El Monte

Population & Demographics

El Monte, CA

El Monte is home to 106,109 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 45,722 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
106,109
people
Population

106,109 residents

Median age 37.8 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

El Monte population & demographics

Who lives in El Monte — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
106,109
Median age
37.8yrs
Median household income
$68,030
Median home value
$644,000
Median gross rent
$1,736/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
15.2%
Poverty rate
17.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in El Monte

How El Monte breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino67.2%
Asian27.4%
White3.3%
Two or more races0.7%
Black0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Some other race0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%

Race across El Monte

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across El Monte.

El Monte at a glance
Employed Residents
45,722
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
9.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
6.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Los Angeles
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for El Monte proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How El Monte commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

49 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

El Monte

45,722 commutes, one dot at a time

El Monte

Where 45,722 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in El Monte, by worker count.

1Los Angeles19.8 mi6,874
2El Monte0.0 mi4,504
3Industry6.3 mi1,964
4Pasadena8.2 mi1,622
5Arcadia4.2 mi1,394
6South El Monte1.9 mi1,393
7Alhambra6.2 mi884
8Rosemead3.0 mi852

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into El Monte.

1El Monte0.0 mi4,504
2Los Angeles19.8 mi2,592
3Baldwin Park3.3 mi938
4West Covina6.5 mi927
5Rosemead3.0 mi721
6Alhambra6.2 mi663
7Temple City2.7 mi592
8Arcadia4.2 mi528

Top industries

The sectors that employ El Monte’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance21.0%
RTRetail Trade11.9%
EDEducational Services10.0%
MFManufacturing9.1%
TRTransportation and Warehousing7.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.3%
WSWholesale Trade5.8%
MGManagement of Companies and Enterprises5.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.0%
Connectivity

Internet options for El Monte

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps98%
5 Gbps98%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in El Monte

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