Duarte is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 23,493 people and six associated neighborhoods, Duarte is the 306th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Duarte 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 Duarte has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Duarte telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.66% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

One downside of living in Duarte is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Duarte, the average commute to work is 30.38 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

In terms of college education, Duarte is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.91% of adults in Duarte have a college degree.

The per capita income in Duarte in 2022 was $41,415, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $165,660 for a family of four. However, Duarte contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Duarte is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Duarte 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 Duarte, accounting for 49.40% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Duarte residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Duarte include English, German, Irish, French, and Italian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Duarte's cultural character, accounting for 32.45% of the city’s population.

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