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Montebello

California · 60,693 residents (2025 est.) · 8.33 sq mi
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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
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
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
61,045
−2%since 2000
from 62,150 in 2000
60,693 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
7,330 / sq mi
−1%since 2009
from 7,410 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
40.1
+28%since 2000
from 31.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
8.33 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
59K60K62K63K64K19902000201020202024Montebello
202461K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.6%(3,444)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.2%(3,193)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.8%(3,525)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.9%(3,615)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.9%(3,597)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415.4%(9,403)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.6%(8,291)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.4%(7,575)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.5%(7,033)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.8%(5,960)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.8%(3,543)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over3.1%(1,866)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$79,971
+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $38,805 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$34,178
+126%since 2000
from $15,125 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
53.5%
+22.8 ptssince 2009
from 30.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.1%
−4.9 ptssince 2000
from 17.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.438
+3%since 2010
from 0.425 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade10.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance8.3%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical7.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade6.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services5%
US avg: 6.7%
Transportation & warehousing4.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Public administration3.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$697,900
+96%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $195,100 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,827
+44%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $698 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
45.9%
−1.5 ptssince 2000
from 47.5% in 2000
54.1% rent
Vacancy rate
3.4%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
3.07 people
−7%since 2009
from 3.31 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
30.3%
−10.5 ptssince 2009
from 40.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
57.2%
+10.2 ptssince 2009
from 47.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
8.7
−5%since 2009
from 9.2 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
53
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic11.1%(6,911)
Black0.6%(395)
Hispanic / Latino74.6%(46,347)
Asian11.4%(7,075)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic6.9%(4,220)
Black0.7%(414)
Hispanic / Latino76.3%(46,569)
Asian14%(8,516)
Other2.2%(1,326)
Diversity Score
49
+6%since 2009
from 46 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican65.8%(40,158)
Central American6.7%(4,071)
Salvadoran4.1%(2,530)
Guatemalan1.4%(826)
Nicaraguan0.7%(402)
Colombian0.5%(320)
Honduran0.4%(256)
Puerto Rican0.4%(252)
Peruvian0.4%(250)
Ecuadorian0.4%(248)
Spaniard0.2%(126)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Costa Rican0.1%(57)
Bolivian0.1%(32)
Paraguayan0.1%(32)
Chilean0%(16)
Dominican0%(15)
Cuban0%(9)
Asian origin
Chinese6.9%(4,224)
Filipino2.5%(1,529)
Japanese1.2%(732)
Korean0.9%(529)
Vietnamese0.6%(338)
Thai0.3%(174)
Taiwanese0.2%(118)
Indonesian0.1%(81)
Bangladeshi0.1%(34)
Cambodian0%(14)
Burmese0%(8)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
Armenian2.9%(1,788)
Italian1.3%(776)
Irish1%(608)
German0.9%(522)
American0.8%(480)
English0.4%(270)
Arab0.3%(185)
Russian0.3%(185)
Dutch0.3%(169)
French0.2%(124)
Lebanese0.2%(111)
Iranian0.1%(71)
+ 26 more ancestry groups with data
Polish0.1%(68)
Portuguese0.1%(65)
Scottish0.1%(64)
Swedish0.1%(58)
Norwegian0.1%(51)
Syrian0.1%(41)
Ukrainian0.1%(36)
Nigerian0.1%(33)
Greek0.1%(32)
Iraqi0.1%(31)
Czech0%(19)
Welsh0%(16)
Hungarian0%(13)
Austrian0%(11)
Brazilian0%(10)
Latvian0%(7)
Danish0%(6)
Finnish0%(6)
Kenyan0%(6)
Swiss0%(2)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
23.0%
+8.6 ptssince 2000
from 14.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
74.8%
+12.7 ptssince 2000
from 62.1% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
7.7%
+3.5 ptssince 2000
from 4.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
31.0 min
+61%since 2000
from 19.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
70.3%
−5.4 ptssince 2009
from 75.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
12.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 13.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.9%
−3.7 ptssince 2009
from 6.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
10.9%
+9.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.5%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 9.9% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.1%
−2.1 ptssince 2011
from 9.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
62.5%
+1.1 ptssince 2011
from 61.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.9%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 75.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
16.8%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 17.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
33.0%
+4.9 ptssince 2009
from 28.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.8%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 48.2% in 2009
Female
50.2%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 51.8% in 2009
Foreign born
36.0%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 36.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
2.4%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.3%
−1.2 ptssince 2012
from 13.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.8%
−12.5 ptssince 2013
from 23.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
89.5%
+16.5 ptssince 2017
from 73.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.0%
+5.5 ptssince 2020
from 89.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
93.8%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 92.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
29.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2016
from 30.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
55.9%
+0.3 ptssince 2016
from 55.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married45.5%(11,553)
Married44.3%(11,246)
Widowed2.9%(747)
Divorced7.3%(1,863)
Women 15+
Never married38.9%(9,899)
Married42.4%(10,810)
Widowed8.6%(2,184)
Divorced10.1%(2,581)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.8%
−12.5 ptssince 2013
from 23.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
43.2%
−2.0 ptssince 2020
from 45.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
7.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 7.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.4%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 16.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
34.1%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 34.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 1.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
49.3%
−2.2 ptssince 2020
from 51.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
46.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 46.2% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Montebello, California?

Montebello, California has about 61,045 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Montebello, California?

The typical household in Montebello, California earns about $79,971 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Montebello, California expensive?

In Montebello, California, the median home is worth about $697,900, and the typical rent is about $1,827 a month.

How educated are people in Montebello, California?

About 23.0% of adults age 25 and over in Montebello, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Montebello, California?

About 12.1% of people in Montebello, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Montebello, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Montebello, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 1,481 residents, a change of about 2 percent over that period.

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