South El Monte, CA Housing Market & City Data

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20,574
Population Estimate
$439,120
Median Home Value
94.2%
Employment Rate
10.5%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$465
Median Listing Price$740,000
Median Days on Market36
Active Listings14
New Listings12
Total Listings (Active + Pending)25
Avg Listing Price$766,896
Avg Listing Price Change MoM1%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY3%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size4.4
Family Dual Income53.9
Median Household Income$52,204
Median Individual Income$22,567
Home Ownership50.8%
Home Value$439,120
Median Rent$1,333
Rent Burden41.7%
Poverty19.3%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED42.0%
  • Highschool Education29.2%
  • Some College18.2%
  • Bachelors Degree8.1%
  • Graduate Degree2.4%
  • Total College or Above10.5%
  • Stem Degree52.4%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male50.6%
  • Female49.4%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married41.1%
  • Divorced8.1%
  • Never Married44.5%
  • Widowed6.4%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CitySouth El Monte
State IDCA
Population20,574

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1827.8%
19–2915.5%
30–3913.8%
40–4913.1%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.1%
60–699.1%
70–795.1%
80+3.3%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation59.0%
Unemployment Rate5.8%
Disabled10.6%

ETHNICITY

White46.5%
Black0.4%
Asian14.7%
Native American0.7%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other36.0%
Multiple1.7%

OTHER

Hispanic82.3%
Limited English22.6%
Health Uninsured12.6%
Veteran2.6%

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