Burbank vs El Monte

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

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

El Monte has the higher population (107,066 vs 105,165 in Burbank). Burbank has the higher median household income ($95,816 vs $64,484 in El Monte). Burbank has the higher median home value ($1,041,100 vs $626,000 in El Monte).

Population, income & housing

	Burbank	El Monte
Population	105,165	107,066
Median age	39.8 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$95,816	$64,484
Median home value	$1,041,100	$626,000
Median gross rent	$2,089	$1,677
Housing units	46,301	30,575
Homeownership rate	42.8%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.0%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burbank	El Monte
Population	103,703 → 105,165 (+1.4%)	115,517 → 107,066 (-7.3%)
Median household income	$75,827 → $95,816 (+26.4%)	$49,003 → $64,484 (+31.6%)
Median home value	$730,100 → $1,041,100 (+42.6%)	$454,900 → $626,000 (+37.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,692 → $2,089 (+23.5%)	$1,282 → $1,677 (+30.8%)

Burbank

Population

103,703105,165

Median household income

$75,827$95,816

Median home value

$730,100$1,041,100

Median gross rent

$1,692$2,089

El Monte

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

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burbank	El Monte
Under 5	5.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	14.1%	16.7%
18 to 24	7.1%	9.4%
25 to 34	16.9%	13.7%
35 to 44	14.1%	13.5%
45 to 54	14.3%	13.7%
55 to 64	12.2%	11.9%
65 to 74	8.8%	9.2%
75 and over	7.5%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burbank	El Monte
White (non-Hispanic)	54.1%	3.4%
Black or African American	3.3%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.4%
Asian	11.6%	29.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.3%
Some other race	1.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.9%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	24.6%	65.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burbank	El Monte
No high school diploma	7.7%	35.8%
High school graduate	14.9%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	20.7%
Bachelor's degree	31.0%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burbank	El Monte
Drove alone	61.8%	70.8%
Carpooled	4.6%	15.6%
Public transit	1.6%	3.8%
Walked	2.7%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.8%
Worked from home	27.4%	5.4%
Other means	1.3%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burbank	El Monte
1-unit, detached	44.0%	54.1%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	9.3%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	18.8%	10.7%
20 or more units	21.0%	13.0%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Burbank	El Monte
Poverty rate	10.7%	17.2%
Average household size	2.42	3.57
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1958	1966