Montebello is home to 61,045 people in California. 36% of locals were born outside the United States. Owners hold 46% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $697,900, having more than tripled since 2000. There are 7,330 people per square mile. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 23% of adults.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $79,971, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 96%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Montebello
What changed most since 1990
White share17.4% → 6.9%(−10.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.6% → 23.0%(+8.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median age30.3 → 40.1(+9.8 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)19.2%(227)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27%(319)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.9%(330)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.5%(89)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4.8%(57)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,183 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
Montebello, decade by decade
Montebello 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
59,564
$75,461
$506,895
14.6%
62.4
2000
62,150
$70,689
$355,405
14.3%
52.3
2010
62,500
$73,196
$656,708
16.3%
44.0
2020
62,640
$76,093
$629,048
19.3%
45.9
2024
61,045
$79,971
$697,900
23.0%
49.2
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.
