Demographics (2010): 70.5% Hispanic, 12.5% White, 8.5% Asian, 7.3% Black
Population (2010): 149,058
President: 64.44% D / 34.33% R (2004), 72.19% D / 25.94% R (2008), 73.94% D / 23.76% R (2012), 73.71% D / 20.22% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $49,474
% Bachelor's: 17.7%
The city of Pomona was named after the Roman goddess of fruit, and was the winning name of a naming contest even before a single fruit tree was planted there. In the early 20th century the fruit trees came, and did they come! Pomona in the 1920s was nicknamed "Queen of the Citrus Belt" and had one of the highest per-capita incomes in the United States. Later Pomona, seen as an ideal example of a middle-class city, was a site for making movies to appeal to middle-class Americans. Religious institutions also have a long history in Pomona, and today there are more than 120 houses of worship in the city. The main campus of California State Polytechnic University is also in Pomona.
Demographics (2010): 38.8% White, 33.7% Hispanic, 14.3% Asian, 10.7% Black
Population (2010): 137,122
President: 68.24% D / 30.15% R (2004), 71.87% D / 26.01% R (2008), 70.78% D / 26.43% R (2012), 75.09% D / 18.99% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $69,302
% Bachelor's: 51.2%
Pasadena means "Crown of the Valley" and started out as a health resort for people from further east with respiratory ailments. The site was originally kept secret and known as "Muscat" after the grapes grown by Benjamin Wilson. Later in the 19th century growth came with the railroads as did many tourist hotels catering to wealthy Easterners. Eventually California's first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway, was built and Pasadena was known as a twin city to Los Angeles.
World War II brought manufacturing and science companies to Pasadena, as well as NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory afterward. Also, in the decade after the war, many immigrants and people from the Southern United States moved to Pasadena. Many elderly couples, especially from the Midwest, moved to Pasadena as well. A popular Dodge ad campaign in 1964 led to the Beach Boys producing their song, "The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)". The song was based on lore that an elderly man left his widow with a powerful car.
Today Pasadena is famous for much more than "little old ladies". The Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl are hosted here every New Year's. Pasadena is also home to the California Institute of Technology, which itself is well-known. The Mechanical Universe and The Mechanical Universe and Beyond were taped there.
Demographics (2010): 97.1% Hispanic, 1.5% White, 0.9% Asian, 0.6% Black
Population (2010): 126,496
President: .% D / % R (2004), .% D / .% R (2008), .% D / .% R (2012), .% D / .% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $37,982
% Bachelor's: 8.3%
East Los Angeles has the highest percentage of Hispanics of any city or town in Los Angeles County. The community is home to the Latino Walk of Fame, established in 1997 to honor Latino celebrities. Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and current Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard are from East Los Angeles.
El Monte
Demographics (2010): 69.0% Hispanic, 25.1% Asian, 4.9% White, 0.8% Black
Population (2010): 113,475
President: 67.32% D / 31.65% R (2004), 71.73% D / 26.54% R (2008), 78.55% D / 19.28% R (2012), 77.48% D / 17.16% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $39,535
% Bachelor's: 11.6%
Early on, El Monte was seen as a place where anything can grow. Spanish missionaries stopping here to rest named the area. Even though El Monte means "the mountain", there are no mountains in the area. Rather the city was named after an old Spanish translation, "the wood", because of the many plants around the San Gabriel and Rio Hondo Rivers.
During the American Civil War El Monte was a Confederate-sympathizing town that supported Southern California seceding from California to support the Confederacy. Undersheriff A.J. King formed a secessionist militia, but the efforts were quashed when Governor John G. Downey sent troops to stop the effort from succeeding. After the Civil War the railroads brought agricultural growth and prosperity.
In the Depression the New Deal's Subsistence Homestead project granted houses to those that qualified, and many Dust Bowl migrants settled there. The Berry Strike of 1933 brought awareness of racism against Japanese farmers and Latino laborers.
Over the decade El Monte became more Hispanic. Known as "The End of the Santa Fe Trail", the city built a historical park commemorating the trail. More recently, Asians have been moving to El Monte, probably because of overcrowding in nearby cities such as Alhambra and Monterey Park.
