Glen Ellen vs Monte Rio

A side-by-side comparison of Glen Ellen and Monte Rio: population, income, housing, and more.

Glen Ellen and Monte Rio are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Glen Ellen has the higher population (1,084 vs 765 in Monte Rio). Glen Ellen has the higher median household income ($213,261 vs $48,922 in Monte Rio). Glen Ellen has the higher median home value ($1,402,800 vs $666,200 in Monte Rio).

Population, income & housing

	Glen Ellen	Monte Rio
Population	1,084	765
Median age	59.0 yrs	63.4 yrs
Median household income	$213,261	$48,922
Median home value	$1,402,800	$666,200
Median gross rent	$1,564	$1,297
Housing units	647	749
Homeownership rate	66.4%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.1%	33.3%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	11.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glen Ellen	Monte Rio
Population	734 → 1,084 (+47.7%)	977 → 765 (-21.7%)
Median household income	$145,957 → $213,261 (+46.1%)	$43,603 → $48,922 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$993,600 → $1,402,800 (+41.2%)	$462,400 → $666,200 (+44.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$968 → $1,297 (+34.0%)

Glen Ellen

Population

7341,084

Median household income

$145,957$213,261

Median home value

$993,600$1,402,800

Monte Rio

Population

977765

Median household income

$43,603$48,922

Median home value

$462,400$666,200

Median gross rent

$968$1,297

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glen Ellen	Monte Rio
Under 5	2.1%	1.8%
5 to 17	4.3%	1.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.0%
25 to 34	1.1%	8.0%
35 to 44	9.1%	9.3%
45 to 54	7.7%	4.1%
55 to 64	58.9%	29.8%
65 to 74	10.4%	30.8%
75 and over	6.3%	12.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glen Ellen	Monte Rio
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	82.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	15.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glen Ellen	Monte Rio
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.1%
High school graduate	12.8%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	13.1%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	37.9%	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	36.2%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glen Ellen	Monte Rio
Drove alone	80.0%	62.4%
Carpooled	1.3%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.3%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	25.7%
Other means	2.7%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glen Ellen	Monte Rio
1-unit, detached	83.6%	89.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	16.4%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Glen Ellen	Monte Rio
Poverty rate	25.9%	16.6%
Average household size	1.87	1.80
Mean commute (minutes)	16	22
Median year structure built	1956	1951