Demographics of El Monte city, California

El Monte city, California had 105,075 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −4,067 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

El Monte city, in four figures

105,075
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 106,109 ±64.; −3.7%
Change since July 2020: −4,067 people.; 37.8 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $68,030 ±$2,580
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

El Monte city, California's population shrank 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of El Monte city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

El Monte city, California's population shrank 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of El Monte city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	109,142	100.0	100.0
2021	106,826	97.9	100.2
2022	105,420	96.6	100.7
2023	104,732	96.0	101.6
2024	104,934	96.1	102.5
2025	105,075	96.3	103.1

Population of El Monte city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	109,142	—
2021	106,826	−2,316
2022	105,420	−1,406
2023	104,732	−688
2024	104,934	+202
2025	105,075	+141

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.8 ±0.9: for men 36.7 ±1.2 and for women 39.2 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in El Monte city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	5,777 ±611	5.4% ±0.6	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	18,404 ±1,133	17.3% ±1.1	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	9,670 ±751	9.1% ±0.7	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	28,795 ±1,261	27.1% ±1.2	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	27,168 ±1,211	25.6% ±1.1	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	16,295 ±871	15.4% ±0.8	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $68,030 ±$2,580, and income per person $25,481 ±$1,073, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in El Monte city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	4,920 ±533	16.8% ±1.8	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,606 ±532	19.1% ±1.8	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,400 ±508	18.4% ±1.7	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,025 ±429	13.7% ±1.4	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,836 ±479	16.5% ±1.6	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,276 ±354	7.8% ±1.2	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,281 ±357	7.8% ±1.2	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in El Monte city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	18,326 ±1,629	17.4% ±1.6	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	6,361 ±705	26.6% ±2.5	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	7,879 ±803	13.4% ±1.3	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	4,086 ±530	18.3% ±2.2	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in El Monte city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	El Monte city	California	United States
Housing units	30,333 ±669	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.7% ±0.4	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.3% ±0.7	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	40.2% ±2.0	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	59.8% ±1.9	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$644,000 ±$12,345	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,736 ±$28	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1965 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in El Monte city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	71,253 ±1,918	67.2% ±1.8	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,457 ±542	3.3% ±0.5	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	275 to 891	0.3% to 0.8%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	29,024 ±1,774	27.4% ±1.7	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	162 to 734	0.2% to 0.7%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	82 to 268	0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	164 to 666	0.2% to 0.6%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	754 ±305	0.7% ±0.3	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in El Monte city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	50,101 ±1,390	47.2% ±1.3	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,963 ±518	2.8% ±0.5	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	974 ±237	0.9% ±0.2	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	52,071 ±1,453	49.1% ±1.4	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	25,954 ±1,149	24.5% ±1.1	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	26,117 ±1,528	24.6% ±1.4	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

El Monte city among the places of California

66th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near El Monte city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Costa Mesa city	110,330 ±43
Menifee city	110,305 ±71
San Buenaventura (Ventura) city	109,857 ±54
West Covina city	107,037 ±66
Jurupa Valley city	107,011 ±46
El Monte city	106,109 ±64
Inglewood city	104,569 ±104
Burbank city	104,546 ±46
El Cajon city	104,449 ±64
Rialto city	104,143 ±77
San Mateo city	103,105 ±92

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in El Monte city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 35 Places by foreign-born share
No. 224 Places by Hispanic or Latino share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026