El Monte, CA Housing Market & City Data

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115,487
Population Estimate
$453,856
Median Home Value
93.8%
Employment Rate
12.3%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$502
Median Listing Price$749,250
Median Days on Market53
Active Listings60
New Listings22
Total Listings (Active + Pending)83
Avg Listing Price$780,666
Avg Listing Price Change MoM0%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-0%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size4.18
Family Dual Income56.2
Median Household Income$49,003
Median Individual Income$21,165
Home Ownership40.0%
Home Value$453,856
Median Rent$1,282
Rent Burden37.9%
Poverty19.5%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED41.1%
  • Highschool Education27.2%
  • Some College19.5%
  • Bachelors Degree9.9%
  • Graduate Degree2.4%
  • Total College or Above12.3%
  • Stem Degree48.5%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male49.8%
  • Female50.2%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married43.6%
  • Divorced8.8%
  • Never Married42.4%
  • Widowed5.2%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityEl Monte
State IDCA
Population115,487

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1825.6%
19–2916.6%
30–3913.1%
40–4913.1%
Age Group% of Population
50–5913.2%
60–699.6%
70–795.4%
80+3.4%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation60.9%
Unemployment Rate6.2%
Disabled10.0%

ETHNICITY

White38.8%
Black0.6%
Asian28.8%
Native American0.9%
Pacific Islander0.8%
Other26.9%
Multiple3.3%

OTHER

Hispanic65.7%
Limited English27.7%
Health Uninsured13.6%
Veteran1.8%

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Neighborhoods in El Monte, CA

Get to know neighborhoods in El Monte, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Arbor Pines

    Arbor Pines ↗

    Median asking price
    $483,000
    / sq ft
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    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    11
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    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.