Monterey Park is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 57,996 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Monterey Park is the 152nd largest community in California.

Housing costs in Monterey Park 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 Monterey Park 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 Monterey Park telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.63% 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.

Another interesting thing about Monterey Park, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

The citizens of Monterey Park are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.23% of adults in Monterey Park have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Monterey Park in 2022 was $39,857, 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 $159,428 for a family of four. However, Monterey Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Monterey Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Monterey Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Monterey Park residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Monterey Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.48% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Monterey Park include German, French, English, Italian, and Irish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Monterey Park's cultural character, accounting for 50.79% of the city’s population.

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