Montebello is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 60,569 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Montebello is the 146th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Montebello are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

Also of interest is that Montebello has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.32% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Montebello, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.46 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The population of Montebello overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Montebello, 21.54% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Montebello in 2018 was $30,596, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $122,384 for a family of four. However, Montebello contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Montebello is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Montebello home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Montebello, accounting for 78.15% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Montebello residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Montebello include Armenian, Italian, German, Irish, and Russian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Montebello's cultural character, accounting for 36.40% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Montebello is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Chinese.