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South El Monte, CA
Demographic Data



South El Monte Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

South El Monte Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

19,032

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.5%
5 - 17:
17.9%
18 - 24:
9.1%
25 - 34:
13.1%
35 - 54:
25.7%
55 - 64:
12.8%
Over 65 Years:
14.9%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.1%
4.1%
55.7%
55.7%
10.2%
10.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

South El Monte
USA
$22,743
$22,743
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

South El Monte
USA
$67,153
$67,153
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

23.7%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Retail
Accommodation
Healthcare
Construction
Transportation
Wholesale
Education
Other
Administration
Finance
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Public Service
13.5%
13.5%
13.1%
13.1%
10.7%
10.7%
10.0%
10.0%
8.5%
8.5%
8.1%
8.1%
6.5%
6.5%
6.0%
6.0%
5.9%
5.9%
5.5%
5.5%
2.7%
2.7%
2.6%
2.6%
2.4%
2.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
White
Black or African American
American Indian and Alaska Native
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
74.9%
74.9%
20.1%
20.1%
3.2%
3.2%
1.0%
1.0%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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French
German
Italian
Welsh
Scottish
English
African
Norwegian
Irish
European
Armenian
Other Subsaharan African
Cape Verdean
Yugoslavian
Other West Indian
West Indian
U.S. Virgin Islander
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Jamaican
Haitian
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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Spanish
English
Chinese
Vietnamese
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Arabic
Tagalog
Korean
Pacific Island languages
Italian
Other Asian languages
African languages
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Japanese
Other Indo-European
60.9%
60.9%
19.1%
19.1%
9.3%
9.3%
5.5%
5.5%
1.6%
1.6%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born South El Monte Residents

45.0%

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