Demographics (2010): 53.2% Hispanic, 25.8% Asian, 15.3% White, 4.5% Black
Population (2010): 106,098
President: 56.92% D / 42.24% R (2004), 62.17% D / 35.91% R (2008), 64.66% D / 33.04% R (2012), 66.58% D / 28.14% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $67,088
% Bachelor's: 28.8%
West Covina started out as a block to neighboring Covina's attempts to build a sewage farm. Walnuts and oranges were grown there. In the mid-20th-century population boom, West Covina was one of the fastest-growing cities in the country.
Demographics (2010): 52.9% Asian, 34.4% Hispanic, 10.0% White, 1.5% Black
Population (2010): 83,089
President: 63.89% D / 34.84% R (2004), 67.06% D / 30.98% R (2008), 71.47% D / 26.36% R (2012), 72.47% D / 22.12% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $54,148
% Bachelor's: 33.8%
Alhambra was named by landowner Bernardo Yorba after Tales of the Alhambra, which his daughter Ramona (who married wealthy developer Benjamin Wilson) read and persuaded her father to name the city after.
Starting out as a "city of homes", Alhambra has many historical homes including Spanish Mediterranean and Spanish Colonial style. Many immigrants came later in the 20th century, first Italians, then Mexicans, and Chinese. A busy Chinese business district developed and became the home for many Asian-owned bank headquarters.
Demographics (2010): 80.1% Hispanic, 14.2% Asian, 4.3% White, 1.2% Black
Population (2010): 75,390
President: 70.58% D / 28.67% R (2004), 75.83% D / 22.13% R (2008), 79.64% D / 18.04% R (2012), 79.72% D / 14.73% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $51,153
% Bachelor's: 12.7%
Starting out as land for grazing cattle, Baldwin Park was named after prominent businessman and investor Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin". The first drive-thru in California, the first In-N-Out burger stand, opened in Baldwin Park in 1948. In-N-Out also has its own "University" for training managers! The first, and for many years the only, meatpacking plant that supplied In-N-Out was nearby. Now they have a second plant in Texas to supply the sites there.
Demographics (2010): 79.3% Hispanic, 11.0% Asian, 8.5% White, 0.9% Black
Population (2010): 62,500
President: 70.00% D / 28.91% R (2004), 73.58% D / 24.10% R (2008), 76.99% D / 20.87% R (2012), 77.16% D / 17.51% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $47,488
% Bachelor's: 19.3%
Montebello means "beautiful mountain" in Italian. After the Civil War, the area that would become Montebello and Monterey Park was owned by Italian settler Alessandro Repetto. Originally called Newmark, after grocer Harris Newmark, the town was renamed as per William Mulholland's suggestion. Montebello was historically known for flowers, berries, and produce, and oil after a discovery in the hills in 1917. Around this time, Montebello produced one-eighth of the state's total of crude oil.
Demographics (2010): 66.9% Asian, 26.9% Hispanic, 5.0% White, 0.4% Black
Population (2010): 60,269
President: 62.91% D / 36.01% R (2004), 64.46% D / 33.54% R (2008), 69.76% D / 28.24% R (2012), 70.28% D / 24.79% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $56,014
% Bachelor's: 31.8%
Monterey Park was named after a name on an old map, Monterey Hills, and became a city in a reaction to Pasadena, South Pasadena, and Alhambra attempting to build a sewage treatment plant there. In the 1920s, Asians moved to the area to farm. The first potato chip bag was invented in Monterey Park in 1926, when Laura Scudder ironed sheets of wax paper together.
Real estate was big business a little later on when "Father of the East Side" Peter Snyder proposed a community to rival Bel-Air and Beverly Hills. As with much of Los Angeles and Southern California overall, the population exploded in the mid-20th century with World War II veterans, Japanese Americans, Chinese Americans, and Latinos moved there.
