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MontebelloCA

Montebello, CA is a 64K-resident city in Los Angeles County with a median household income of $79,971.

Los Angeles County, California. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Montebello, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Montebello has a population larger than 85% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $697,900, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-03

64K
Population (place)
Top 15%
By size
$79,971
Median income (place)
$697,900
Median home (place)
12.1%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Montebello

Montebello posts a median household income higher than 49% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Montebello area.

Bottom 50%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Montebello

Where Montebello income ranks nationally

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

$79,971 Bottom 49% higher than 49% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Montebello $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 Montebello, CA beyond the headline numbers

Montebello sits inside Los Angeles County, California, at roughly 34.01°N, -118.11°W. Population 63,921, $79,971 median household income. Median home value $697,900, median rent $1,827. Poverty rate 12.1%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Montebello, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Poverty in Montebello, CA stands at 12.1%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

The median home in Montebello costs around 8.7 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.

Remote work covers 10.9% of Montebello workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 17.9% in Montebello, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

2.9% of Montebello workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Montebello 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)
63,921
Montebello · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$79,971
-11% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$697,900
+69% vs avg
Median Age (place)
40.1
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Los Angeles County): Montebello'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 Montebello, CA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,827/mo
Poverty Rate
12.1%
Unemployment 7.1%
Bachelor's Degree+ 23%
Work From Home 10.9%
Public Transit 2.9%

Population

White 16.2%
African American 0.7%
Asian 14.3%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
36.1%
Physical Inactivity
31%
High Blood Pressure
29.6%
Obesity
27.5%
Lack of Health Insurance
17.9%
Frequent Mental Distress
16%
Frequent Physical Distress
15.5%
Binge Drinking
14.5%
Diabetes
14%
Current Smoking
10.8%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 56.9%
Annual Checkup 70.5%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
8.4%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.5%
Stroke
3.2%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
ADVENTIST HEALTH WHITE MEMORIAL MONTEBELLO
MONTEBELLO · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Montebello?

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

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Sheet CA-MONTEBELLO · Montebello

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

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Montebello, CA? ▼
Montebello, CA has a population of 63,921 people, located in Los Angeles County, California.
What is the median household income in Montebello? ▼
The median household income in Montebello, CA is $79,971 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 12.1%.
What is the median home value in Montebello? ▼
The median home value in Montebello, CA is $697,900. Median rent is $1,827/month.
What are the top health concerns in Montebello? ▼
The top health indicators in Montebello include Short Sleep Duration (36.1%), Physical Inactivity (31%), High Blood Pressure (29.6%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Montebello? ▼
Montebello has 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Montebello? ▼
The median age in Montebello, CA is 40.1 years. 23% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

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

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside CA (12.1% here).

North Las Vegas, NV 12.1% Grand Prairie, TX 12.1% Margate, FL 12.1% Towson, MD 12.1%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside CA ($79,971 here).

Fenton, MI $80,000 Welby, CO $80,026 Englewood, OH $80,030 Sterling Heights, MI $79,909

Compare Montebello with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

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Using Montebello's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Montebello area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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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.