South El Monte, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 21,544 (All urban)

South El Monte, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,703 (4,606 occupied: 2,288 owner occupied, 2,318 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	50%
State:	43%

Housing density: 1631 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768.

Median contract rent in 2007: $924 (lower quartile is $739, upper quartile is $1,125)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,047

Median gross rent in South El Monte, CA in 2007: $1,006

Housing units in South El Monte with a mortgage: 1,432 (184 second mortgage, 94 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 501

South El Monte,CA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $447,236 (it was $152,900 in 2000)

South El Monte:	$447,236
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $369,877 - $414,296

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $382,201
Here: $382,201
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $366,449
Here: $366,449
State: $541,123

In 2-unit structures: $542,699
Here: $542,699
State: $702,713

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $339,026
Here: $339,026
State: $482,470

Mobile homes: $51,996
Here: $51,996
State: $59,450

Household type by relationship

Households: 20,919

In family households: 20,115 (2,911 male householders, 1,065 female householders)
2,752 spouses, 7,883 children (7,564 natural, 75 adopted, 244 stepchildren), 1,109 grandchildren, 815 brothers or sisters, 378 parents, 1,776 other relatives, 1,426 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 804 (235 male householders (155 living alone)), 299 female householders (248 living alone)), 270 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 16 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 551 2-persons, 549 3-persons, 744 4-persons, 730 5-persons, 611 6-persons, 791 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 403 1-person, 75 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 10 6-persons.

4,068 married couples with children.
1,319 single-parent households (385 men, 934 women).

17.1% of residents of South El Monte speak English at home.
75.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
7.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (30% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 33% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (47% speak English not well, 53% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 10,861 (51.9%)
(27.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	4.8
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.0
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in South El Monte, California:
	1 room: 90 2 rooms: 243 3 rooms: 389 4 rooms: 181 5 rooms: 701 6 rooms: 444 7 rooms: 133 8 rooms: 65 9 or more rooms: 42

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in South El Monte, California:
	1 room: 220 2 rooms: 754 3 rooms: 394 4 rooms: 450 5 rooms: 294 6 rooms: 167 7 rooms: 24 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 15

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 17
1995 to 1998: 45
1990 to 1994: 85
1980 to 1989: 373
1970 to 1979: 740
1960 to 1969: 1,110
1950 to 1959: 1,424
1940 to 1949: 687
1939 or earlier: 222

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in South El Monte:
	no bedroom: 160 1 bedroom: 381 2 bedrooms: 550 3 bedrooms: 985 4 bedrooms: 191 5 or more bedrooms: 21

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in South El Monte:
	no bedroom: 357 1 bedroom: 903 2 bedrooms: 678 3 bedrooms: 349 4 bedrooms: 31 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in South El Monte in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 151 1 vehicle: 568 2 vehicles: 724 3 vehicles: 533 4 vehicles: 218 5 or more vehicles: 94

Cars and other vehicles available in South El Monte in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 459 1 vehicle: 823 2 vehicles: 732 3 vehicles: 180 4 vehicles: 91 5 or more vehicles: 33

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in South El Monte, CA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 7
$15,000 to $19,999: 12
$20,000 to $24,999: 6
$25,000 to $29,999: 11
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 8
$50,000 to $59,999: 9
$60,000 to $69,999: 9
$70,000 to $79,999: 32
$80,000 to $89,999: 32
$90,000 to $99,999: 47
$100,000 to $124,999: 168
$125,000 to $149,999: 431
$150,000 to $174,999: 681
$175,000 to $199,999: 228
$200,000 to $249,999: 191
$250,000 to $299,999: 21
$300,000 to $399,999: 15
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 10
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 15

South El Monte rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in South El Monte:

Less than $100: 10 people
$100 to $149: 5
$150 to $199: 3
$200 to $249: 3
$250 to $299: 3
$300 to $349: 9
$350 to $399: 27
$400 to $449: 42
$450 to $499: 49
$500 to $549: 59
$550 to $599: 66
$600 to $649: 67
$650 to $699: 83
$700 to $749: 104
$750 to $799: 188
$800 to $899: 359
$900 to $999: 354
$1,000 to $1,249: 638
$1,250 to $1,499: 182
$1,500 to $1,999: 53
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 36