The moving of wealthy Asian Americans (from places such as Los Angeles' Chinatown and from other states) and Asian immigrants to the western San Gabriel Valley, including Monterey Park, picked up later in the 20th century. In the 1980s Monterey Park was nicknamed "Little Taipei" and "The Chinese Beverly Hills". By the 1990 Census, Monterey Park became the first Asian-majority city in the United States. It is also known as "the first suburban Chinatown".
Demographics (2010): 59.2% Asian, 32.3% White, 12.1% Hispanic, 1.2% Black
Population (2010): 56,364
President: 55.51% R / 43.13% D (2004), 49.19% D / 48.37% R (2008), 49.47% D / 48.34% R (2012), 56.93% D / 37.58% R (2016)
MHI (2018): $92,102
% Bachelor's: 53.1%
Named after the Greek city of the same name, Arcadia is home to the Santa Anita Park, where Army soldiers were trained to observe enemy activities from hot air balloons. After World War II Arcadia became a well-off suburb of Pasadena, with the children of long-established families in the area moving there. Many corporate CEOs called Arcadia home. The heart of the Baldwin Ranch was given to the state and become the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden.
Demographics (2010): 52.5% Asian, 21.3% White, 20.1% Hispanic, 4.1% Black
Population (2010): 55,544
President: 51.05% R / 47.98% D (2004), 54.92% D / 43.22% R (2008), 54.81% D / 43.26% R (2012), 58.12% D / 36.60% R (2016)
MHI (2007): $87,224
% Bachelor's: 53.2%
Diamond Bar is a master-planned community that was named after a ranch acquired by the Transamerica Corporation in the 1950s. Its logo features a diamond and a bar cattle brand.
Demographics (2010): 46.0% Hispanic, 39.3% Asian, 12.6% White, 1.1% Black
Population (2010): 54,038
President: .% D / % R (2004), .% D / .% R (2008), .% D / .% R (2012), .% D / .% R (2016)
MHI (2018): $84,219
% Bachelor's: 34.3%
Hacienda Heights started out as North Whittier Heights, which grew walnuts, citrus, and avocado. Loss of profitability in the Depression and World War II led the areas transition into suburbs.
Demographics (2010): 60.7% Asian, 33.8% Hispanic, 4.7% White, 0.5% Black
Population (2010): 53,674
President: 66.39% D / 32.38% R (2004), 67.53% D / 30.67% R (2008), 76.10% D / 22.23% R (2012), 75.31% D / 20.07% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $45,760
% Bachelor's: 18.0%
Settled by pioneers early on, Rosemead got its name from pioneer Leonard John Rose, who bought land for training horses and named the ranch "Rose's Meadow", which was eventually shortened. It had one of many airports throughout the Los Angeles area in the 1940s.
Demographics (2010): 57.0% White, 30.7% Hispanic, 8.0% Asian, 1.9% Black
Population (2010): 50,073
President: 62.61% R / 36.10% D (2004), 54.86% R / 43.23% D (2008), 55.95% R / 41.42% D (2012), 49.80% R / 43.44% D (2016)
MHI (2010): $74,615
% Bachelor's: 35.7%
Glendora is nicknamed "Pride of the Foothills" and started out as an agricultural community connected to the outside world via railroads. In the 1960s Glendora was home to Clokey Productions, where Gumby came from.
Demographics (2010): 59.8% Asian, 27.0% Hispanic, 10.3% White, 1.6% Black
Population (2010): 48,993
President: .% D / % R (2004), .% D / .% R (2008), .% D / .% R (2012), .% D / .% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $62,631
% Bachelor's: 39.3%
Rowland Heights started out on a pig farm and then orange groves before sprawl from Los Angeles spread east, bringing working-class families looking for more affordable housing. Many upper-class immigrants from East Asia settled here and in surrounding communities, creating another suburban Chinatown. Latinos have also lived in the area for a long time.
Demographics (2010): 52.4% Hispanic, 29.9% White, 11.9% Asian, 4.2% Black
Population (2010): 47,796
President: 51.18% R / 47.83% D (2004), 55.60% D / 42.40% R (2008), 57.64% D / 40.03% R (2012), 59.43% D / 34.46% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $66,726
% Bachelor's: 26.5%
Covina's slogan is "One Mile Square and All There", from when its area was about a square mile. Covina was named after engineer Frederick Eaton, who used the words "cove" and "vine" from the mountain valleys that formed what looked like a cove around the area's vineyards. Most of the crops grown in Covina were oranges and grapefruit. In 1909, Covina was the world's third-largest producer of oranges. After World War II, like many cities in Southern California, Covina's orange groves gave way to suburbs.
