La Crescenta-Montrose, CA

Census Place

2024 Population

19,660

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

42.2

1.2% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.06%

13.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$130,000

8.54% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$1.21M

Population & Diversity

La Crescenta-Montrose, CA is home to a population of 19.7k people, from which 94.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 28.8% of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA residents were born outside of the country (5.67k people).

In 2024, there were 1.78 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.27k people) in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.21k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 1.34k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.6%

2024 Citizenship

93.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.6% of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA was 93.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
9.27k ± 936
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
5.21k ± 745
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.34k ± 444

18.2%

Hispanic Population

3.57k people

18.2% of the people in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA are hispanic (3.57k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,877,888 ± 45,899 people
Philippines
827,719 ± 22,100 people
China
695,724 ± 20,296 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,877,888 California residents, followed by Philippines with 827,719 and China with 695,724.

Foreign-Born Population

28.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

5.67k people

28.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

5.68k people

As of 2024, 28.8% of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA residents (5.67k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA was 28.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
320 ± 154
Gulf War (2001-)
78 ± 71
Gulf War (1990s)
39 ± 42

La Crescenta-Montrose, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.1 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA.

Economy

The economy of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA employs 9.92k people. In 2024, the largest industries in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,548 people), Educational Services (1,357 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,168 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($215,377), Utilities ($167,946), and Public Administration ($122,143).

Employment

Occupations

9.92k

2024 Value

± 840

3.55%

1 Year growth

± 11.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA grew at a rate of 3.55%, from 9.58k employees to 9.92k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA, are Management Occupations (1,639 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,313 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (889 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

9.92k

2024 Value

± 840

3.55%

1 Year growth

± 11.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA grew at a rate of 3.55%, from 9.58k employees to 9.92k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,548 people), Educational Services (1,357 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,168 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of La Crescenta-Montrose, CA, though some of these residents may live in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$85,776

Median earning men ± $11,079

$72,205

Median earning women ± $12,164

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($224,609), Public Administration ($147,355), and Manufacturing ($109,886).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($196,618), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($183,313), and Information ($137,024).

Housing & Living

The median property value in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA was $1.21M in 2024, which is 3.63 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.15M to $1.21M, a 4.86% increase. The homeownership rate in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA is 59.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA have an average commute time of 29.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.21M

Median Property Value 2024

±$42,213

$4,374

Median Property Taxes

±$399

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In La Crescenta-Montrose, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

59.2%

Homeownership

2024

73.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 59.2% of the housing units in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 58.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$130,000

Median Household Income

± $19,008

7.39k

Number of Households

± 664

In 2024, the median household income of the 7.39k households in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA grew to $130,000 from the previous year's value of $119,775.

The following chart displays the households in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for La Crescenta-Montrose, CA is from California.

0.493

2024 Wage GINI in California

0.495

2023 Wage GINI in California

In 2024, the income inequality in California was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.424% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (67.2%)
Worked At Home (23.1%)
Carpooled (7.68%)

In 2024, 67.2% of workers in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (23.1%) and those who carpooled to work (7.68%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA have a longer commute time (29.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.68% of the workforce in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.06% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA (987 out of 19.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in La Crescenta-Montrose, CA is White, followed by Asian and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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