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South El Monte city, California: commercial real estate data.
South El Monte city is a Census city of 19,287 people across 2.84 square miles of land, in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $72,990, 50.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 114 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $105.1 m.
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South El Monte
What South El Monte is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.84 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land6,783
- 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 South El Monte
- Population19,287
- Median age37.2
- Population under 184,678
- Share under 1824.3 percent
- Population 65 and over2,986
- Share 65 and over15.5 percent
- Households5,087
- Family households4,302
- Share of households that are families84.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in South El Monte
- Median household income$72,990
- Per capita income$23,948
- Civilian labor force9,173
- Employed8,493
- Unemployed680 plus or minus 204
- Unemployment rate7.4 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over12,947
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher55.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.5 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.1 percent plus or minus 0.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in South El Monte
- Housing units5,292
- Occupied units5,087
- Vacant units205 plus or minus 100
- Vacancy rate3.9 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Owner occupied2,570
- Renter occupied2,517
- Ownership rate50.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$601,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,752
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.8 percent
- Single family units4,071
- Share single family76.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more691 plus or minus 162
- Share in buildings of two or more13.1 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Mobile homes525 plus or minus 148
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How South El Monte gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute7,688
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,727
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,115
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.5 percent
- Drove alone72.6 percent
- Carpooled13.0 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Public transport3.0 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Walked3.3 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home6.7 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in South El Monte (7(a))
- Approvals114
- Gross approval$105,089,700
- Average approval$921,839
- Median approval$700,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,133,000
- Largest approval$3,856,700
- Jobs supported1,069
- Jobs per approval9.4
- Loans with a final outcome33
- Paid in full33
- Charged off0
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans0.0 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more48.2 percent
- Share to franchises0.9 percent
- Distinct lenders39
- Distinct industries by NAICS68
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 South El Monte (504)
- Approvals57
- Gross approval$49,395,000
- Average approval$866,579
- Median approval$648,000
- Largest approval$2,783,000
- Jobs supported328
- Loans with a final outcome11
- Charged off0
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans0.0 percent
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs9
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
South El Monte
Flood risk in South El Monte
- Listed NFIP communities1
- Of those, participating1
- NFIP community number060162
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
This community carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
FEMA, National Flood Insurance Program Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
Los Angeles County, not South El Monte
Los Angeles County context, not South El Monte figures
These are Los Angeles County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as South El Monte measurements.
- Establishments in Los Angeles County304,988
- Employment at those establishments, Los Angeles County3,987,736
- Covered employment, Los Angeles County4,525,711
- Average annual pay, Los Angeles County$83,554
- Average weekly wage, Los Angeles County$1,607
- Housing units permitted, Los Angeles County19,809
- Of those, single family, Los Angeles County9,106
- County product, 2024, Los Angeles County$1,002,965,029,000
- County product change over the prior year, Los Angeles County4.9 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Los Angeles County$103,070
Every figure in this section is published for Los Angeles County as a whole and is not a measurement of South El Monte. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
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. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
South El Monte questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in South El Monte, California?
19,287, in 5,087 households. South El Monte city covers 2.84 square miles of land, which is 6,783 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is South 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 South El Monte?
$72,990. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $601,000. Median gross rent is $1,752 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to South El Monte businesses?
114 7(a) approvals totalling $105.1 m, across 39 lenders, median approval $700,000, plus 57 504 approvals worth $49.4 m. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in South 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 South El Monte borrowers get paid back?
Of the 33 loans that have reached a final outcome, 33 were paid in full and 0 charged off, a charge off rate of 0.0 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is South El Monte in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. South El Monte appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as community 060162, 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 South El Monte figures?
No, and they are labelled 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 South El Monte.
Is zoning published for South El Monte?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.