Demographics (2010): 67.6% Hispanic, 19.3% White, 8.7% Asian, 3.2% Black
Population (2010): 46,361
President: 55.65% D / 43.02% R (2004), 63.70% D / 33.94% R (2008), 66.13% D / 31.32% R (2012), 67.43% D / 26.08% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $52,001
% Bachelor's: 21.8%
While Azusa had its name going back to the Alta California days, the slogan used for its promotion: "A to Z in the USA" has been used for a long time. The Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad brought people and investment in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Demographics (2010): 85.1% Hispanic, 8.4% Asian, 4.6% White, 1.4% Black
Population (2010): 39,816
President: 71.43% D / 27.65% R (2004), 74.34% D / 23.52% R (2008), 78.91% D / 19.03% R (2012), 78.87% D / 15.97% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $53,794
% Bachelor's: 11.1%
Spanish for an old Spanish translation of "the bridge", La Puente started out as a rancho near the Mission San Gabriel on the east side of the San Gabriel River that was visited by Jedediah Smith, who led the first American expedition over land to California. Before post-war suburbanization, La Puente was home to many fruit and especially walnut groves, and the world's largest walnut packing plant. In recent years La Puente has been unable to bring in big-box retailers, so it still has many strip malls from the 1950s.
Demographics (2010): 60.7% Asian, 25.7% Hispanic, 11.4% White, 1.0% Black
Population (2010): 39,718
President: 58.39% D / 40.55% R (2004), 61.62% D / 36.39% R (2008), 65.31% D / 32.47% R (2012), 68.22% D / 26.76% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $56,388
% Bachelor's: 32.3%
San Gabriel is "A city with a mission" and "the birthplace of the Los Angeles metropolitan area". It was named after Mission San Gabriel Arcangel, which was founded by Saint Junipero Serra.
Later, grapes and winery along with the railroads brought growth to the area.
Demographics (2010): 41.1% White, 38.4% Hispanic, 11.2% Asian, 6.8% Black
Population (2010): 36,590
President: 53.40% D / 45.20% R (2004), 59.86% D / 37.89% R (2008), 59.63% D / 37.51% R (2012), 62.05% D / 30.90% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $71,768
% Bachelor's: 36.4%
Monrovia started out as a community with orange groves that received new people because of the railroads, and was incorporated in 1887 by prohibitionists that sought to keep a saloon from commencing operations in town. The Monrovia Airport was established in 1930 and was known as "the friendliest little airport in the country". The airfield has been used often in filming movies. Rising land values led the airfield to be sold and cease operations in 1953.
Before McDonald's became McDonald's, Patrick McDonald opened up a hamburger stand in 1937 called "The Airdrome", which served hamburgers for 10 cents and all-you-can drink orange juice for 5. In 1940 his sons Maurice and Richard moved the Airdrome east to San Bernardino and renamed it.
Monrovia is also home to author, activist, and Socialist candidate for Governor and Senate Upton Sinclair's house.
Demographics (2010): 55.7% Asian, 22.8% White, 19.3% Hispanic, 0.8% Black
Population (2010): 35,558
President: 50.97% D / 48.03% R (2004), 54.79% D / 42.89% R (2008), 58.07% D / 39.84% R (2012), 59.04% D / 35.42% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $66,075
% Bachelor's: 38.7%
Temple City was named after landowner Walter P. Temple, who sought to build a community where people could afford to own homes. The Pacific Electric Railway brought growth to the city. Temple City was originally named "City of Temple", but the name was changed after mail kept being misdelivered to Tempe, Arizona, near Phoenix. In recent decades, Temple City has attracted East Asian, Middle Eastern, Eastern European, and Latino immigrants.
