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Monterey Park

California · 57,457 residents (2025 est.) · 7.67 sq mi
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With 59,132 people, Monterey Park is a city in California. The foreign-born share is 51%. The typical home is worth $863,000, having more than tripled since 2000. The median age is 45.5, about 7 years above the US median. There are 7,708 people per square mile. 52% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 124%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

59,132
−2%since 2000
from 60,051 in 2000
57,457 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
7,708 / sq mi
−3%since 2009
from 7,953 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
45.5
+18%since 2000
from 38.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
7.67 sq mi
Population, 19902024
59K60K60K61K61K19902000201020202024Monterey Park
202459K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54%(2,369)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.8%(2,858)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.4%(2,595)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.4%(3,217)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.2%(3,052)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.8%(7,574)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.6%(7,447)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5414%(8,305)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.7%(8,116)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.2%(6,614)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 847.5%(4,410)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over4.4%(2,575)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

$81,855
+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $40,724 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
$39,857
+126%since 2000
from $17,661 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
53.3%
+18.2 ptssince 2009
from 35.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
12.4%
−3.2 ptssince 2000
from 15.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
0.482
+8%since 2010
from 0.445 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information8.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance7.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services7.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical6.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Retail trade6.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration4.9%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing4%
US avg: 2.2%
Wholesale trade3.5%
US avg: 6.9%
Arts, entertainment, food2.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

$863,000
+124%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $211,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
$1,888
+44%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $722 in 2000
US average: $1,442
51.6%
−2.4 ptssince 2000
from 54.0% in 2000
48.4% rent
6.7%
+3.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
2.85 people
−7%since 2009
from 3.05 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
30.4%
−5.5 ptssince 2009
from 35.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
53.9%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 53.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
10.5
+13%since 2009
from 9.4 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.
62
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic7.3%(4,362)
Black0.3%(182)
Hispanic / Latino28.9%(17,359)
Asian61.5%(36,912)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic5.5%(3,246)
Black0.6%(366)
Hispanic / Latino26.5%(15,656)
Asian64.4%(38,083)
Other3%(1,781)
64
+2%since 2009
from 63 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
Mexican22.6%(13,341)
Central American2.3%(1,342)
Salvadoran1.1%(627)
Nicaraguan0.5%(269)
Guatemalan0.4%(231)
Ecuadorian0.3%(167)
Spaniard0.3%(151)
Bolivian0.2%(138)
Honduran0.2%(104)
Peruvian0.2%(100)
Puerto Rican0.1%(67)
+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data
Colombian0.1%(50)
Argentine0.1%(37)
Venezuelan0.1%(33)
Cuban0%(18)
Chilean0%(13)
Asian origin
Chinese46.4%(27,421)
Japanese4.9%(2,869)
Vietnamese3.9%(2,325)
Filipino2.1%(1,240)
Korean1.6%(949)
Burmese0.9%(558)
Taiwanese0.6%(375)
Asian Indian0.5%(280)
Cambodian0.4%(249)
Thai0.4%(225)
Indonesian0.3%(165)
Malaysian0.1%(66)
+ 4 more asian origin groups with data
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(53)
Samoan0.1%(51)
Ancestry
American3.3%(1,966)
German1.2%(693)
Arab1%(606)
French0.8%(484)
English0.7%(386)
Italian0.6%(382)
Irish0.5%(324)
Jordanian0.5%(271)
Russian0.3%(205)
Palestinian0.3%(164)
Scottish0.2%(116)
Hungarian0.2%(104)
+ 25 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.1%(74)
Polish0.1%(68)
Lebanese0.1%(65)
Syrian0.1%(52)
Finnish0.1%(52)
Norwegian0.1%(50)
West Indian0.1%(49)
Armenian0.1%(48)
Greek0.1%(41)
Egyptian0.1%(39)
Iranian0.1%(37)
Welsh0.1%(34)
Czech0%(29)
Slovene0%(27)
Swedish0%(26)
British0%(23)
Danish0%(19)
Belgian0%(16)
Swiss0%(11)
Section 05

Education

36.2%
+11.1 ptssince 2000
from 25.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
79.4%
+7.8 ptssince 2000
from 71.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
11.0%
+3.7 ptssince 2000
from 7.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

28.4 min
+54%since 2000
from 18.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
63.9%
−13.1 ptssince 2009
from 77.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
12.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 12.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
2.6%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
17.6%
+14.6 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
1.7%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 2.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
1.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
11.4%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 11.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

6.1%
−2.5 ptssince 2011
from 8.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
58.9%
+1.8 ptssince 2011
from 57.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.3%
+4.7 ptssince 2020
from 69.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
16.1%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 15.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
42.2%
+5.9 ptssince 2009
from 36.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

48.0%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 48.7% in 2009
52.0%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 51.3% in 2009
50.8%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 52.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
2.2%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 3.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
11.2%
+0.4 ptssince 2012
from 10.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
4.2%
−15.8 ptssince 2013
from 20.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
91.0%
+9.5 ptssince 2017
from 81.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.0%
+3.7 ptssince 2020
from 91.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
92.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 91.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
29.7%
+5.8 ptssince 2016
from 24.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
16.4%
−3.0 ptssince 2016
from 19.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married37.5%(9,284)
Married53.4%(13,220)
Widowed2.3%(577)
Divorced6.8%(1,671)
Women 15+
Never married33.1%(8,786)
Married48%(12,753)
Widowed10.4%(2,760)
Divorced8.5%(2,259)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

4.2%
−15.8 ptssince 2013
from 20.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
43.7%
+3.3 ptssince 2020
from 40.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
18.3%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 20.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
23.0%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 21.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
30.5%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 29.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 0.6% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
59.5%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 57.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
45.0%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 44.0% 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)20.5%(221)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.7%(169)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23.2%(250)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War13%(140)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.9%(42)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,077 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 Monterey Park, California?

Monterey Park, California has about 59,132 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Monterey Park, California?

The typical household in Monterey Park, California earns about $81,855 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Monterey Park, California expensive?

In Monterey Park, California, the median home is worth about $863,000, and the typical rent is about $1,888 a month.

How educated are people in Monterey Park, California?

About 36.2% of adults age 25 and over in Monterey Park, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Monterey Park, California?

About 12.4% of people in Monterey Park, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Monterey Park, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Monterey Park, California has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 1,606 residents, a change of about -3 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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