One downside of living in El Monte, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.78 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
For the size of the city, public transportation in El Monte is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For El Monte, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.
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 2018 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.