Demographics (2010): 58.9% White, 19.8% Hispanic, 13.1% Asian, 4.7% Black
Population (2010): 34,926
President: 58.93% D / 39.53% R (2004), 63.68% D / 34.67% R (2008), 61.85% D / 35.49% R (2012), 65.05% D / 28.75% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $87,324
% Bachelor's: 56.7%
Claremont used to have citrus groves that also became suburbs after World War II. It is known as "The City of Trees and Ph.Ds", because of its tree-lined streets and the presence of Claremont Colleges.
Demographics (2010): 52.3% White, 31.4% Hispanic, 10.5% Asian, 3.2% Black
Population (2010): 33,371
President: 58.57% R / 40.39% D (2004), 50.99% R / 46.94% D (2008), 52.57% R / 45.38% D (2012), 47.51% D / 46.57% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $78,685
% Bachelor's: 37.0%
Named after Saint Dismas, San Dimas started out with orange and lemon groves. The Sunkist name is from here, originally "Sunkissed". The city incorporated in 1960, and is known for its small-town Western feel. Before moving to Central California, the Miss Rodeo California State Pageant took place in San Dimas. San Dimas was also the setting for the Bill & Ted movies, Excellent Adventure in 1989 and Bogus Journey in 1991.
Demographics (2010): 55.4% White, 31.0% Hispanic, 7.7% Asian, 3.4% Black
Population (2010): 31,063
President: 58.22% R / 40.73% D (2004), 51.25% R / 46.83% D (2008), 52.37% R / 45.20% D (2012), 47.32% R / 46.62% D (2016)
MHI (2010): $77,040
% Bachelor's: 37.0%
La Verne started out as a citrus town called Lordsburg, named after entrepreneur Isaac W. Lord, that was "the Heart of the Orange Empire".
Demographics (2010): 43.6% White, 31.1% Asian, 18.6% Hispanic, 3.0% Black
Population (2010): 25,619
President: 62.72% D / 35.87% R (2004), 68.82% D / 28.74% R (2008), 68.71% D / 28.40% R (2012), 75.20% D / 18.86% R (2016)
MHI (2000): $85,058
% Bachelor's: 64.8%
South Pasadena incorporated to get out of Pasadena taking control of residents' properties. The streets are lined with native California trees such as redwood and sequoia. Due to the lack of palm trees, South Pasadena has often been used to shoot films set in the Midwest or Northeast. The Fair Oaks Pharmacy, Soda Fountain, and Cawston Ostrich Farm were influential in the city's history.
Demographics (2010): 63.6% Asian, 19.1% Hispanic, 12.5% White, 2.8% Black
Population (2010): 29,172
President: 51.13% D / 47.97% R (2004), 56.18% D / 41.95% R (2008), 57.82% D / 40.10% R (2012), 62.04% D / 33.13% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $101,250
% Bachelor's: 52.9%
The land that would become Walnut was used for wheat, grapes, and citrus crops. Walnut started out as Lemon, and was changed in 1908. Today, Walnut holds an annual Family Festival every October.
Demographics (2010): 78.8% Hispanic, 11.9% Asian, 7.0% White, 1.9% Black
Population (2010): 22,822
President: .% D / % R (2004), .% D / .% R (2008), .% D / .% R (2012), .% D / .% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $66,727
% Bachelor's: 12.4%
Demographics (2010): 85.5% Hispanic, 7.3% Asian, 4.8% White, 2.1% Black
Population (2010): 22,636
President: .% D / % R (2004), .% D / .% R (2008), .% D / .% R (2012), .% D / .% R (2016)
MHI (2000): $63,750
% Bachelor's: 11.9%
Demographics (2010): 47.8% Hispanic, 26.9% White, 15.8% Asian, 7.4% Black
Population (2010): 21,321
President: 58.15% D / 40.44% R (2004), 64.35% D / 33.35% R (2008), 65.07% D / 32.18% R (2012), 66.91% D / 27.63% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $62,250
% Bachelor's: 30.4%
Duarte started out as a settlement for people seeking better health, better climate, or better agricultural prospects. These newcomers came from the Deep South, Midwest, Japan, as well as Latinos from the original rancho. Duarte honors Route 66 with a Salute to Route 66 every September.
