South El Monte, California, United States

🇺🇸 South El Monte is a city in the San Gabriel Valley, in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.4 km²), virtually all land.

Demographics At the 2010 census South El Monte had a population of 20,116. The population density was 7,061.5 inhabitants per square mile (2,726.5/km²). The racial makeup of South El Monte was 10,136 (50.4%) White (3.4% Non-Hispanic White), 107 (0.5%) African American, 250 (1.2%) Native American, 2,211 (11.0%) Asian, 12 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 6,718 (33.4%) from other races, and 682 (3.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17,079 persons (84.9%).

The census reported that 20,059 people (99.7% of the population) lived in households, 47 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 10 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 4,569 households, 2,643 (57.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 2,554 (55.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 925 (20.2%) had a female householder with no husband present, 524 (11.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 329 (7.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 21 (0.5%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 397 households (8.7%) were one person and 208 (4.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 4.39. There were 4,003 families (87.6% of households); the average family size was 4.45.

The age distribution was 6,041 people (30.0%) under the age of 18, 2,323 people (11.5%) aged 18 to 24, 5,894 people (29.3%) aged 25 to 44, 4,062 people (20.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,796 people (8.9%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 30.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.2 males.

There were 4,711 housing units at an average density of 1,653.7 per square mile, of the occupied units 2,208 (48.3%) were owner-occupied and 2,361 (51.7%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.5%. 9,304 people (46.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 10,755 people (53.5%) lived in rental housing units.

According to the 2010 United States Census, South El Monte had a median household income of $44,104, with 19.4% of the population living below the federal poverty line.

Education Elementary school districts include: • El Monte City School District; ◦ Loma Elementary School; ◦ Potrero Elementary School • Mountain View School District; ◦ Miramonte Elementary School; ◦ Monte Vista Elementary School • Valle Lindo School District; ◦ New Temple Elementary School; ◦ Dean L. Shively Elementary School; The El Monte Union High School District operates South El Monte High School; Private Schools: • Epiphany Catholic School; Asahi Gakuen, a part-time Japanese school, operates its San Gabriel campus (サンゲーブル校 Sangēburu-kō) at South El Monte High School.

Government The City of South El Monte has four Council members elected at large for a term of four years. The Mayor is elected at large for a term of four years.

Public safety The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) operates the Temple Station in Temple City, serving South El Monte.

Fire The Los Angeles County Fire Department provides fire protection services for the city of South El Monte.

Media South El Monte community news is provided by the San Gabriel Valley Tribune.