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,239 1990 to 1994: 2,299 1985 to 1989: 2,146 1980 to 1984: 1,395 1975 to 1979: 1,096 1970 to 1974: 702 1970 to 1974: 484 1965 to 1969: 500

South El Monte, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.2%
Number of people working at home: 114 (1.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 155
5 to 9 minutes: 715
10 to 14 minutes: 1163
15 to 19 minutes: 1213
20 to 24 minutes: 931
25 to 29 minutes: 355
30 to 34 minutes: 1202
35 to 39 minutes: 128
40 to 44 minutes: 191
45 to 59 minutes: 415
60 to 89 minutes: 396
90 or more minutes: 163

South El Monte mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,707 (52%)
Carpooled: 1,665 (23%)
Bus or trolley bus: 321 (4%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 5 (0%)
Railroad: 5 (0%)
Bicycle: 279 (4%)
Walked: 878 (12%)
Other means: 167 (2%)
Worked at home: 114 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 304
$10,000 to $14,999: 336
$15,000 to $19,999: 385
$20,000 to $24,999: 496
$25,000 to $29,999: 460
$30,000 to $34,999: 293
$35,000 to $39,999: 316
$40,000 to $44,999: 216
$45,000 to $49,999: 240
$50,000 to $59,999: 403
$60,000 to $74,999: 403
$75,000 to $99,999: 397
$100,000 to $124,999: 136
$125,000 to $149,999: 63
$150,000 to $199,999: 42
$200,000 or more: 20

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 17387

United States or American: 263

German: 169

Italian: 119

Irish: 81

Dutch: 62

English: 32

European: 21

French (except Basque): 20

Portuguese: 17

Subsaharan African:: 17

African: 17

Welsh: 16

Canadian: 14

Scottish: 11

Ukrainian: 7

Swiss: 6

Norwegian: 4

Scotch-Irish: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (79%)
Vietnam (8%)
El Salvador (3%)
Guatemala (2%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (1%)
Honduras (1%)
Philippines (1%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 8759
Northeast: 125
Midwest: 290
South: 440
West: 326

64% of South El Monte residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 89% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 730
Nursery to 4th grade: 274
5th and 6th grade: 860
7th and 8th grade: 284
9th grade: 412
10th grade: 235
11th grade: 232
12th grade, no diploma: 552
High school graduate (or equivalency): 988
Less than 1 year of college: 191
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 398
Associate degree: 200
Bachelor's degree: 87
Master's degree: 28
Professional school degree: 25
Doctorate degree: 11

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 719
Nursery to 4th grade: 339
5th and 6th grade: 798
7th and 8th grade: 370
9th grade: 408
10th grade: 199
11th grade: 256
12th grade, no diploma: 503
High school graduate (or equivalency): 942
Less than 1 year of college: 130
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 522
Associate degree: 250
Bachelor's degree: 142
Master's degree: 16
Professional school degree: 36
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 18.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 39.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.5%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 7.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 17.1%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 27.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 9.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 14.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $31,494
Black householders: $81,250
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $64,824
Asian householders: $49,036
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $51,094
Some other race householders: $48,382
Two or more races householders: $49,911
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $45,467

South El Monte household income for White non-Hispanic householders

South El Monte household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

South El Monte household income for Asian householders

South El Monte household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

South El Monte household income for Some other race householders

South El Monte household income for Two or more races householders

South El Monte household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

South El Monte marital status for males

South El Monte marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $434,951
Black or African American householders: $658,130
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $453,671
Asian householders: $478,826
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $402,190
Some other race householders: $470,051
Two or more races householders: $454,256
Hispanic or Latino householders: $461,861

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,921
One, attached: 456
Two: 57
3 or 4: 175
5 to 9: 209
10 to 19: 248
20 to 49: 95
50 or more: 40
Mobile homes: 494
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $33,543

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in South El Monte:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (83%) Electricity (9%) No fuel used (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (66%) Electricity (20%) No fuel used (11%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 169

Here:	5.3%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 41

Here:	2.5%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 115

Here:	13.8%
California:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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