Avalon vs North El Monte

A side-by-side comparison of Avalon and North El Monte: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North El Monte has the higher population (4,115 vs 3,373 in Avalon). North El Monte has the higher median household income ($105,590 vs $91,713 in Avalon). Avalon has the higher median home value ($902,800 vs $852,600 in North El Monte).

Population, income & housing

	Avalon	North El Monte
Population	3,373	4,115
Median age	36.9 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	$91,713	$105,590
Median home value	$902,800	$852,600
Median gross rent	$2,087	$2,356
Housing units	1,854	1,351
Homeownership rate	34.2%	60.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	38.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Avalon	North El Monte
Population	3,731 → 3,373 (-9.6%)	3,933 → 4,115 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$74,769 → $91,713 (+22.7%)	$63,875 → $105,590 (+65.3%)
Median home value	$628,600 → $902,800 (+43.6%)	$633,400 → $852,600 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,550 → $2,087 (+34.6%)	$1,828 → $2,356 (+28.9%)

Avalon

Population

3,7313,373

Median household income

$74,769$91,713

Median home value

$628,600$902,800

Median gross rent

$1,550$2,087

North El Monte

Population

3,9334,115

Median household income

$63,875$105,590

Median home value

$633,400$852,600

Median gross rent

$1,828$2,356

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Avalon	North El Monte
Under 5	7.3%	4.6%
5 to 17	17.8%	10.8%
18 to 24	6.4%	6.3%
25 to 34	13.2%	12.0%
35 to 44	15.3%	14.1%
45 to 54	7.0%	17.5%
55 to 64	18.9%	18.7%
65 to 74	9.5%	9.5%
75 and over	4.6%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Avalon	North El Monte
White (non-Hispanic)	34.3%	18.7%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	45.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	65.4%	30.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Avalon	North El Monte
No high school diploma	22.6%	13.5%
High school graduate	30.1%	22.0%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	28.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Avalon	North El Monte
Drove alone	38.7%	70.5%
Carpooled	11.4%	11.6%
Public transit	0.7%	0.7%
Walked	39.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	5.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	17.0%
Other means	1.8%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Avalon	North El Monte
1-unit, detached	23.5%	89.9%
1-unit, attached	13.0%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	28.4%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	26.5%	3.0%
20 or more units	8.0%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Avalon	North El Monte
Poverty rate	8.0%	8.2%
Average household size	2.77	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	10	28
Median year structure built	1954	1957