Monterey Park

Population: 59,639
Median household income: $77,605
Median home value: $818,300

Monterey Park is a community in Los Angeles County, California, home to 59,639 residents. Its median household income of $77,605 runs below the Los Angeles County figure of $87,760.

Between 2019 and 2023, Monterey Park's population declined 1.3% from 60,439 to 59,639, while its median home value rose 32.8% from $616,000 to $818,300.

The median gross rent is $1,845. 34.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 59,639
Median age: 45.5 yrs
Median household income: $77,605
Median home value: $818,300
Median gross rent: $1,845
Housing units: 22,081
Homeownership rate: 51.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

60,43959,639

Median household income

$61,819$77,605

Median home value

$616,000$818,300

Median gross rent

$1,400$1,845

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	60,439	$61,819	$616,000	$1,400
2020	60,597	$63,389	$641,700	$1,505
2021	61,153	$68,497	$667,300	$1,627
2022	60,386	$76,892	$770,100	$1,791
2023	59,639	$77,605	$818,300	$1,845

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over12.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,137	3.6%
5 to 17	8,020	13.4%
18 to 24	4,014	6.7%
25 to 34	8,049	13.5%
35 to 44	7,167	12.0%
45 to 54	8,329	14.0%
55 to 64	8,534	14.3%
65 to 74	6,229	10.4%
75 and over	7,160	12.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,321	5.6%
Black or African American	408	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	37	0.1%
Asian	38,419	64.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	34	0.1%
Some other race	180	0.3%
Two or more races	1,301	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15,939	26.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.5%

High school graduate24.4%

Some college or associate's20.2%

Bachelor's degree24.9%

Graduate or professional degree10.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,312	20.5%
High school graduate	11,072	24.4%
Some college or associate's	9,205	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	11,342	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4,537	10.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone65.5%

Carpooled12.2%

Public transit2.9%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home15.7%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	17,777	65.5%
Carpooled	3,323	12.2%
Public transit	786	2.9%
Walked	493	1.8%
Bicycle	248	0.9%
Worked from home	4,260	15.7%
Other means	241	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,942	17.2%
15 to 29 min	7,644	33.4%
30 to 44 min	6,539	28.6%
45 to 59 min	2,579	11.3%
60+ min	2,164	9.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.86
Poverty rate: 13.2% (7,817 of 59,290)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,257	73.6%
Nonfamily households	5,480	26.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	20,737	93.9%
Vacant	1,344	6.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,762	51.9%
Renter-occupied	9,975	48.1%

1-unit, detached56.4%

1-unit, attached9.4%

2 to 4 units9.2%

5 to 19 units11.6%

20 or more units13.1%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,451	56.4%
1-unit, attached	2,077	9.4%
2 to 4 units	2,024	9.2%
5 to 19 units	2,551	11.6%
20 or more units	2,892	13.1%
Mobile home & other	86	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0648914
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.67 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 34.0484, -118.1332

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