Demographics (2010): 86.2% Hispanic, 8.0% Asian, 4.2% White, 1.5% Black
Population (2010): 20,551
President: .% D / % R (2004), .% D / .% R (2008), .% D / .% R (2012), .% D / .% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $50,864
% Bachelor's: 9.8%
Demographics (2010): 64.7% White, 25.8% Asian, 6.3% Hispanic, 0.5% Black
Population (2010): 20,246
President: 54.49% R / 44.22% D (2004), 49.06% D / 49.00% R (2008), 53.57% R / 44.65% D (2012), 56.96% D / 37.06% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $156,952
% Bachelor's: 73.2%
La Cañada Flintridge was named after "the canyon" in Spanish and developer and United States Senator Frank P. Flint, and is home to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, even though the lab has a Pasadena mailing address.
Demographics (2010): 84.9% Hispanic, 11.0% Asian, 3.4% White, 0.5% Black
Population (2010): 20,116
President: 73.54% D / 25.32% R (2004), 77.51% D / 20.39% R (2008), 82.35% D / 15.17% R (2012), 81.45% D / 13.21% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $44,104
% Bachelor's: 9.9%
Demographics (2010): 74.9% Hispanic, 15.0% White, 7.1% Asian, 2.0% Black
Population (2010): 15,922
President: .% D / % R (2004), .% D / .% R (2008), .% D / .% R (2012), .% D / .% R (2016)
MHI (2000): $52,349
% Bachelor's: 14.4%
Demographics (2010): 82.1% Hispanic, 8.8% Asian, 7.8% White, 0.9% Black
Population (2010): 15,411
President: .% D / % R (2004), .% D / .% R (2008), .% D / .% R (2012), .% D / .% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $72,240
% Bachelor's: 14.8%
Avocado Heights maintains a semi-rural feeling. Historically, pollution from industries in the City of Industry and the Puente Hills Landfill kept property values down so Avocado Heights missed the development that much of Eastern Los Angeles County experienced in the post-World War II years.
Demographics (2010): 49.9% Asian, 24.9% Hispanic, 21.9% White, 1.6% Black
Population (2010): 14,874
President: .% D / % R (2004), .% D / .% R (2008), .% D / .% R (2012), .% D / .% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $69,946
% Bachelor's: 44.0%
Demographics (2010): 53.5% Asian, 37.1% White, 6.5% Hispanic, 0.4% Black
Population (2010): 13,147
President: 62.14% R / 36.78% D (2004), 54.14% R / 44.44% D (2008), 58.00% R / 40.39% D (2012), 54.89% D / 39.36% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $131,758
% Bachelor's: 75.6%
Named after the oldest republic in the world, San Marino is also modeled after its namesake though there is no historical connection between the two. San Marino, California is historically known as an old-money, White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, enclave. In later decades, white ethnics moved to the area, and more recently, Chinese and Taiwanese immigrants.
San Marino restricts many commercial operations, and is one of few cities that requires commercial vehicles have permits if they do business in the city. Even apartments and townhouses are banned there, because they are believed to cause social disruption.
Demographics (2010): 72.3% White, 14.9% Hispanic, 7.6% Asian, 1.8% Black
Population (2010): 10,917
President: 51.97% D / 46.27% R (2004), 56.12% D / 41.44% R (2008), 54.49% D / 42.27% R (2012), 60.84% D / 32.37% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $88,837
% Bachelor's: 62.4%
Known as "Wisteria City" and "Village of the Foothills", Sierra Madre has historically been connected to the resorts in the San Gabriel Mountains and Valley. The Mount Wilson Observatory was built by Harvard College there in 1889.
Demographics (2010): 72.8% Hispanic, 16.1% White, 7.9% Asian, 2.2% Black
Population (2010): 10,866
President: .% D / % R (2004), .% D / .% R (2008), .% D / .% R (2012), .% D / .% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $59,919
% Bachelor's: 12.5%
Demographics (2010): 48.8% Hispanic, 34.0% White, 11.1% Asian, 4.4% Black
Population (2010): 9,310
President: .% D / % R (2004), .% D / .% R (2008), .% D / .% R (2012), .% D / .% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $68,597
% Bachelor's: 26.3%
Charter Oak is on flat ground known as a "dry riverbed" that had soil for growing citrus and cacti.
