Monrovia vs San Gabriel

A side-by-side comparison of Monrovia and San Gabriel: population, income, housing, and more.

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

San Gabriel has the higher population (38,764 vs 37,553 in Monrovia). Monrovia has the higher median household income ($97,083 vs $87,592 in San Gabriel). San Gabriel has the higher median home value ($899,000 vs $891,700 in Monrovia).

Population, income & housing

	Monrovia	San Gabriel
Population	37,553	38,764
Median age	38.3 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$97,083	$87,592
Median home value	$891,700	$899,000
Median gross rent	$2,009	$1,874
Housing units	14,796	13,726
Homeownership rate	47.9%	48.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.8%	34.7%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monrovia	San Gabriel
Population	36,816 → 37,553 (+2.0%)	40,143 → 38,764 (-3.4%)
Median household income	$77,111 → $97,083 (+25.9%)	$62,541 → $87,592 (+40.1%)
Median home value	$663,400 → $891,700 (+34.4%)	$680,700 → $899,000 (+32.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,590 → $2,009 (+26.4%)	$1,486 → $1,874 (+26.1%)

Monrovia

Population

36,81637,553

Median household income

$77,111$97,083

Median home value

$663,400$891,700

Median gross rent

$1,590$2,009

San Gabriel

Population

40,14338,764

Median household income

$62,541$87,592

Median home value

$680,700$899,000

Median gross rent

$1,486$1,874

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monrovia	San Gabriel
Under 5	6.2%	4.5%
5 to 17	15.7%	13.3%
18 to 24	6.0%	6.6%
25 to 34	15.5%	14.0%
35 to 44	15.5%	12.1%
45 to 54	12.3%	15.3%
55 to 64	14.9%	15.8%
65 to 74	8.2%	10.0%
75 and over	5.7%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monrovia	San Gabriel
White (non-Hispanic)	30.0%	9.8%
Black or African American	6.1%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	15.5%	58.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.9%
Some other race	0.8%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	43.1%	26.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monrovia	San Gabriel
No high school diploma	9.8%	21.0%
High school graduate	18.4%	22.7%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	26.6%	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	17.2%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monrovia	San Gabriel
Drove alone	71.0%	73.7%
Carpooled	7.2%	8.5%
Public transit	2.2%	2.1%
Walked	1.5%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.2%	1.2%
Worked from home	16.6%	11.9%
Other means	1.3%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monrovia	San Gabriel
1-unit, detached	58.9%	57.3%
1-unit, attached	8.6%	11.9%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	10.6%	16.5%
20 or more units	10.9%	9.3%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Monrovia	San Gabriel
Poverty rate	10.5%	12.3%
Average household size	2.66	3.02
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1962	1956