California · Census place 22230
El Monte city, CA
Quick answer
El Monte city has 107,066 residents, ranking #65 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $64,484, the median home is worth $626,000 and median gross rent runs $1,677 a month.
- Population
- 107,066El Monte city residents
- Median household income
- $64,484Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $626,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,677Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 40%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in El Monte city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the El Monte city median would spend about 31.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 9.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.2% of residents and 40% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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