Demographics (2010): 49.4% Asian, 42.7% Hispanic, 5.6% White, 1.0% Black
Population (2010): 8,070
President: .% D / % R (2004), .% D / .% R (2008), .% D / .% R (2012), .% D / .% R (2016)
MHI (2000): $50,451
% Bachelor's: 22.4%
South Monrovia Island (couldn’t find a map)
Demographics (2010): 74.0% Hispanic, 10.9% White, 8.4% Black, 6.2% Asian
Population (2010): 6,777
President: .% D / % R (2004), .% D / .% R (2008), .% D / .% R (2012), .% D / .% R (2016)
MHI (2000): $52,936
% Bachelor's: 17.2%
Demographics (2010): 34.8% Hispanic, 33.9% White, 25.9% Asian, 3.0% Black
Population (2010): 6,144
President: .% D / % R (2004), .% D / .% R (2008), .% D / .% R (2012), .% D / .% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $71,151
% Bachelor's: 43.0%
Demographics (2010): 37.1% White, 31.4% Asian, 27.6% Hispanic, 1.5% Black
Population (2010): 5,515
President: .% D / % R (2004), .% D / .% R (2008), .% D / .% R (2012), .% D / .% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $76,461
% Bachelor's: 39.3%
Demographics (2010): 38.6% Asian, 32.0% White, 26.9% Hispanic, 0.6% Black
Population (2010): 3,723
President: .% D / % R (2004), .% D / .% R (2008), .% D / .% R (2012), .% D / .% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $63,750
% Bachelor's: Unknown
Rose Hills (couldn’t find a map)
Demographics (2010): 58.8% Hispanic, 22.5% White, 15.7% Asian, 1.9% Black
Population (2010): 2,803
President: .% D / % R (2004), .% D / .% R (2008), .% D / .% R (2012), .% D / .% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $92,708
% Bachelor's: Unknown
Rose Hills, or North Whittier, is surrounded by its namesake, Rose Hills Memorial Park.
Demographics (2010): 54.6% White, 21.5% Asian, 17.7% Hispanic, 3.1% Black
Population (2010): 2,041
President: .% D / % R (2004), .% D / .% R (2008), .% D / .% R (2012), .% D / .% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $96,938
% Bachelor's: Unknown
Demographics (2010): 90.6% Hispanic, 6.1% White, 2.4% Asian, 0.8% Black
Population (2010): 1,422
President: 69.62% D / 29.62% R (2004), 70.35% D / 27.29% R (2008), 75.76% D / 21.89% R (2012), 71.96% D / 21.03% R (2016)
MHI (2010): $63,250
% Bachelor's: Unknown
Irwindale's economy is based mostly on the local rock quarries, which date back to the early days of the automobile. Demand for paved roads went up, which was a boon for the area so they could use their rocks and sand to pave the roads. In 2013, Irwindale was the site of the controversy around Huy Fong Foods with regards to its sriracha factory there. After the company stopped supporting Irwindale when it paid off its loan to the city, lawsuits came from the city and other cities that complained about the odors of jalapenos and garlic. Huy Fong was ordered by a court to stop its operations.
Demographics (2010): 49.0% White, 26.3% Asian, 20.8% Hispanic, 2.1% Black
Population (2010): 1,048
President: 56.62% R / 42.74% D (2008), 57.51% R / 40.38% D (2012), 47.91% R / 47.12% D (2016)
MHI (2000): $100,454
% Bachelor's: Unknown
Located just below the Angeles National Forest, Bradbury consists of three parts, two of which are gated communities and the other, which is not. It was founded by Lewis Leonard Bradbury and incorporated after annexation attempts by neighboring Monrovia. The ZIP code of 91008, which includes Bradbury, is one of the most expensive ZIP codes in the country. Bradbury was one of just five cities in Los Angeles County to vote for Donald Trump in 2016.