Duarte is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 21,807 people and six associated neighborhoods, Duarte is the 306th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Duarte are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

Also of interest is that Duarte has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.36% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Duarte, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.98 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The overall education level of Duarte citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.27% of adults in Duarte have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Duarte in 2022 was $37,833, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $151,332 for a family of four. However, Duarte contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Duarte is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Duarte home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Duarte, accounting for 50.03% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Duarte residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Duarte include English, German, Italian, Irish, and Armenian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Duarte's cultural character, accounting for 33.45% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Duarte is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.