Hermosa Beach vs South El Monte

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

Hermosa Beach 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.

South El Monte has the higher population (19,413 vs 19,248 in Hermosa Beach). Hermosa Beach has the higher median household income ($152,019 vs $67,153 in South El Monte). Hermosa Beach has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $578,100 in South El Monte).

Population, income & housing

	Hermosa Beach	South El Monte
Population	19,248	19,413
Median age	42.1 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$152,019	$67,153
Median home value	$2,000,001	$578,100
Median gross rent	$2,812	$1,708
Housing units	10,454	5,198
Homeownership rate	50.7%	49.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	76.5%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hermosa Beach	South El Monte
Population	19,539 → 19,248 (-1.5%)	20,721 → 19,413 (-6.3%)
Median household income	$136,702 → $152,019 (+11.2%)	$52,204 → $67,153 (+28.6%)
Median home value	$1,542,900 → $2,000,001 (+29.6%)	$445,500 → $578,100 (+29.8%)
Median gross rent	$2,181 → $2,812 (+28.9%)	$1,333 → $1,708 (+28.1%)

Hermosa Beach

Population

19,53919,248

Median household income

$136,702$152,019

Median home value

$1,542,900$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,181$2,812

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)

	Hermosa Beach	South El Monte
Under 5	3.8%	6.5%
5 to 17	16.7%	17.9%
18 to 24	3.9%	9.1%
25 to 34	16.8%	13.1%
35 to 44	14.1%	11.7%
45 to 54	15.2%	14.0%
55 to 64	15.4%	12.8%
65 to 74	9.1%	8.4%
75 and over	5.1%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hermosa Beach	South El Monte
White (non-Hispanic)	72.8%	3.2%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	7.3%	20.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	9.3%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	9.9%	74.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hermosa Beach	South El Monte
No high school diploma	1.5%	44.3%
High school graduate	6.2%	24.6%
Some college or associate's	15.7%	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	45.0%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	31.5%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hermosa Beach	South El Monte
Drove alone	55.1%	74.8%
Carpooled	5.4%	12.2%
Public transit	0.9%	2.6%
Walked	2.3%	2.8%
Bicycle	2.1%	0.9%
Worked from home	31.4%	6.0%
Other means	2.8%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hermosa Beach	South El Monte
1-unit, detached	45.6%	65.5%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	9.5%
2 to 4 units	19.1%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	11.5%	7.0%
20 or more units	13.1%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	9.6%

Poverty & households

	Hermosa Beach	South El Monte
Poverty rate	5.3%	23.7%
Average household size	2.15	3.84
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1968	1959