In El Monte, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.78 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
Like elsewhere in America, most people in El Monte use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of El Monte‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.
In terms of college education, the citizens of El Monte rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.68% of adults 25 and older in El Monte have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in El Monte in 2022 was $22,865, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $91,460 for a family of four. However, El Monte contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
El Monte is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call El Monte 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 El Monte, accounting for 65.41% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of El Monte residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in El Monte include Irish, German, English, Italian, and European.
El Monte also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 49.21%.
The most common language spoken in El Monte is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Chinese.
