Monterey Park is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 58,554 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Monterey Park is the 152nd largest community in California.

Housing costs in Monterey Park 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 Monterey Park has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Monterey Park telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.40% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

One downside of living in Monterey Park, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.38 minutes every day commuting to work.

The education level of Monterey Park citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.47% of adults in Monterey Park have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Monterey Park in 2022 was $35,852, 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 $143,408 for a family of four. However, Monterey Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Monterey Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Monterey Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Monterey Park residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Monterey Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.11% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Monterey Park include German, Irish, English, French, and Jordanian.

Monterey Park also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 51.54%.

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