El Rio vs Mira Monte

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

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

Mira Monte has the higher population (7,301 vs 6,343 in El Rio). El Rio has the higher median household income ($83,233 vs $77,900 in Mira Monte). Mira Monte has the higher median home value ($827,300 vs $639,600 in El Rio).

Population, income & housing

	El Rio	Mira Monte
Population	6,343	7,301
Median age	38.7 yrs	52.3 yrs
Median household income	$83,233	$77,900
Median home value	$639,600	$827,300
Median gross rent	$2,122	$2,060
Housing units	1,732	3,067
Homeownership rate	57.0%	85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	43.0%
Unemployment rate	10.7%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	El Rio	Mira Monte
Population	6,297 → 6,343 (+0.7%)	6,633 → 7,301 (+10.1%)
Median household income	$62,480 → $83,233 (+33.2%)	$77,429 → $77,900 (+0.6%)
Median home value	$469,000 → $639,600 (+36.4%)	$589,200 → $827,300 (+40.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,690 → $2,122 (+25.6%)	$1,638 → $2,060 (+25.8%)

El Rio

Population

6,2976,343

Median household income

$62,480$83,233

Median home value

$469,000$639,600

Median gross rent

$1,690$2,122

Mira Monte

Population

6,6337,301

Median household income

$77,429$77,900

Median home value

$589,200$827,300

Median gross rent

$1,638$2,060

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	El Rio	Mira Monte
Under 5	4.4%	4.2%
5 to 17	17.9%	11.6%
18 to 24	7.7%	8.4%
25 to 34	15.9%	6.8%
35 to 44	13.8%	11.8%
45 to 54	13.1%	11.6%
55 to 64	14.7%	14.8%
65 to 74	7.7%	21.0%
75 and over	5.0%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	El Rio	Mira Monte
White (non-Hispanic)	15.6%	80.0%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.4%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.7%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	82.7%	15.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	El Rio	Mira Monte
No high school diploma	31.8%	5.7%
High school graduate	26.4%	18.9%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	18.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	El Rio	Mira Monte
Drove alone	81.4%	64.3%
Carpooled	9.8%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.8%
Worked from home	8.8%	21.2%
Other means	0.0%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	El Rio	Mira Monte
1-unit, detached	90.2%	64.1%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	0.8%
20 or more units	2.4%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	27.3%

Poverty & households

	El Rio	Mira Monte
Poverty rate	22.0%	17.5%
Average household size	3.74	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1956	1973