Moving to Montebello, California
Population: 62,150. Estimated population in July 2024: 63,290 (+1.8% change)
Males: 29,850 (48.0%), Females: 32,300 (52.0%)
Los Angeles County
Zip code: 90640
Demographics
Median resident age: 31.4 years
Median household income: $38,805
Median house value: $199,000
Population by Race
Races in Montebello:
- Hispanic (74.6%)
- Other race (33.9%)
- White Non-Hispanic (11.1%)
- Two or more races (5.5%)
- Chinese (4.4%)
- Japanese (3.0%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
- Filipino (1.5%)
- Korean (1.2%)
- Black (0.9%)
- Other Asian (0.7%)
- Asian Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (1.5%), United States (1.3%), Italian (1.3%), Irish (1.1%).
Elevation: 200 feet
Land area: 8.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Montebello
- High school or higher: 62.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 8.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Montebello city
- Never married: 34.3%
- Now married: 48.5%
- Separated: 3.3%
- Widowed: 6.3%
- Divorced: 7.6%
37.8% Foreign born (26.9% Latin America, 9.1% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,503 (+4.2%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Montebello:
- BEVERLY HOSPITAL (309 W BEVERLY BLVD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Montebello:
- SANTA MARTA HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA)
- GARFIELD MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles; MONTEREY PARK, CA)
- MONTEREY PARK HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; MONTEREY PARK, CA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Montebello:
- LONG BEACH /DAUGHERTY FIELD/ (about 14 miles; LONG BEACH, CA; Abbreviation: LGB)
- LOS ALAMITOS AAF (about 17 miles; LOS ALAMITOS, CA; Abbreviation: SLI)
- LOS ANGELES INTL (about 21 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Abbreviation: LAX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Montebello:
- EL MONTE (about 8 miles; EL MONTE, CA; Abbreviation: EMT)
- COMPTON/WOODLEY (about 13 miles; COMPTON, CA; Abbreviation: CPM)
- FULLERTON MUNI (about 15 miles; FULLERTON, CA; Abbreviation: FUL)
Amtrak stations near Montebello:
- 9 miles: LOS ANGELES (800 N. ALAMEDA ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 10 miles: PASADENA (150 S. ROBLES AVE.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 13 miles: GLENDALE (400 W. CERRITOS AVE.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Montebello:
- MONTEBELLO BEAUTY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 116; Location: 2201 W WHITIER BLVD; Private, for-profit)
- MEXICAN AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION (Location: 410 N GARFIELD AVE; Private, not-for-profit)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Montebello:
- EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE (about 3 miles; MONTEREY PARK, CA; Full-time enrollment: 12,670)
- RIO HONDO COLLEGE (about 6 miles; WHITTIER, CA; Full-time enrollment: 8,996)
- WHITTIER COLLEGE (about 6 miles; WHITTIER, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,224)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-LOS ANGELES (about 7 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Full-time enrollment: 14,556)
- EAST LOS ANGELES OCCUPATIONAL CENTER (about 8 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
- CERRITOS COLLEGE (about 8 miles; NORWALK, CA; Full-time enrollment: 11,666)
- PASADENA CITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; PASADENA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 11,867)
Schools
Public high schools in Montebello:
- MONTEBELLO HIGH (Students: 3,170; Location: 2100 W. CLEVELAND AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
- SCHURR HIGH (Students: 3,139; Location: 820 WILCOX AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
- VAIL HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 395; Location: 1230 S. VAIL AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Montebello:
- CANTWELL SACRED HEART OF MARY (Students: 437; Location: 329 N GARFIELD AVE; Grades: 9 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Montebello:
- MONTEBELLO INTERMEDIATE (Students: 2,079; Location: 1600 WHITTIER BLVD.; Grades: 05 – 08)
- LA MERCED INTERMEDIATE (Students: 2,044; Location: 215 E. AVE. DE LA MERCED; Grades: 05 – 08)
- EASTMONT INTERMEDIATE (Students: 1,816; Location: 400 N. BRADSHAWE AVE.; Grades: 05 – 08)
- GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY (Students: 1,063; Location: 900 S. GREENWOOD AVE.; Grades: KG – 04)
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 958; Location: 1400 W. MADISON AVE.; Grades: KG – 04)
- LA MERCED ELEMENTARY (Students: 764; Location: 724 N. POPLAR AVE.; Grades: KG – 04)
- WILCOX ELEMENTARY (Students: 728; Location: 816 DONNA WAY; Grades: KG – 04)
- FREMONT ELEMENTARY (Students: 657; Location: 200 W. MADISON AVE.; Grades: KG – 04)
Private primary/middle schools in Montebello:
- ST BENEDICT SCHOOL (Students: 586; Location: 217 N 10TH ST; Grades: KG – 8)
- MONTEBELLO CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 285; Location: 136 S 7TH ST; Grades: KG – 8)
- CROSS CROWN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 37; Location: 809 W BEVERLY BL; Grades: PK – KG)