typical homes in West Covina are valued around $712,300, and the median resident age is 40.1 years. Educational attainment runs 29.8% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 59.6% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 102 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Building Boom), up 79% from five years earlier. Crime here tracks close to the national norm: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 2337.6 incidents per 100,000 residents, near the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).

California carries a cost-of-living premium: the state registers 110.7 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Well Above Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,601 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $275 across California, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. The average commute for West Covina workers runs 29.4 minutes, with 73.0% driving alone and 11.3% working from home. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 100.0 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Very High).

Population

107,436 residents

Census ACS 2023 - California

Median Household Income

$98,570 /yr

Poverty 7.7%

Cost of Living Index (state)

110.7 (US=100)

Well Above Average - BEA RPP 2024, California average

How does West Covina compare to other US cities?

West Covina measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.

Household income 77% higher than other cities
Home value 93% pricier than other cities
Median rent 93% pricier than other cities
Safety 25% safer than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

Zoom in to just California and the picture shifts: West Covina ranks #291 of 441 California cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below West Covina's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in California, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

77thIncome percentile
25thSafety percentile

77th percentile nationally for median household income · 25th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

West Covina's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

West Covina's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 36 Avg. percentile National median
West Covina's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.

How West Covina's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$712,300 7th percentile more affordable than 7% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). This entry sits in this band. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. West Covina $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - West Covina, CA West Covina, CA's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not West Covina, CA-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution West Covina, CA median $98,570/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
West Covina, CA's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for West Covina, CA. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 29.8%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 7.7%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 59.6%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
107,436
Median Income
$98,570
Median Home Value
$712,300
Median Age
40.1
Poverty Rate
7.7%
Labor force participation
59.6%
Bachelor's Degree+
29.8%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
2337.6
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
239.3
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
2098.3
per 100,000 residents

Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.

Schools

Total Schools
25
Public schools in this city

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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104,000 residents106,000 residents108,000 residents110,000 residents 202020212022202320242025 109,153 residents 105,301 residents ▼ -3.5%
West Covina's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Housing Supply

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
102
housing units authorized
Single-Family
102
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
0.9
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 57
2020 32
2021 22
2022 116
2023 87
2024 102

Permit volume increased 79% from 2019 to 2024.

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Average Commute Time
29.4 minutes
Drive Alone
73.0%
Carpool
11.3%
Public Transit
2.0%
Walk
0.8%
Work from Home
11.3%
Other
1.6%

Based on 50,921 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for California - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$150
avg/month
Natural Gas
$55
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$70
avg/month
Total Utilities
$275
estimated/month

Estimates reflect California state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a California state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county West Covina sits in

Cost of Living Index
110.7
Well Above Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$2,601/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
100.0 / 100
Very High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in California

El Monte
107,066 people
Menifee
107,020 people
Jurupa Valley
106,244 people
Inglewood
105,575 people
Burbank
105,165 people
Santa Maria
109,880 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to West Covina's 107,436 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Centennial, CO
107,386 people
Sandy Springs, GA
107,198 people
Allen, TX
107,684 people
Tuscaloosa, AL
107,699 people
Tyler, TX
107,718 people
Riverview, FL
107,776 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to West Covina's $98,570 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Elysian, MN
$98,571 median income
Bay View, WA
$98,571 median income
Pine Valley, UT
$98,580 median income
Newington, CT
$98,585 median income
Cloverdale, OR
$98,555 median income
Reo, IN
$98,586 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - West Covina, CA Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition West Covina, CA - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 20.0% 30.6% 26.9% 16.6% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 53.2% White 20.0% Black or African American 4.1% Asian 30.6% American Indian 1.6% Native Hawaiian 0.3% Some other race 26.9% Two or more races 16.6% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How West Covina compares to nearby California cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
West Covina (this city) 107,436 $98,570
El Monte 107,066 $64,484
Menifee 107,020 $89,183
Jurupa Valley 106,244 $96,190
Census ACS 5-year FIPS CA FBI UCR NCES CCD Census BPS 2024 OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about West Covina, CA?

What is the population of West Covina, CA? +

The population of West Covina, CA stands at 107,436 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in West Covina, CA? +

In West Covina, the typical household earns $98,570 per year, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in West Covina? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for West Covina; the closest available measure is the California state average, a cost of living index of 110.7 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Well Above Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within California vary by metro area.

Is West Covina, CA safe? +

West Covina has a total crime rate of 2337.6 per 100,000 residents, which is near the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.

What is the median home value in West Covina, CA? +

The median home value in West Covina is $712,300, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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