Montebello is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 60,569 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Montebello is the 146th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Montebello 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 Montebello 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 Montebello telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.32% 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 Montebello, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.46 minutes every day commuting to work.

The population of Montebello overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Montebello, 21.54% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Montebello in 2022 was $30,596, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $122,384 for a family of four. However, Montebello contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Montebello is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Montebello 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 Montebello, accounting for 78.15% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Montebello residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Montebello include Armenian, Italian, German, Irish, and Russian.

Montebello also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 36.40%.

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