El Monte, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for El Monte, CA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 90,977. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet EL-MONTE-CA · El Monte, CA 2 ZIPs · 90,977 pop · #13799/25278 · Los Angeles County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-MID $68,662
  • RANK-MID #13799/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Inglewood
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 41% owners
  • POP-SMALL 90,977
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 91731→91732
  • HOME-HIGH $639,900

Nearest income peer: Inglewood, CA (+ $5,176 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around El Monte

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest El Monte on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, El Monte, CA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

45th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
90,977
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$68,662
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (2): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $68,662 and poverty 17.1% concentrate in 91732.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (41.4%) for this income tier, rent $1,739 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within California, Termo is the closest lower-income city and Adelanto the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for El Monte.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside El Monte differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in El Monte: $62,215 in ZIP 91731 to $75,108 in 91732. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.2×

91731 to 91732

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.0×

91731 to 91732

Poverty-rate spread
1.3 points

91732 to 91731

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 91732 skews compact El Monte

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 91732 covers about 67% of El Monte's 90,977 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact El Monte

Citywide ZBP: 1,835 establishments, 20,836 employees , annual payroll $1,148,005k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 91731 (1,102 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (244) · also Transportation and warehousing · Wholesale trade .

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ZIP Codes in El Monte, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Los Angeles County, which covers 290 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in El Monte. See the Los Angeles County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Los Angeles County reports a higher average ZIP median income than El Monte, Los Angeles, Long Beach and Whittier among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Pasadena marks the far end of that range at $110,117, 60% above El Monte.

Side-by-side: Compare 91732 vs 91731 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
91732 61,386 $75,108 733 5,134
91731 29,591 $62,215 1,102 2,995

El Monte roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving El Monte, .