Lynwood vs Montebello

A side-by-side comparison of Lynwood and Montebello: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lynwood has the higher population (65,291 vs 61,376 in Montebello). Montebello has the higher median household income ($74,955 vs $70,236 in Lynwood). Montebello has the higher median home value ($660,700 vs $569,400 in Lynwood).

Population, income & housing

	Lynwood	Montebello
Population	65,291	61,376
Median age	33.1 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$70,236	$74,955
Median home value	$569,400	$660,700
Median gross rent	$1,625	$1,771
Housing units	15,577	20,347
Homeownership rate	49.0%	46.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lynwood	Montebello
Population	70,635 → 65,291 (-7.6%)	62,742 → 61,376 (-2.2%)
Median household income	$52,213 → $70,236 (+34.5%)	$56,150 → $74,955 (+33.5%)
Median home value	$399,100 → $569,400 (+42.7%)	$492,300 → $660,700 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,211 → $1,625 (+34.2%)	$1,334 → $1,771 (+32.8%)

Lynwood

Population

70,63565,291

Median household income

$52,213$70,236

Median home value

$399,100$569,400

Median gross rent

$1,211$1,625

Montebello

Population

62,74261,376

Median household income

$56,150$74,955

Median home value

$492,300$660,700

Median gross rent

$1,334$1,771

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lynwood	Montebello
Under 5	6.3%	5.3%
5 to 17	19.9%	15.1%
18 to 24	10.1%	8.4%
25 to 34	16.5%	16.1%
35 to 44	15.0%	13.2%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.6%
55 to 64	11.0%	11.9%
65 to 74	6.3%	9.2%
75 and over	3.0%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lynwood	Montebello
White (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	6.3%
Black or African American	8.3%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	13.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races	0.6%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	88.0%	78.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lynwood	Montebello
No high school diploma	41.7%	25.5%
High school graduate	26.7%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	21.2%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lynwood	Montebello
Drove alone	70.4%	72.1%
Carpooled	17.7%	12.6%
Public transit	5.0%	2.8%
Walked	1.2%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.4%
Worked from home	3.6%	9.2%
Other means	2.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lynwood	Montebello
1-unit, detached	54.4%	46.8%
1-unit, attached	11.2%	9.8%
2 to 4 units	12.4%	14.1%
5 to 19 units	15.7%	12.6%
20 or more units	5.4%	15.1%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Lynwood	Montebello
Poverty rate	17.4%	12.8%
Average household size	4.12	3.10
Mean commute (minutes)	31	31
Median year structure built	1953	1963