Monterey Park, CA Housing Market & City Data

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59,669
Population Estimate
$616,205
Median Home Value
94.8%
Employment Rate
31.8%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$556
Median Listing Price$871,987
Median Days on Market49
Active Listings92
New Listings30
Total Listings (Active + Pending)116
Avg Listing Price$929,995
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-4%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.39
Family Dual Income52.6
Median Household Income$61,819
Median Individual Income$26,262
Home Ownership52.1%
Home Value$616,205
Median Rent$1,400
Rent Burden37.1%
Poverty13.0%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED20.7%
  • Highschool Education23.7%
  • Some College23.9%
  • Bachelors Degree22.3%
  • Graduate Degree9.5%
  • Total College or Above31.8%
  • Stem Degree47.9%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.1%
  • Female51.9%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married50.6%
  • Divorced8.8%
  • Never Married33.2%
  • Widowed7.4%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityMonterey Park
State IDCA
Population59,669

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1818.8%
19–2912.2%
30–3913.0%
40–4912.8%
Age Group% of Population
50–5914.3%
60–6913.7%
70–797.9%
80+7.3%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation56.8%
Unemployment Rate5.2%
Disabled10.3%

ETHNICITY

White14.0%
Black0.7%
Asian65.6%
Native American0.5%
Pacific Islander0.5%
Other16.9%
Multiple1.8%

OTHER

Hispanic28.5%
Limited English27.7%
Health Uninsured6.6%
Veteran2.9%

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Neighborhoods in Monterey Park, CA

Get to know neighborhoods in Monterey Park, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

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    Nearby schools · estimated

    8.5/10 · 2 schools

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.