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La Crescenta-MontroseCA

La Crescenta-Montrose, CA is a 20K-resident city in Los Angeles County with a median household income of $130,000.

Los Angeles County, California. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for La Crescenta-Montrose, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. La Crescenta-Montrose has a population larger than 43% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $1,207,100.

Data updated 2026-09-03

20K
Population (place)
Bottom 44%
By size
$130,000
Median income (place)
$1,207,100
Median home (place)
5.1%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on La Crescenta-Montrose

La Crescenta-Montrose posts a median household income higher than 87% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 13%
by median income, US cities

Where La Crescenta-Montrose income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$130,000 Top 13% higher than 87% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

La Crescenta-Montrose $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in CA

Population among 482 CA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Los Angeles is the largest CA city on this list; Alamo leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in CA

Median household income among the same 482-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Alamo posts the highest place-level median income in CA; Los Angeles is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading La Crescenta-Montrose, CA beyond the headline numbers

La Crescenta-Montrose sits inside Los Angeles County, California, at roughly 34.23°N, -118.24°W. Population 19,653, $130,000 median household income. Median home value $1,207,100, median rent $2,281. Poverty rate 5.1%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Hardship is low by national standards: 5.1% of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.

The median home in La Crescenta-Montrose costs around 9.3 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

23.1% of La Crescenta-Montrose workers report working from home, the highest quarter of reporting cities. Where that share runs this high, local income increasingly reflects employers located somewhere else.

Among the CDC measures on this page, obesity departs furthest from its peer median: 20.7% in La Crescenta-Montrose, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

At 42.2 years, La Crescenta-Montrose's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for La Crescenta-Montrose from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
19,653
La Crescenta-Montrose · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$130,000
+45% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$1,207,100
+192% vs avg
Median Age (place)
42.2
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Los Angeles County): La Crescenta-Montrose's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
9.8M-1%
Median Income
$90,112+61%
Median Home Value
$834,200+99%
Poverty Rate
13.7%-23%
Unemployment
7.3%-36%

Economics

Economics indicators for La Crescenta-Montrose, CA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$2,281/mo
Poverty Rate
5.1% -59% vs avg
Unemployment 8.1%
Bachelor's Degree+ 56.8%
Work From Home 23.1%
Public Transit 0.2%

Population

White 50.7%
African American 0.4%
Asian 26.8%
Two or More Ethnicities 3.9%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
32.7%
High Blood Pressure
28.2%
Obesity
20.7%
Physical Inactivity
17.5%
Binge Drinking
15.1%
Frequent Mental Distress
13.6%
Frequent Physical Distress
10.9%
Diabetes
9.6%
Current Asthma
8.7%
Current Smoking
8.1%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 71.1%
Annual Checkup 74.9%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
4.5%
Lack of Health Insurance
4.3%
Stroke
2.6%

What alerts and safety updates affect La Crescenta-Montrose?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for La Crescenta-Montrose right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet CA-LA-CRESCENTA-MONTROSE · La Crescenta-Montrose

La Crescenta-Montrose: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

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  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA? ▼
La Crescenta-Montrose, CA has a population of 19,653 people, located in Los Angeles County, California.
What is the median household income in La Crescenta-Montrose? ▼
The median household income in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA is $130,000 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 5.1%.
What is the median home value in La Crescenta-Montrose? ▼
The median home value in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA is $1,207,100. Median rent is $2,281/month.
What are the top health concerns in La Crescenta-Montrose? ▼
The top health indicators in La Crescenta-Montrose include Short Sleep Duration (32.7%), High Blood Pressure (28.2%), Obesity (20.7%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in La Crescenta-Montrose? ▼
The median age in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA is 42.2 years. 56.8% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for La Crescenta-Montrose, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside CA (5.1% here).

Hoover, AL 5.1% Bartlett, TN 5.1% Ilchester, MD 5.1% Farmington, MN 5.1%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside CA ($130,000 here).

Bergenfield, NJ $130,045 West Hartford, CT $129,890 Lindenhurst, NY $130,128 Druid Hills, GA $130,139

Compare La Crescenta-Montrose with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

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Using La Crescenta-Montrose's profile

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Los Angeles County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.