North El Monte vs Pepperdine University

A side-by-side comparison of North El Monte and Pepperdine University: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North El Monte has the higher population (4,115 vs 2,772 in Pepperdine University). Pepperdine University has the higher median household income ($179,868 vs $105,590 in North El Monte). North El Monte has the higher median home value ($852,600 vs $763,900 in Pepperdine University).

Population, income & housing

	North El Monte	Pepperdine University
Population	4,115	2,772
Median age	48.0 yrs	20.0 yrs
Median household income	$105,590	$179,868
Median home value	$852,600	$763,900
Median gross rent	$2,356	—
Housing units	1,351	167
Homeownership rate	60.0%	69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.5%	91.9%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North El Monte	Pepperdine University
Population	3,933 → 4,115 (+4.6%)	2,764 → 2,772 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$63,875 → $105,590 (+65.3%)	$131,528 → $179,868 (+36.8%)
Median home value	$633,400 → $852,600 (+34.6%)	$596,000 → $763,900 (+28.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,828 → $2,356 (+28.9%)	—

North El Monte

Population

3,9334,115

Median household income

$63,875$105,590

Median home value

$633,400$852,600

Median gross rent

$1,828$2,356

Pepperdine University

Population

2,7642,772

Median household income

$131,528$179,868

Median home value

$596,000$763,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North El Monte	Pepperdine University
Under 5	4.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.8%	4.4%
18 to 24	6.3%	81.9%
25 to 34	12.0%	4.2%
35 to 44	14.1%	1.2%
45 to 54	17.5%	4.1%
55 to 64	18.7%	0.8%
65 to 74	9.5%	3.0%
75 and over	6.4%	0.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North El Monte	Pepperdine University
White (non-Hispanic)	18.7%	48.4%
Black or African American	1.8%	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	45.7%	23.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.7%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	30.9%	16.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North El Monte	Pepperdine University
No high school diploma	13.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	22.0%	2.6%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	5.5%
Bachelor's degree	28.8%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	68.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North El Monte	Pepperdine University
Drove alone	70.5%	32.2%
Carpooled	11.6%	1.7%
Public transit	0.7%	0.4%
Walked	0.0%	42.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	17.0%	17.9%
Other means	0.2%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North El Monte	Pepperdine University
1-unit, detached	89.9%	39.5%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	44.3%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	11.4%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North El Monte	Pepperdine University
Poverty rate	8.2%	0.0%
Average household size	3.08	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	28	11
Median year structure built	1957	1988