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South El Monte, CA

19,413 Population
2.8 square miles 6,826.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±2.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 38.2 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in California: 37.6 ±0.1

Economics

$22,743 ±$1,583 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $46,385 ±$211
  • about half the amount in California: $47,977 ±$163
$67,153 ±$8,234 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $93,525 ±$441
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $96,334 ±$298

23.8% ±4.6% (4,588  ±882) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 12.6% 1,618,969 (±0.1% / ±17,774)
  • about double the rate in California: 12% 4,610,600 (±0.1% / ±37,676)

27 minutes ±1 (205,295  ±15,657) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 29.9 158,071,870 (±0.1 / ±561,489)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 29 449,199,070 (±0 / ±1,016,968)

Families

5,050 ±227 Number of households
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,464,908 ±7,808
  • California: 13,434,847 ±19,805
3.8 ±0.2 (19,386  ±44) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 2.9 12,760,073 (±0 / ±2,802)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in California: 2.9 38,375,888

3.3% ±1.5% (159  ±75) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4.3% 139,589 (±0.1% / ±2,914)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 4.8% 458,434 (±0.1% / ±6,537)

Housing

5,198 ±228 Number of housing units
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,762,557 ±1,595
  • California: 14,532,683 ±1,118

$578,100 ±$26,827 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $825,300 ±$2,278
  • about 80 percent of the amount in California: $695,400 ±$1,030

6% ±2.5% (1,155  ±475.3) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 9.9% 1,278,596 (±0.1% / ±14,445.8)
  • about half the rate in California: 11.2% 4,339,762 (±0.1% / ±29,112.5)

Social

55.7% ±3.7% (7,194  ±573.5) High school grad or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 82.2% 7,492,639
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 84.6% 22,792,052 (±0.2% / ±42,908.7)
10.2% ±1.5% (1,311  ±205.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 37.4% 3,408,792
  • about one-quarter of the rate in California: 36.5% 9,834,361 (±0.1% / ±27,165.3)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

45% ±3.1% (8,729  ±599) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 32.5% 4,231,599
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 26.7% 10,479,526

2.6% ±1% (383  ±141) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 3% 310,552 (±0.1% / ±4,866)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 4.5% 1,355,918 (±0% / ±10,743)
383 Total veterans ±141 366 Male ±140 17 Female ±20

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