Population 22,006 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Mountain View
Household size in Mountain View
| Period | Mountain View | El Monte | Los Angeles area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.99 | 3.96 | 3.14 | 3.04 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 4.05 | 3.78 | 3.20 | 3.10 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 4.04 | 3.76 | 3.16 | 3.09 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.69 | 3.54 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.30 | −0.43 | −0.13 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
Households in Mountain View are large by national standards, averaging 3.69 people against 2.65 for the U.S. That usually means more families with children at home. Household size has dropped from 3.99 in 2006–10, a much bigger shift than nationally.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Mountain View
| Period | Mountain View | El Monte | Los Angeles area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 30.9 | 33.0 | 35.6 | 35.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 33.5 | 35.2 | 36.7 | 36.8 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 34.4 | 37.1 | 38.0 | 37.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 38.1 | 39.0 | 39.5 | 39.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | +7.2 | +5.9 | +4.0 | +3.1 | +2.3 |
Mountain View is a little younger than the country as a whole: its median age is 38.1, against 40.1 nationally. The median age has climbed from 30.9 in 2006–10, a much bigger shift than nationally. The youngest areas are in the north, the oldest in the southwest.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Mountain View
| Period | Mountain View | El Monte | Los Angeles area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 23.3% | 18.6% | 14.3% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 19.7% | 17.7% | 14.1% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 20.9% | 16.6% | 12.5% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 17.4% | 18.1% | 12.3% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | −5.9 pts | −0.5 pts | −2.0 pts | −1.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in six households in Mountain View (17.4%), well above the national share of 11.6%. The picture is much the same across El Monte. The single-parent share has fallen 5.9 points since 2006–10, a much bigger shift than nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Mountain View
Renters in Mountain View
| Period | Mountain View | El Monte | Los Angeles area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 55.0% | 52.1% | 48.8% | 42.6% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 57.3% | 54.2% | 50.8% | 45.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 58.7% | 54.3% | 51.4% | 45.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 57.7% | 53.4% | 51.6% | 44.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | +2.8 pts | +1.3 pts | +2.8 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
Renters far outnumber owners in Mountain View: 57.7% of households rent their homes, against 34.8% nationally. Among homeowners, 48.6% have no mortgage at all, above the national share of 39.8%. Rentals cluster in the north; owners are most common in the southwest. Since 2006–10, the renter share has risen 2.8 points, as it has nationally.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Mountain View
| Period | Mountain View | El Monte | Los Angeles area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.1% | 5.7% | 7.0% | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 7.5% | 7.0% | 6.7% | 8.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.7% | 5.1% | 6.6% | 7.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 3.0% | 4.6% | 6.7% | 7.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | −4.1 pts | −1.1 pts | −0.3 pts | −1.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Only 3.0% of homes in Mountain View are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing. Vacancy has fallen 4.1 points since 2006–10, mirroring the country.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Mountain View
| Period | Mountain View | El Monte | Los Angeles area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1971 | 1966 | 1965 | 1972 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1967 | 1964 | 1966 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1970 | 1965 | 1966 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1976 | 1968 | 1969 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | +4 | +2 | +4 | +4 | +6 |
The typical home in Mountain View was built around 1976, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are newer than in El Monte as a whole, where the median home dates to 1968. The median year built has moved up from 1971 in 2006–10, a sign of steady new building. The newest homes are mostly in the south, the oldest in the west.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Mountain View
| Period | Mountain View | El Monte | Los Angeles area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $1,034 | $1,114 | $1,328 | $1,298 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,120 | $1,178 | $1,415 | $1,379 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,332 | $1,381 | $1,755 | $1,721 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,833 | $1,871 | $2,279 | $2,229 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$799 | +$757 | +$951 | +$931 | +$606 |
The median renter in Mountain View pays $1,833 a month for rent and utilities, above the national median of $1,571. Rents are up $799 a month from 2006–10, a 77% jump, faster than rents rose nationally. Rent takes 34.5% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Mountain View
Bachelor's degrees in Mountain View
| Period | Mountain View | El Monte | Los Angeles area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.1% | 13.2% | 29.7% | 29.1% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 11.2% | 13.5% | 30.7% | 30.1% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 10.7% | 14.8% | 33.7% | 32.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 15.5% | 18.2% | 37.6% | 36.3% | 35.6% |
| Change | +5.5 pts | +5.1 pts | +7.9 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Mountain View: 15.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%. El Monte as a whole looks much the same. The share with a degree is up 5.5 points from 2006–10, as it has nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Mountain View
| Period | Mountain View | El Monte | Los Angeles area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 48.5% | 57.3% | 76.7% | 79.9% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 55.8% | 61.2% | 77.7% | 80.7% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 54.8% | 62.7% | 80.0% | 82.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 62.1% | 67.9% | 82.1% | 84.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +13.6 pts | +10.5 pts | +5.4 pts | +4.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
Nearly four in ten adults in Mountain View never finished high school, well above the national share: only 62.1% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally. Since 2006–10, the share with a diploma has risen 13.6 points, a much bigger shift than nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Mountain View
| Period | Mountain View | El Monte | Los Angeles area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.2% | 9.5% | 8.5% | 9.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 13.0% | 13.2% | 10.6% | 11.3% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 6.6% | 6.1% | 5.8% | 6.3% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.1% | 5.9% | 6.7% | 6.6% | 5.4% |
| Change | −3.2 pts | −3.6 pts | −1.7 pts | −2.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
At 6.1%, unemployment in Mountain View is close to the national rate of 5.4%. Unemployment has fallen 3.2 points since 2006–10, in line with the national trend. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Mountain View compared with nearby neighborhoods
| Neighborhood | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View | 3.69 | 38.1 | 17.4% | 57.7% | 3.0% | 1976 | $1,833 | 15.5% | 62.1% | 6.1% |
| Valle Lindo | 3.57 | 40.8 | 15.5% | 29.9% | 4.7% | 1968 | $1,856 | 17.1% | 63.6% | 5.3% |
| Bassett | 4.16 | 40.1 | 14.6% | 29.4% | 5.8% | 1958 | $2,207 | 14.3% | 68.4% | 6.7% |
| North El Monte | 3.10 | 44.2 | 10.0% | 41.3% | 3.0% | 1960 | $2,339 | 34.1% | 84.7% | 3.1% |
| South San Gabriel | 3.25 | 44.9 | 10.6% | 33.3% | 5.1% | 1966 | $2,184 | 26.4% | 76.0% | 5.1% |
| Mayflower Village | 2.75 | 45.0 | 15.8% | 39.4% | 11.9% | 1964 | $2,358 | 41.1% | 88.0% | 7.7% |
| Garvey | 3.44 | 44.0 | 11.9% | 56.6% | 7.7% | 1962 | $1,931 | 23.7% | 67.7% | 6.2% |
| East San Gabriel | 2.83 | 45.7 | 6.0% | 34.8% | 9.3% | 1960 | $2,439 | 53.2% | 88.9% | 5.6% |
| El Rancho | 3.71 | 39.6 | 14.4% | 31.7% | 5.2% | 1958 | $1,950 | 16.6% | 72.3% | 4.7% |
| Los Neitos | 3.71 | 39.0 | 22.2% | 38.2% | 5.7% | 1961 | $1,774 | 14.9% | 73.2% | 4.7% |
| Covina-Valley | 3.30 | 40.9 | 13.1% | 40.0% | 5.3% | 1964 | $2,021 | 25.8% | 84.0% | 7.8% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Mountain View. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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