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El Monte, California: commercial real estate data.
El Monte is a Census city of 106,109 people across 9.56 square miles of land, in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $68,030, 40.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 91 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $66.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
El Monte
What El Monte is
- Census place typecity
- Land area9.56 sq mi
- Water area0.09 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land11,103
- County holding the largest share of its areaLos Angeles County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in El Monte
- Population106,109
- Median age37.8
- Population under 1824,181
- Share under 1822.8 percent
- Population 65 and over16,295
- Share 65 and over15.4 percent
- Households29,344
- Family households23,809
- Share of households that are families81.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in El Monte
- Median household income$68,030
- Per capita income$25,481
- Civilian labor force52,220
- Employed48,945
- Unemployed3,275
- Unemployment rate6.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over72,258
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher64.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in El Monte
- Housing units30,333
- Occupied units29,344
- Vacant units989 plus or minus 219
- Vacancy rate3.3 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Owner occupied11,792
- Renter occupied17,552
- Ownership rate40.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$644,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,736
- Annual rent as a share of median income30.6 percent
- Single family units19,208
- Share single family63.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more9,719
- Share in buildings of two or more32.0 percent
- Mobile homes1,383
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How El Monte gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute44,508
- Commuting under 15 minutes8,172
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more19,108
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.9 percent
- Drove alone69.1 percent
- Carpooled16.2 percent
- Public transport3.3 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked2.0 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home6.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in El Monte (7(a))
- Approvals91
- Gross approval$66,708,100
- Average approval$733,056
- Median approval$426,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,748,000
- Largest approval$4,400,000
- Jobs supported866
- Jobs per approval9.5
- Loans with a final outcome25
- Paid in full22
- Charged off3
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more41.8 percent
- Share to franchises3.3 percent
- Distinct lenders41
- Distinct industries by NAICS58
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in El Monte, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 25 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in El Monte (504)
- Approvals50
- Gross approval$59,318,000
- Average approval$1,186,360
- Median approval$640,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported443
- Loans with a final outcome16
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in El Monte, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 16 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in El Monte
- NFIP communityCity of El Monte
- NFIP community number060658
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of El Monte participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060658 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Los Angeles County, not El Monte
Los Angeles County context, not El Monte figures
- Establishments in Los Angeles County304,988
- Covered employment, Los Angeles County4,525,711
- Average annual pay, Los Angeles County$83,554
- Housing units permitted, Los Angeles County19,809
Every figure in this section is published for Los Angeles County as a whole and is not a measurement of El Monte.
All Los Angeles County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
El Monte questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in El Monte, California?
106,109, in 29,344 households. El Monte city covers 9.56 square miles of land, which is 11,103 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is El Monte in?
Los Angeles County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in El Monte?
$68,030. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $644,000. Median gross rent is $1,736 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to El Monte businesses?
91 7(a) approvals totaling $66.7 m since FY2020, across 41 lenders, median approval $426,000, plus 50 504 approvals worth $59.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in El Monte, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to El Monte borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for El Monte. Only 25 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is El Monte in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. El Monte appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as El Monte, city of, community 060658, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page El Monte figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Los Angeles County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of El Monte.
Is zoning published for El Monte?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.