North El Monte, California
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North El Monte is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
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 (CDP) in the San Gabriel Valley
San Gabriel Valley
The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of Southern California, United States. It lies to the east of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and west of the Inland Empire. It derives its name from the San Gabriel River that flows...

, in Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County, California
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, California
California
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, United States
United States
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. The population was 3,723 at the 2010 census, up from 3,703 at the 2000 census.

Geography

North El Monte is located at 34°6′11"N 118°1′24"W (34.102958, -118.023319), or about two miles (3 km) north of El Monte
El Monte, California
El Monte is a residential, industrial, and commercial city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city's slogan is "Welcome to Friendly El Monte," and historically is known as "The End of the Santa Fe Trail." As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 113,475,...

.

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1 km²), all land.

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that North El Monte had a population of 3,723. The population density
Population density
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 was 8,794.7 people per square mile (3,395.7/km²). The racial makeup of North El Monte was 1,768 (47.5%) White, 33 (0.9%) African American, 13 (0.3%) Native American, 1,437 (38.6%) Asian, 4 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 336 (9.0%) from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 132 (3.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,002 persons (26.9%).

The Census reported that 3,669 people (98.5% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 54 (1.5%) were institutionalized.

There were 1,254 households, out of which 426 (34.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 747 (59.6%) were opposite-sex married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 163 (13.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 56 (4.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 46 (3.7%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
POSSLQ
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, and 5 (0.4%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 218 households (17.4%) were made up of individuals and 99 (7.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93. There were 966 families
Family (U.S. Census)
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 (77.0% of all households); the average family size was 3.31.

The population was spread out with 742 people (19.9%) under the age of 18, 301 people (8.1%) aged 18 to 24, 962 people (25.8%) aged 25 to 44, 1,109 people (29.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 609 people (16.4%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.2 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.

There were 1,304 housing units at an average density of 3,080.4 per square mile (1,189.3/km²), of which 945 (75.4%) were owner-occupied, and 309 (24.6%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.2%. 2,761 people (74.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 908 people (24.4%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 3,703 people, 1,270 households, and 994 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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 was 8,751.9 inhabitants per square mile (3,404.1/km²). There were 1,302 housing units at an average density of 3,077.2 per square mile (1,196.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 49.76% White, 0.76% African American, 0.27% Native American, 52.17% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 10.21% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 2.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.28% of the population.

There were 1,270 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $48,583, and the median income for a family was $80,000. Males had a median income of $45,195 versus $28,125 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the CDP was $19,192. About 6.2% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.4% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.

Government

In the state legislature
California State Legislature
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 North El Monte is located in the 29th Senate
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 District, represented by Republican Bob Huff
Bob Huff
Robert S. Huff is a U.S. politician, who is a Republican member of the California State Senate, representing the 29th Senate District, which includes portions of Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino counties...

, and in the 49th Assembly
California State Assembly
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 District, represented by Democrat Mike Eng
Mike Eng
Michael "Mike" F. Eng was elected to the California State Assembly in November 2006 and represents the 49th District. He is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party...

. Federally, North El Monte is located in California's 26th congressional district
California's 26th congressional district
California 26th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California that spans the foothills of the San Gabriel Valley from La Cañada Flintridge to Rancho Cucamonga...

, which has a Cook PVI
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 of R +4 and is represented by Republican David Dreier
David Dreier
David Timothy Dreier is the U.S. Representative for , serving in Congress since 1981. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education, and business career:...

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