CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Montebello

California · 59,564 residents · 8.33 sq mi

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With 59,564 people, Montebello is a city in California. The typical home is worth $211,200. Owners hold 48% of the housing stock. Median rent is $623 a month. About 15% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 43%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

59,564

−4%vs 2000

vs 62,150 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.3

−3%vs 2000

vs 31.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.33 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202461K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.3%(4,942)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(4,329)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(4,166)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(4,573)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.1%(5,416)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.5%(11,031)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(7,503)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(5,554)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(5,001)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.1%(4,243)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(2,247)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(559)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,441

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,805 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,276

−19%vs 2000

vs $15,125 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.0%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$211,200

+43%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $195,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$623

+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $698 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

48.4%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 47.5% in 2000

51.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic11.1%(6,911)

Black0.6%(395)

Hispanic / Latino74.6%(46,347)

Asian11.4%(7,075)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic47.3%(28,198)

Black0.8%(470)

Hispanic / Latino67%(39,910)

Asian15.4%(9,186)

Other36.4%(21,710)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican65.8%(40,158)

Central American6.7%(4,071)

Salvadoran4.1%(2,530)

South American1.5%(899)

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)

Argentine0%(1)

Asian origin

Chinese6.9%(4,224)

Filipino2.5%(1,529)

Japanese1.2%(732)

Asian Indian1%(601)

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

Native Hawaiian0.2%(144)

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)

Subsaharan African0.1%(48)

Syrian0.1%(41)

Ukrainian0.1%(36)

Nigerian0.1%(33)

Greek0.1%(32)

Iraqi0.1%(31)

Scotch-Irish0%(20)

Czech0%(19)

Welsh0%(16)

Hungarian0%(13)

Austrian0%(11)

Brazilian0%(10)

West Indian0%(8)

Barbadian0%(8)

Latvian0%(7)

Danish0%(6)

Finnish0%(6)

Kenyan0%(6)

Swiss0%(2)

Lithuanian0%(1)

Romanian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Chinese population · Largest Central American population · Largest Salvadoran population · Largest Armenian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.6%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.8%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.9 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 19.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

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

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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