North El Monte vs Val Verde

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

North El Monte and Val Verde 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 3,074 in Val Verde). Val Verde has the higher median household income ($109,543 vs $105,590 in North El Monte). North El Monte has the higher median home value ($852,600 vs $526,000 in Val Verde).

Population, income & housing

	North El Monte	Val Verde
Population	4,115	3,074
Median age	48.0 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$105,590	$109,543
Median home value	$852,600	$526,000
Median gross rent	$2,356	$1,661
Housing units	1,351	897
Homeownership rate	60.0%	80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.5%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North El Monte	Val Verde
Population	3,933 → 4,115 (+4.6%)	2,734 → 3,074 (+12.4%)
Median household income	$63,875 → $105,590 (+65.3%)	$88,947 → $109,543 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$633,400 → $852,600 (+34.6%)	$348,800 → $526,000 (+50.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,828 → $2,356 (+28.9%)	$1,469 → $1,661 (+13.1%)

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

Val Verde

Population

2,7343,074

Median household income

$88,947$109,543

Median home value

$348,800$526,000

Median gross rent

$1,469$1,661

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North El Monte	Val Verde
Under 5	4.6%	3.4%
5 to 17	10.8%	25.2%
18 to 24	6.3%	7.1%
25 to 34	12.0%	13.9%
35 to 44	14.1%	13.1%
45 to 54	17.5%	12.4%
55 to 64	18.7%	15.7%
65 to 74	9.5%	6.7%
75 and over	6.4%	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North El Monte	Val Verde
White (non-Hispanic)	18.7%	28.1%
Black or African American	1.8%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	45.7%	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	30.9%	58.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North El Monte	Val Verde
No high school diploma	13.5%	19.7%
High school graduate	22.0%	23.4%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	28.8%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North El Monte	Val Verde
Drove alone	70.5%	73.6%
Carpooled	11.6%	17.3%
Public transit	0.7%	1.4%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.0%	7.4%
Other means	0.2%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North El Monte	Val Verde
1-unit, detached	89.9%	95.2%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	North El Monte	Val Verde
Poverty rate	8.2%	5.7%
Average household size	3.08	3.57
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	1957	1987