El Monte, CA Demographics

The total population of El Monte is estimated to be 108,682 with 54,901 males (50.52%) and 53,781 females (49.48%). There are 1,120 less females than males in El Monte.
The median household income in El Monte was $61,097 in 2021, which marked an an increase of 50(0.08%) from $61,047 in 2020. This income is 81.89% of the U.S. median household income of $74,606 (all incomes in 2022 inflation-adjusted dollars).
Per the latest American Community Survey by the Census Bureau, El Monte sees its highest median household income among householders in the age group of 45 to 64 years old, at $72,613. Overall, the median household income for the city of El Monte stands at $59,368.
In El Monte, the median income for all workers aged 15 years and older, regardless of work hours, was $30,908 for males and $22,137 for females. However, when specifically considering full-time, year-round workers within the same age group, the median income was $41,810 for males and $36,893 for females.
In El Monte, the demographic landscape is diverse, spanning 5 distinct racial categories among households. Among these, White households have the highest median household income at $93,977, while American Indian and Alaska Native households represent the opposite end with the lowest median household income of $53,623.
In 2022, the population of El Monte was 105,312, a 1.50% decrease year-by-year from 2021. Previously, in 2021, El Monte's population was 106,918, a decline of 2.01% compared to a population of 109,111 in 2020.
The median age in El Monte, CA is 36.3, as per 2021 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Of the total population, 18.92% were under the age of 15, 22.73% aged 15 to 29, 45.07% aged 30 to 64, 11.37% aged 65 to 84, and 1.92% were 85 years of age and older.
Racial distribution of El Monte population: 25.92% are White, 0.57% are Black or African American, 2.18% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 29.85% are Asian, 0.74% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 28.73% are some other race and 12% are multiracial.