El Monte

Population: 107,066
Median household income: $64,484
Median home value: $626,000

El Monte is a community in Los Angeles County, California, home to 107,066 residents. At $64,484, its median household income sits below Los Angeles County's $87,760.

From 2019 to 2023, El Monte's population declined 7.3% from 115,517 to 107,066, while its median home value rose 37.6% from $454,900 to $626,000.

70.8% of workers drive to work alone. 54.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 107,066
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $64,484
Median home value: $626,000
Median gross rent: $1,677
Housing units: 30,575
Homeownership rate: 40.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

115,517107,066

Median household income

$49,003$64,484

Median home value

$454,900$626,000

Median gross rent

$1,282$1,677

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	115,517	$49,003	$454,900	$1,282
2020	113,917	$53,874	$480,100	$1,351
2021	110,144	$56,524	$508,200	$1,446
2022	108,682	$59,929	$597,200	$1,605
2023	107,066	$64,484	$626,000	$1,677

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,994	5.6%
5 to 17	17,881	16.7%
18 to 24	10,110	9.4%
25 to 34	14,717	13.7%
35 to 44	14,494	13.5%
45 to 54	14,632	13.7%
55 to 64	12,771	11.9%
65 to 74	9,883	9.2%
75 and over	6,584	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,607	3.4%
Black or African American	626	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	438	0.4%
Asian	31,220	29.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	374	0.3%
Some other race	470	0.4%
Two or more races	638	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	69,693	65.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma35.8%

High school graduate28.9%

Some college or associate's20.7%

Bachelor's degree11.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	26,136	35.8%
High school graduate	21,101	28.9%
Some college or associate's	15,115	20.7%
Bachelor's degree	8,356	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2,373	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone70.8%

Carpooled15.6%

Public transit3.8%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	33,754	70.8%
Carpooled	7,454	15.6%
Public transit	1,821	3.8%
Walked	932	2.0%
Bicycle	380	0.8%
Worked from home	2,585	5.4%
Other means	735	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,693	17.1%
15 to 29 min	16,656	37.0%
30 to 44 min	11,692	25.9%
45 to 59 min	4,142	9.2%
60+ min	4,893	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.57
Poverty rate: 17.2% (18,246 of 105,838)

	Count	Share
Family households	23,660	80.1%
Nonfamily households	5,880	19.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	29,540	96.6%
Vacant	1,035	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,830	40.0%
Renter-occupied	17,710	60.0%

1-unit, detached54.1%

1-unit, attached9.3%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units10.7%

20 or more units13.0%

Mobile home & other4.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,529	54.1%
1-unit, attached	2,842	9.3%
2 to 4 units	2,493	8.2%
5 to 19 units	3,257	10.7%
20 or more units	3,963	13.0%
Mobile home & other	1,491	4.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0622230
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.56 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 34.0746, -118.0291

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