East Pasadena vs North El Monte

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

East Pasadena 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.

East Pasadena has the higher population (5,592 vs 4,115 in North El Monte). East Pasadena has the higher median household income ($105,714 vs $105,590 in North El Monte). East Pasadena has the higher median home value ($1,002,700 vs $852,600 in North El Monte).

Population, income & housing

	East Pasadena	North El Monte
Population	5,592	4,115
Median age	44.3 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	$105,714	$105,590
Median home value	$1,002,700	$852,600
Median gross rent	$2,038	$2,356
Housing units	2,322	1,351
Homeownership rate	72.6%	60.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.2%	38.5%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Pasadena	North El Monte
Population	6,143 → 5,592 (-9.0%)	3,933 → 4,115 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$92,979 → $105,714 (+13.7%)	$63,875 → $105,590 (+65.3%)
Median home value	$829,900 → $1,002,700 (+20.8%)	$633,400 → $852,600 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,741 → $2,038 (+17.1%)	$1,828 → $2,356 (+28.9%)

East Pasadena

Population

6,1435,592

Median household income

$92,979$105,714

Median home value

$829,900$1,002,700

Median gross rent

$1,741$2,038

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)

	East Pasadena	North El Monte
Under 5	6.2%	4.6%
5 to 17	13.5%	10.8%
18 to 24	6.0%	6.3%
25 to 34	9.8%	12.0%
35 to 44	16.4%	14.1%
45 to 54	16.9%	17.5%
55 to 64	9.7%	18.7%
65 to 74	12.3%	9.5%
75 and over	9.1%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Pasadena	North El Monte
White (non-Hispanic)	26.4%	18.7%
Black or African American	2.5%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	33.5%	45.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.5%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	34.6%	30.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Pasadena	North El Monte
No high school diploma	12.1%	13.5%
High school graduate	13.7%	22.0%
Some college or associate's	21.0%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	31.7%	28.8%
Graduate or professional degree	21.5%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Pasadena	North El Monte
Drove alone	63.2%	70.5%
Carpooled	14.8%	11.6%
Public transit	3.4%	0.7%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	17.0%
Other means	3.8%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Pasadena	North El Monte
1-unit, detached	85.7%	89.9%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	3.0%
20 or more units	6.0%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Pasadena	North El Monte
Poverty rate	6.4%	8.2%
Average household size	2.74	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1951	1957