Monterey Park

Population & Demographics

Monterey Park, CA

Monterey Park is home to 59,132 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 26,749 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
59,132
people
Population

59,132 residents

Median age 45.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Monterey Park population & demographics

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

Population
59,132
Median age
45.5yrs
Median household income
$81,855
Median home value
$863,000
Median gross rent
$1,888/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
36.2%
Poverty rate
12.4%

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 Monterey Park

How Monterey Park 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).

Asian64.4%
Hispanic or Latino26.5%
White5.5%
Two or more races2.5%
Black0.6%
Some other race0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Monterey Park

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 Monterey Park.

Monterey Park at a glance
Employed Residents
26,749
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
14.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
9.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
17.6%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Los Angeles
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Monterey Park 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 Monterey Park 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

48 / 100

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

Monterey Park

26,749 commutes, one dot at a time

Monterey Park

Where 26,749 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Monterey Park, by worker count.

1Los Angeles14.0 mi6,995
2Monterey Park0.0 mi2,596
3Pasadena7.3 mi1,115
4Alhambra2.3 mi981
5Industry11.3 mi570
6Glendale10.9 mi505
7Rosemead3.3 mi495
8Commerce3.6 mi483

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Monterey Park.

1Los Angeles14.0 mi5,403
2Monterey Park0.0 mi2,596
3Alhambra2.3 mi1,231
4Rosemead3.3 mi841
5El Monte6.2 mi821
6East Los Angeles2.2 mi814
7West Covina12.5 mi530
8Montebello2.5 mi523

Top industries

The sectors that employ Monterey Park’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 Assistance17.9%
PAPublic Administration16.7%
FIFinance and Insurance9.4%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services9.0%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.0%
RTRetail Trade8.5%
EDEducational Services8.1%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.2%
MFManufacturing3.5%
Connectivity

Internet options for Monterey Park

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

2 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps73%
5 Gbps73%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Monterey Park

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