South El Monte

Population: 19,413
Median household income: $67,153
Median home value: $578,100

South El Monte, a community in Los Angeles County, California, has 19,413 residents. At $67,153, its median household income sits below Los Angeles County's $87,760.

From 2019 to 2023, South El Monte's population declined 6.3% from 20,721 to 19,413, while its median home value rose 29.8% from $445,500 to $578,100.

10.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 49.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,413
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $67,153
Median home value: $578,100
Median gross rent: $1,708
Housing units: 5,198
Homeownership rate: 49.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,72119,413

Median household income

$52,204$67,153

Median home value

$445,500$578,100

Median gross rent

$1,333$1,708

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,721	$52,204	$445,500	$1,333
2020	20,791	$54,208	$452,700	$1,361
2021	19,860	$60,244	$478,800	$1,458
2022	19,694	$67,724	$570,100	$1,660
2023	19,413	$67,153	$578,100	$1,708

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,259	6.5%
5 to 17	3,472	17.9%
18 to 24	1,772	9.1%
25 to 34	2,534	13.1%
35 to 44	2,278	11.7%
45 to 54	2,717	14.0%
55 to 64	2,488	12.8%
65 to 74	1,633	8.4%
75 and over	1,260	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	618	3.2%
Black or African American	188	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	98	0.5%
Asian	3,904	20.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	21	0.1%
Two or more races	52	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14,532	74.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma44.3%

High school graduate24.6%

Some college or associate's21.0%

Bachelor's degree7.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,716	44.3%
High school graduate	3,178	24.6%
Some college or associate's	2,705	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	976	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	335	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone74.8%

Carpooled12.2%

Public transit2.6%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,059	74.8%
Carpooled	988	12.2%
Public transit	213	2.6%
Walked	228	2.8%
Bicycle	72	0.9%
Worked from home	485	6.0%
Other means	54	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,806	23.7%
15 to 29 min	2,541	33.4%
30 to 44 min	2,142	28.1%
45 to 59 min	438	5.8%
60+ min	687	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.84
Poverty rate: 23.7% (4,588 of 19,321)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,294	85.0%
Nonfamily households	756	15.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,050	97.2%
Vacant	148	2.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,501	49.5%
Renter-occupied	2,549	50.5%

1-unit, detached65.5%

1-unit, attached9.5%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units7.0%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other9.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,405	65.5%
1-unit, attached	493	9.5%
2 to 4 units	255	4.9%
5 to 19 units	363	7.0%
20 or more units	182	3.5%
Mobile home & other	500	9.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0672996
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.84 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 34.0504, -118.0484

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