Agoura Hills vs South El Monte

A side-by-side comparison of Agoura Hills and South El Monte: population, income, housing, and more.

Agoura Hills and South El Monte are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Agoura Hills has the higher population (19,881 vs 19,413 in South El Monte). Agoura Hills has the higher median household income ($171,944 vs $67,153 in South El Monte). Agoura Hills has the higher median home value ($1,072,200 vs $578,100 in South El Monte).

Population, income & housing

	Agoura Hills	South El Monte
Population	19,881	19,413
Median age	46.7 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$171,944	$67,153
Median home value	$1,072,200	$578,100
Median gross rent	$3,094	$1,708
Housing units	7,486	5,198
Homeownership rate	80.0%	49.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.5%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Agoura Hills	South El Monte
Population	20,533 → 19,881 (-3.2%)	20,721 → 19,413 (-6.3%)
Median household income	$122,998 → $171,944 (+39.8%)	$52,204 → $67,153 (+28.6%)
Median home value	$815,000 → $1,072,200 (+31.6%)	$445,500 → $578,100 (+29.8%)
Median gross rent	$2,529 → $3,094 (+22.3%)	$1,333 → $1,708 (+28.1%)

Agoura Hills

Population

20,53319,881

Median household income

$122,998$171,944

Median home value

$815,000$1,072,200

Median gross rent

$2,529$3,094

South El Monte

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

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Agoura Hills	South El Monte
Under 5	3.4%	6.5%
5 to 17	19.2%	17.9%
18 to 24	7.0%	9.1%
25 to 34	7.5%	13.1%
35 to 44	11.3%	11.7%
45 to 54	14.4%	14.0%
55 to 64	18.4%	12.8%
65 to 74	10.8%	8.4%
75 and over	7.9%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Agoura Hills	South El Monte
White (non-Hispanic)	68.7%	3.2%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	7.9%	20.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.2%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	15.3%	74.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Agoura Hills	South El Monte
No high school diploma	3.3%	44.3%
High school graduate	9.1%	24.6%
Some college or associate's	21.1%	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	38.7%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	27.8%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Agoura Hills	South El Monte
Drove alone	66.1%	74.8%
Carpooled	4.4%	12.2%
Public transit	0.2%	2.6%
Walked	0.8%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.9%
Worked from home	26.9%	6.0%
Other means	1.1%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Agoura Hills	South El Monte
1-unit, detached	68.1%	65.5%
1-unit, attached	15.7%	9.5%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	7.0%
20 or more units	6.9%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	9.6%

Poverty & households

	Agoura Hills	South El Monte
Poverty rate	5.7%	23.7%
Average household size	2.79	3.84
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1980	1959