West Hollywood, California demographics

West Hollywood, CA demographics: median age 40.0; 64.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · West Hollywood city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0684410. The survey estimates a population of 34,884 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in West Hollywood is 40.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.1 years. There are 22,920 households (±640). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	40.0 ±2.1	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 34,884
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	1,268 ±349	3.6% ±1.0 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	11,683 ±1,233	33.5% ±3.5 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	16,068 ±1,321	46.1% ±3.8 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	5,865 ±787	16.8% ±2.3 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 34,884
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	19,565 ±887	56.1% ±2.5 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	15,319 ±887	43.9% ±2.5 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 34,884
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	25,191 ±1,066	72.2% ±3.1 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,529 ±535	4.4% ±1.5 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	173 ±131 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	2,111 ±495	6.1% ±1.4 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±29 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,532 ±709	4.4% ±2.0 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	4,348 ±708	12.5% ±2.0 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 34,884
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	30,306 ±833	86.9% ±2.4 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4,578 ±834	13.1% ±2.4 pp	40.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 22,920
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,369 ±503	14.7% ±2.2 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	145 ±75 · low precision	0.6% ±0.3 pp · low precision	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,190 ±369	5.2% ±1.6 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	13,463 ±1,129	58.7% ±4.6 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	4,753 ±727	20.7% ±3.1 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 22,920
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	787 ±210	3.4% ±0.9 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	22,133 ±706	96.6% ±1.5 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 22,920
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	13,463 ±1,129	58.7% ±4.6 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	8,331 ±907	36.3% ±3.8 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	705 ±245	3.1% ±1.1 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	248 ±104	1.1% ±0.5 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	149 ±106 · low precision	0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	24 ±31 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±41 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 34,884
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	26,648 ±1,083	76.4% ±3.1 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	8,236 ±1,081	23.6% ±3.1 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 34,424
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	25,403 ±987	73.8% ±2.8 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	2,859 ±773	8.3% ±2.2 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	396 ±179	1.2% ±0.5 pp	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	109 ±110 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	2,479 ±525	7.2% ±1.5 pp	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,085 ±342	3.2% ±1.0 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	129 ±92 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	520 ±273 · low precision	1.5% ±0.8 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	19 ±30 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	338 ±237 · low precision	1.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	358 ±204 · low precision	1.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	142 ±127 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	587 ±456 · low precision	1.7% ±1.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 31,528
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,342 ±466	4.3% ±1.5 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,933 ±687	9.3% ±2.2 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,525 ±682	14.4% ±2.1 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,473 ±642	7.8% ±2.0 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	13,274 ±1,098	42.1% ±3.4 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6,981 ±945	22.1% ±3.0 pp	14.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 34,803
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	28,545 ±949	82.0% ±2.7 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	3,591 ±619	10.3% ±1.8 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	866 ±379	2.5% ±1.1 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,542 ±586	4.4% ±1.7 pp	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	259 ±241 · low precision	0.7% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.1% of West Hollywood residents (±1.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 93.0% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	West Hollywood	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.1% ±1.0 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.0% ±1.7 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	1.7% ±0.5 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for West Hollywood . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

Read West Hollywood housing and cost context or return to the city profile.