Monterey Park, California demographics

Monterey Park, CA demographics: median age 45.5; 36.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Monterey Park city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0648914. The survey estimates a population of 59,132 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Monterey Park is 45.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.2 years. There are 20,646 households (±500). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	45.5 ±1.2	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 59,132
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	9,939 ±743	16.8% ±1.3 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	11,726 ±847	19.8% ±1.4 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	23,868 ±1,175	40.4% ±2.0 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	13,599 ±881	23.0% ±1.5 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 59,132
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	28,406 ±721	48.0% ±1.2 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	30,726 ±722	52.0% ±1.2 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 59,132
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	5,486 ±908	9.3% ±1.5 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	475 ±230	0.8% ±0.4 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	648 ±377 · low precision	1.1% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	38,298 ±1,545	64.8% ±2.6 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	59 ±40 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	8,732 ±1,275	14.8% ±2.2 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	5,434 ±838	9.2% ±1.4 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 59,132
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	43,476 ±1,385	73.5% ±2.3 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	15,656 ±1,387	26.5% ±2.3 pp	40.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 20,646
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	10,632 ±465	51.5% ±1.9 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,581 ±292	7.7% ±1.4 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,789 ±411	13.5% ±2.0 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	4,026 ±453	19.5% ±2.1 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,618 ±294	7.8% ±1.4 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 20,646
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	5,419 ±351	26.2% ±1.6 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	15,227 ±694	73.8% ±2.8 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 20,646
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	4,026 ±453	19.5% ±2.1 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	6,566 ±581	31.8% ±2.7 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	3,976 ±445	19.3% ±2.1 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	3,510 ±393	17.0% ±1.9 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,795 ±268	8.7% ±1.3 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	422 ±130	2.0% ±0.6 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	351 ±106	1.7% ±0.5 pp	2.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 59,132
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	29,099 ±1,184	49.2% ±2.0 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	30,033 ±1,188	50.8% ±2.0 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 56,763
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	16,866 ±1,106	29.7% ±1.9 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	9,313 ±1,018	16.4% ±1.8 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	304 ±386 · low precision	0.5% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	5 ±8 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	80 ±82 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	392 ±204 · low precision	0.7% ±0.4 pp · low precision	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	773 ±338	1.4% ±0.6 pp	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	23,918 ±1,575	42.1% ±2.8 pp	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	1,918 ±508	3.4% ±0.9 pp	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	911 ±409	1.6% ±0.7 pp	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	1,878 ±435	3.3% ±0.8 pp	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	389 ±369 · low precision	0.7% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	16 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 45,041
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	9,295 ±927	20.6% ±2.0 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	10,693 ±940	23.7% ±2.0 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	5,330 ±562	11.8% ±1.2 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,405 ±488	7.6% ±1.1 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	11,341 ±733	25.2% ±1.6 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,977 ±582	11.0% ±1.3 pp	14.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 58,593
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	53,930 ±950	92.0% ±1.6 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	3,507 ±890	6.0% ±1.5 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	489 ±170	0.8% ±0.3 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	235 ±193 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	432 ±182	0.7% ±0.3 pp	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.2% of Monterey Park residents (±0.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 91.0% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Monterey Park	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.2% ±0.7 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.0% ±1.0 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.2% ±0.5 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Monterey Park . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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