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Population (year 2000): 48,553
Males: 23,883 (49.2%), Females: 24,670 (50.8%)
Los Angeles County
Zip code:
91748
Median resident age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $52,270 (year 2000)
Median house value: $221,000 (year 2000)
Races in Rowland Heights:
- Chinese (29.0%)
- Hispanic (28.3%)
- White Non-Hispanic (16.3%)
- Other race (12.8%)
- Korean (7.7%)
- Filipino (6.4%)
- Two or more races (4.2%)
- Other Asian (3.4%)
- Black (2.6%)
- Japanese (1.5%)
- Asian Indian (1.3%)
- Vietnamese (1.1%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (3.4%), Irish (3.4%), English
(3.1%), Italian (2.0%), United States (1.3%).
Elevation: 540 feet
Land area: 9.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Rowland Heights
- High school or higher: 82.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.9%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 34.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Rowland Heights CDP
- Never married: 28.2%
- Now married: 58.8%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 4.3%
- Divorced: 6.7%
52.6% Foreign born (39.8% Asia, 10.7% Latin
America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Rowland Heights:
- BREA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; BREA, CA)
- KINDRED HOSPITAL BREA (about 4 miles; BREA, CA)
- ST JUDE MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; FULLERTON,
CA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Rowland Heights:
- LOS ALAMITOS AAF (about 18 miles; LOS ALAMITOS, CA;
ID: SLI)
- ONTARIO INTL (about 21 miles; ONTARIO, CA; ID: ONT)
- LONG BEACH /DAUGHERTY FIELD/ (about 22 miles; LONG
BEACH, CA; ID: LGB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rowland Heights:
- FULLERTON MUNI (about 10 miles; FULLERTON, CA; ID:
FUL)
- BRACKETT FIELD (about 12 miles; LA VERNE, CA; ID:
POC)
- EL MONTE (about 13 miles; EL MONTE, CA; ID: EMT)
Amtrak stations near Rowland Heights:
- 9 miles: FULLERTON (120 E. SANTA FE AVE.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
full-service food facilities, free short-term parking,
paid long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit
connection.
- 12 miles: POMONA (156 W. COMMERCIAL ST.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for
taxi service, public transit connection.
- 13 miles: ANAHEIM (2150 KATELLA AVE.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for
taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Rowland Heights:
- MT SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE (about 4 miles; WALNUT, CA;
Full-time enrollment: 14,954)
- FULLERTON COLLEGE (about 9 miles; FULLERTON, CA; FT
enrollment: 11,158)
- CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY-POMONA
(about 10 miles; POMONA, CA; FT enrollment: 15,527)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-POMONA (about 10
miles; POMONA, CA; FT enrollment: 3,006)
- RIO HONDO COLLEGE (about 11 miles; WHITTIER, CA; FT
enrollment: 8,996)
- WHITTIER COLLEGE (about 11 miles; WHITTIER, CA; FT
enrollment: 2,224)
- AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; AZUSA, CA;
FT enrollment: 5,285)
Public high schools in Rowland Heights:
- ROWLAND (JOHN A.) HIGH (Students: 2,499;
Location: 2000 S. OTTERBEIN ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SANTANA HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 290;
Location: 1006 OTTERBEIN ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ROWLAND UNIFIED COMMUNITY DAY (Students: 55;
Location: 1830 S. HOGAUS; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Rowland Heights:
- ALVARADO INTERMEDIATE (Students: 1,151;
Location: 1901 S. DESIRE AVE.; Grades: 07 - 08)
- KILLIAN ELEMENTARY (Students: 648; Location:
19100 E. KILLIAN ST.; Grades: KG - 06)
- BLANDFORD ELEMENTARY (Students: 633;
Location: 2601 BLANDFORD DR.; Grades: KG - 06)
- SHELYN ELEMENTARY (Students: 581; Location:
19500 E. NACORA ST.; Grades: KG - 06)
- ROWLAND ELEMENTARY (Students: 568; Location:
2036 S. FULLERTON ROAD; Grades: KG - 06)
- FARJARDO ELEMENTARY (Students: 563; Location:
18550 E. FARJARDO; Grades: KG - 06)
- JELLICK ELEMENTARY (Students: 477; Location:
1400 S. JELLICK AVE.; Grades: KG - 06)
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