PlainZIP

South El Monte, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for South El Monte, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 43,896. 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 SOUTH-EL-MONTE-CA · South El Monte, CA 1 ZIPs · 43,896 pop · #13949/25278 · Los Angeles County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-MID $68,278
  • RANK-MID #13949/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Inglewood
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 42% owners
  • POP-SMALL 43,896
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $621,800

Nearest income peer: Inglewood, CA (+ $5,560 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 South El Monte

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest South 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, South El Monte, CA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

45th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
43,896
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$68,278
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 (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $68,278 and poverty 19.3% concentrate in 91733.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (41.7%) for this income tier, rent $1,681 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

South El Monte's single ZIP 91733 carries the town

South El Monte is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 91733 is the entire residential footprint (43,896 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into South El Monte's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,852 establishments, 18,790 employees , annual payroll $1,057,025k (~42 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 91733 (1,852 units) ; leading NAICS Wholesale trade (558) · also Manufacturing · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in South El Monte, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Los Angeles County, which covers 290 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in South 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 South 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, 61% above South El Monte.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
91733 43,896 $68,278 1,852 2,538
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South 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 South El Monte, .