El Monte is a city of 106,109 people in California. 49% of locals were born outside the United States. Owners hold 40% of the housing stock. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Density works out to 11,103 people per square mile. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $644,000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,030, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 131%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about El Monte
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share72.3% → 67.2%(−5.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Asian share11.5% → 27.4%(+15.9 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Median age25.7 → 37.8(+12.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)30.3%(474)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.6%(306)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.8%(466)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(52)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.8%(60)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,564 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
El Monte, decade by decade
El Monte population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
106,209
$67,284
$412,812
6.0%
55.2
2000
115,965
$59,093
$278,895
7.1%
54.6
2010
113,475
$61,499
$570,537
10.7%
57.4
2020
109,450
$65,297
$581,900
13.4%
61.2
2024
106,109
$68,030
$644,000
15.2%
59.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
