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.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
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.
- El Monte · this city · lowest
El Monte · this city · lowest
$68,662 median HH income
- Inglewood · near
Inglewood · near
$73,838 median HH income
- Van Nuys · near
Van Nuys · near
$73,875 median HH income
- North Hollywoo · near
North Hollywoo · near
$78,551 median HH income
- Pomona · near
Pomona · near
$79,092 median HH income
- Pasadena · highest
Pasadena · highest
$110,117 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.
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×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.0×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 1.3 points
91731 to 91732
91731 to 91732
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 .
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 →
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, .