Monrovia is a city of 37,571 people in California. The typical home is worth $909,400, having more than tripled since 2000. Owners hold 46% of the housing stock. Few US cities rank higher on income. 26% of people here were born outside the United States. Density works out to 2,756 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $96,021, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
43% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 123%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Monrovia
What changed most since 1990
White share57.5% → 28.1%(−29.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Asian share4.4% → 15.6%(+11.2 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree19.7% → 42.7%(+23.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)25%(217)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.3%(107)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.3%(289)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.2%(54)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.5%(13)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 869 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
Monrovia, decade by decade
Monrovia 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
35,758
$85,644
$555,616
19.7%
72.6
2000
36,929
$82,658
$408,415
25.1%
80.8
2010
36,590
$94,193
$807,038
33.5%
83.4
2020
37,931
$99,375
$842,003
40.5%
87.0
2024
37,571
$96,021
$909,400
42.7%
85.7
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.
