Monterey Park, NM

Census Place

2024 Population

667

US Senator

Martin Heinrich

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ben Ray Luján

Democratic Party

2024 Poverty Rate

25%

36.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$28,162

0.463% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$56,300

2024 Employed Population

336

Population & Diversity

Monterey Park, NM is home to a population of 667 people, from which 78% are citizens.

As of 2024, 30.4% of Monterey Park, NM residents were born outside of the country (203 people).

In 2024, there were 1.93 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (344 people) in Monterey Park, NM than any other race or ethnicity. There were 178 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) and 86 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

78%

2024 Citizenship

81.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 78% of Monterey Park, NM residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Monterey Park, NM was 81.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Monterey Park, NM compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Monterey Park, NM

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
344 ± 312
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic)
178 ± 238
White (Hispanic)
86 ± 166

91.2%

Hispanic Population

608 people

91.2% of the people in Monterey Park, NM are hispanic (608 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Monterey Park, NM 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 New Mexico.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
126,568 ± 8,470 people
Philippines
6,950 ± 2,043 people
Germany
4,158 ± 1,582 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Mexico was Mexico, the natal country of 126,568 New Mexico residents, followed by Philippines with 6,950 and Germany with 4,158.

Foreign-Born Population

30.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

203 people

29.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

237 people

As of 2024, 30.4% of Monterey Park, NM residents (203 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 Monterey Park, NM was 29.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Monterey Park, NM compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Gulf War (2001-)

Most Common Service Period

16 ± 37

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Monterey Park, NM.

Economy

The economy of Monterey Park, NM employs 336 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Monterey Park, NM were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (100 people), Retail Trade (73 people), and Construction (68 people), and the highest paying industries were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($18,879) and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($18,879).

Employment

Occupations

336

2024 Value

± 184

−7.69%

1 Year decline

± 83.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Monterey Park, NM declined at a rate of −7.69%, from 364 employees to 336 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Monterey Park, NM, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (84 people), Sales & Related Occupations (73 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (37 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Monterey Park, NM.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Mexico (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

336

2024 Value

± 184

−7.69%

1 Year decline

± 83.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Monterey Park, NM declined at a rate of −7.69%, from 364 employees to 336 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Monterey Park, NM, are Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (100 people), Retail Trade (73 people), and Construction (68 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Monterey Park, NM, though some of these residents may live in Monterey Park, NM and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$18,319

Median earning men ± $3,993

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($18,879).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are .

Housing & Living

Housing

Property

$56,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$49,779

$179

Median Property Taxes

±$123

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 Monterey Park, NM the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Monterey Park, NM compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$28,162

Median Household Income

± $18,215

196

Number of Households

± 130

In 2024, the median household income of the 196 households in Monterey Park, NM declined from $28,162 from the previous year's value of $28,293.

The following chart displays the households in Monterey Park, NM 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 $25k - $30k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Monterey Park, NM is from New Mexico.

0.46

2024 Wage GINI in New Mexico

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in New Mexico

In 2024, the income inequality in New Mexico was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.506% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Mexico was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Mexico in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (86.6%)
Carpooled (13.4%)

In 2024, 86.6% of workers in Monterey Park, NM drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.4%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Monterey Park, NM distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Monterey Park, NM have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

25% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Monterey Park, NM (167 out of 667 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Monterey Park, NM is Two Or More, followed by Hispanic and White.

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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