West Covina is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 105,013 people and 24 associated neighborhoods, West Covina is the 63rd largest community in California.

Housing costs in West Covina are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

Also of interest is that West Covina has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.17% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in West Covina is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In West Covina, the average commute to work is 33.31 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The education level of West Covina citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.77% of adults in West Covina have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in West Covina in 2022 was $36,707, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $146,828 for a family of four. However, West Covina contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

West Covina is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call West Covina home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in West Covina, accounting for 53.16% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of West Covina residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in West Covina include Irish, German, English, Italian, and French.

West Covina also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 35.77%.

The most common language spoken in West Covina is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.