One downside of living in El Monte is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In El Monte, the average commute to work is 30.78 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, El Monte is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the El Monte area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.
The citizens of El Monte are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.68% of adults in El Monte have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
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.
