Lennox vs South El Monte

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

Lennox 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.

Lennox has the higher population (20,289 vs 19,413 in South El Monte). South El Monte has the higher median household income ($67,153 vs $60,307 in Lennox). Lennox has the higher median home value ($677,600 vs $578,100 in South El Monte).

Population, income & housing

	Lennox	South El Monte
Population	20,289	19,413
Median age	34.5 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,307	$67,153
Median home value	$677,600	$578,100
Median gross rent	$1,455	$1,708
Housing units	5,816	5,198
Homeownership rate	27.6%	49.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.9%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lennox	South El Monte
Population	21,818 → 20,289 (-7.0%)	20,721 → 19,413 (-6.3%)
Median household income	$49,316 → $60,307 (+22.3%)	$52,204 → $67,153 (+28.6%)
Median home value	$454,800 → $677,600 (+49.0%)	$445,500 → $578,100 (+29.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,175 → $1,455 (+23.8%)	$1,333 → $1,708 (+28.1%)

Lennox

Population

21,81820,289

Median household income

$49,316$60,307

Median home value

$454,800$677,600

Median gross rent

$1,175$1,455

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)

	Lennox	South El Monte
Under 5	6.0%	6.5%
5 to 17	18.6%	17.9%
18 to 24	10.0%	9.1%
25 to 34	16.0%	13.1%
35 to 44	13.1%	11.7%
45 to 54	13.2%	14.0%
55 to 64	13.1%	12.8%
65 to 74	7.3%	8.4%
75 and over	2.6%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lennox	South El Monte
White (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	3.2%
Black or African American	3.3%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	2.5%	20.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.0%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	89.2%	74.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lennox	South El Monte
No high school diploma	45.8%	44.3%
High school graduate	23.4%	24.6%
Some college or associate's	18.8%	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lennox	South El Monte
Drove alone	66.6%	74.8%
Carpooled	14.5%	12.2%
Public transit	5.6%	2.6%
Walked	2.1%	2.8%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.9%
Worked from home	4.8%	6.0%
Other means	5.3%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lennox	South El Monte
1-unit, detached	37.9%	65.5%
1-unit, attached	16.7%	9.5%
2 to 4 units	18.0%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	14.0%	7.0%
20 or more units	12.8%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	9.6%

Poverty & households

	Lennox	South El Monte
Poverty rate	14.8%	23.7%
Average household size	3.62	3.84
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1958	1959