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El Monte, California

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StatisticEl MonteCaliforniaUnited States
Total Population106,10939,287,376334,922,499
Median Household Income$68,030$99,122$80,734
Median Age37.837.938.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher15.2%37.1%35.7%
Median Home Value$644,000$734,700$332,700
Median Gross Rent$1,736$2,036$1,413
Poverty Rate17.4%12.0%12.5%
Unemployment Rate6.3%6.6%5.2%
Foreign Born49.1%27.0%14.1%
Homeownership Rate40.2%55.9%65.2%
Average Commute Time27.828.726.4
Worked from Home6.5%17.2%15.1%
Married-Couple Households45.4%48.4%46.9%

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Race and ethnicity in El Monte, California

Age in El Monte, California

StatisticEl MonteCaliforniaUnited States
Median Age37.837.938.9
Under 18 %22.8%22.0%22.0%
Age 18-24 %9.1%9.1%9.1%
Age 25-34 %13.8%14.8%13.7%
Age 35-44 %13.3%13.9%13.2%
Age 45-64 %25.6%24.6%24.8%
Age 65 and Over %15.4%15.7%17.2%

Households and families in El Monte, California

StatisticEl MonteCaliforniaUnited States
Households29,34413,548,091129,227,496
Average Household Size3.62.82.5
Family Households81.1%67.8%64.2%
Households with Children39.0%32.4%29.5%
Single-Parent Families35.8%19.4%17.3%
People Living Alone14.1%24.3%28.7%
Never Married44.6%38.2%34.4%

Income and poverty in El Monte, California

StatisticEl MonteCaliforniaUnited States
Per Capita Income$25,481$49,513$44,673
Households Under $25,00016.8%12.5%14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,99918.4%13.0%15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,99916.5%17.8%17.5%
Households $200,000 or More7.8%20.5%13.4%
Poverty Rate17.4%12.0%12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty43.1%27.3%28.2%
SNAP Households25.8%12.4%n/a

Housing in El Monte, California

StatisticEl MonteCaliforniaUnited States
Housing Units30,33314,644,735143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes54.2%57.0%61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units24.0%24.1%19.1%
Vacancy Rate3.3%7.5%10.1%
Median Year Structure Built1,965.01,976.01,980.0
Renter-Occupied59.8%44.1%34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income35.4%32.8%30.6%
Median Property Tax$4,681$5,124n/a

Education in El Monte, California

StatisticEl MonteCaliforniaUnited States
Less than High School35.4%15.3%10.4%
High School Graduate28.3%20.5%26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree21.1%27.2%27.9%
Bachelor's Degree11.6%22.7%21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree3.5%14.4%14.1%

Work and commuting in El Monte, California

StatisticEl MonteCaliforniaUnited States
Labour Force Participation61.5%63.8%63.5%
Drove Alone to Work69.1%65.7%68.8%
Public Transit3.3%2.9%3.2%
Walked to Work2.0%2.4%2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes18.4%22.0%26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour9.5%11.1%8.6%
Households Without a Car9.3%7.1%n/a

Origins and language in El Monte, California

StatisticEl MonteCaliforniaUnited States
Born in State of Residence47.2%56.5%57.3%
Naturalised Citizens24.5%14.7%7.4%
Non-Citizens24.6%12.3%6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home18.0%55.6%77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home56.5%28.3%13.6%
Limited English Proficiency51.0%32.1%16.7%

Cities near El Monte

Figures are American Community Survey five-year estimates for the place itself, not for the county around it. Small places carry wide margins of error.