El Monte vs West Covina

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

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

West Covina has the higher population (107,436 vs 107,066 in El Monte). West Covina has the higher median household income ($98,570 vs $64,484 in El Monte). West Covina has the higher median home value ($712,300 vs $626,000 in El Monte).

Population, income & housing

	El Monte	West Covina
Population	107,066	107,436
Median age	38.1 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,484	$98,570
Median home value	$626,000	$712,300
Median gross rent	$1,677	$2,153
Housing units	30,575	33,810
Homeownership rate	40.0%	60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	29.8%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	El Monte	West Covina
Population	115,517 → 107,066 (-7.3%)	106,589 → 107,436 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$49,003 → $64,484 (+31.6%)	$82,938 → $98,570 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$454,900 → $626,000 (+37.6%)	$540,500 → $712,300 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,282 → $1,677 (+30.8%)	$1,674 → $2,153 (+28.6%)

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

West Covina

Population

106,589107,436

Median household income

$82,938$98,570

Median home value

$540,500$712,300

Median gross rent

$1,674$2,153

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	El Monte	West Covina
Under 5	5.6%	5.1%
5 to 17	16.7%	15.1%
18 to 24	9.4%	8.1%
25 to 34	13.7%	15.1%
35 to 44	13.5%	12.7%
45 to 54	13.7%	13.3%
55 to 64	11.9%	13.7%
65 to 74	9.2%	9.4%
75 and over	6.1%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	El Monte	West Covina
White (non-Hispanic)	3.4%	10.0%
Black or African American	0.6%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.3%
Asian	29.2%	30.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.2%
Some other race	0.4%	0.6%
Two or more races	0.6%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	65.1%	53.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	El Monte	West Covina
No high school diploma	35.8%	14.6%
High school graduate	28.9%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	20.7%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	El Monte	West Covina
Drove alone	70.8%	73.0%
Carpooled	15.6%	11.3%
Public transit	3.8%	2.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.3%
Worked from home	5.4%	11.3%
Other means	1.5%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	El Monte	West Covina
1-unit, detached	54.1%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	9.3%	8.3%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	6.1%
20 or more units	13.0%	15.1%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	El Monte	West Covina
Poverty rate	17.2%	9.7%
Average household size	3.57	3.27
Mean commute (minutes)	29	33
Median year structure built	1966	1968