Rosemead, California

{{Short description|City in California, United States}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2021}} {{redirect|Rosemead|the 2025 film|Rosemead (film){{!}}''Rosemead'' (film)}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Rosemead, California |settlement_type = City |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = Dinsmoor Heritage House and Museum Rosemead California.jpg |image_flag = Flag of Rosemead, California.gif |flag_size = |image_seal = Rosemead seal.jpg |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = LA County Incorporated Areas Rosemead highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250x200px |map_caption = Location of Rosemead in Los Angeles County, California |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |pushpin_map = Los Angeles#California#USA |pushpin_map_alt = |pushpin_map_caption = Location of Rosemead in Los Angeles County, California##Location of Rosemead in California##Location of Rosemead in the USA |pushpin_label = Rosemead |pushpin_label_position = bottom |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{Flagu|United States|size=23px}} |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = {{Flag|California|size=23px}} |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Los Angeles |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = |government_type = Council-Manager |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Margaret Hayes Clark |leader_title3 = City Manager |leader_name3 = Ben Kim |established_title =  |established_date = |established_title2 =  |established_date2 = |established_title3 = Incorporated |established_date3 = August 4, 1959<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc |title = California Cities by Incorporation Date |format = Word |publisher = California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions |access-date = August 25, 2014 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131017052413/http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc |archive-date = October 17, 2013 |df = mdy-all }}</ref>  |area_magnitude = | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_06.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 1, 2020}}</ref> | area_total_sq_mi = 5.18 | area_land_sq_mi = 5.16 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.01 | area_total_km2 = 13.40 | area_land_km2 = 13.37 | area_water_km2 = 0.04 | area_water_percent = 0.26 | area_note = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite GNIS|1656611|Rosemead|access-date=October 22, 2014}}</ref> |elevation_m = 97 |elevation_ft = 318  |population_as_of = 2020 |population_footnotes = |population_total = 51185 |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_est = |population_density_km2 = 4043.41 |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |timezone = PST |utc_offset = −8 |timezone_DST = PDT |utc_offset_DST = −7 |coordinates = {{coord|34|4|N|118|5|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = ZIP Codes |postal_code = 91770–91772<ref>{{cite web | url = http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/zcl_1_results.jsp?visited=1&pagenumber=0&state=ca&city=Rosemead | title = USPS – ZIP Code Lookup – Find a ZIP+ 4 Code By City Results | access-date = January 18, 2007}}</ref> |area_code = 323/626<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nanpa.com/nas/public/npa_city_query_step2.do?method=displayData&cityToNpaModel.stateAbbr=CA&cityToNpaModel.city=Rosemead | title = Number Administration System – NPA and City/Town Search Results | access-date = January 18, 2007 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070926212432/http://www.nanpa.com/nas/public/npa_city_query_step2.do?method=displayData&cityToNpaModel.stateAbbr=CA&cityToNpaModel.city=Rosemead | archive-date = September 26, 2007 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> |website = {{URL|www.rosemeadca.gov}} |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = {{FIPS|06|62896}} |blank1_name = GNIS feature IDs |blank1_info = {{GNIS 4|1656611}}, {{GNIS 4|2410998}} |population_density_sq_mi = 10472.30 }}'''Rosemead''' is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The 2020 United States census reported a population of 51,185.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Rosemead_city,_California?g=160XX00US0662896|title=2020 Census Data|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 1, 2023}}</ref> Rosemead is part of a cluster of cities, along with Alhambra, Arcadia, Temple City, Monterey Park, San Marino, and San Gabriel, in the west San Gabriel Valley with a growing Asian-American population.<ref>[http://www.pacsla.org/API_demographics.html PACS | Asian Pacific Family Center | Asian Youth Center | Chinatown Service Center | Korean Youth and Community Center | Search to Involve Pilipino Americans] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705124443/http://www.pacsla.org/API_demographics.html |date=July 5, 2010 }}</ref>

==History== Prior to the arrival of the Spanish, the area around Rosemead was populated by Native Americans known as the people of the willow houses or better known as the Kizh (pronounced Keech), alternatively Tongva or as the Spaniards renamed them, the Gabrieleños. In 1771, the Spanish founded the first Mission San Gabriel Arcángel in the area that was formally known as the village of Shevaangna or Siba what is [first Angeleno William McCawley 1996] now known as La Misión Vieja or Whittier Narrows on the border between Montebello and Rosemead. In 1775, the mission moved to avoid the spring floods that ruined the first crops, to its present location in San Gabriel formally known as the village of Tovisvanga .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.californiamissionsonline.com/missions/mission_san_gabriel_arcangel.html|title=Mission San Gabriel Arcangel – History, Photos & Models|access-date=January 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150812021744/http://californiamissionsonline.com/missions/mission_san_gabriel_arcangel.html|archive-date=August 12, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

During the Spanish Colonial era, the area that is now the City of Rosemead was part of the land administered by the San Gabriel Mission. As part of the Mexican government's Secularization Act of 1833, the land, formerly held by the Mission, was distributed to private citizens, requiring only that they build a house and graze cattle, bringing to an end the Mission Era <ref>[http://www.artfact.com/auction-lot/autographs:-the-revolutionary-secularization-act-1-c-u5zxjrqcbj Lot 40: Autographs: The Revolutionary Secularization Act of 1833 Broadside Signed in Type by President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (CALIFORNIA) Rare Early – Early American | A...]</ref> Following the Mexican–American War and the 1848 signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe which transferred sovereignty over the territory now known as the State of California to the United States, Anglo-American immigration began to flow to the area. Most of present-day Rosemead was part of Rancho Potrero Grande (Large Pasture) which was originally granted to a Native American man named Manuel Antonio Pérez in 1845,<ref>Ogden Hoffman, 1862, ''Reports of Land Cases Determined in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California'', Numa Hubert, San Francisco</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://homesteadmuseum.blog/2016/07/29/museum-director-musings-all-over-the-map-with-california-public-surveys-1858/|title=All Over the Map with California Public Surveys, 1858|website=The Homestead Blog|date=July 29, 2016}}</ref> who was a "mayordomo" (overseer) at the San Gabriel Mission. By 1852, the {{convert|4431|acre|km2|0|adj=on}} ranch was later transferred to Juan Matías Sánchez, a native of Taos, New Mexico.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.juanmatiassanchez.com/|title=Juan Matias Sanchez Southern California Ranchero|website=www.juanmatiassanchez.com}}</ref>

In 1852, John and Harriet Guess moved cross-country in an ox drawn wagon, to the San Gabriel Valley from Conway County, Arkansas.<ref name="city">[http://www.cityofrosemead.org/index.aspx?page=196 City of Rosemead : Rosemead History]</ref> In 1855, the couple camped where present-day Savannah Elementary School is located on Rio Hondo Avenue. They claimed to be renting the land, but it was later determined by the courts in 1867 that they were illegally squatting on Juan Matías Sánchez's land.<ref>{{cite web|title=Biography of John Guess of El Monte California|date=June 15, 2019|url=https://californiagenealogy.org/los-angeles/biography-of-john-guess.htm|website=California Geneology}}</ref> Later, John Guess purchased {{convert|100|acre|km2|1}} of a {{convert|1164|acre|km2|0|adj=on}} ranch and named it Savannah. The land stretched from Valley Boulevard to Marshall Street, and from Rosemead Boulevard to the Eaton Wash.

Other pioneers, Frank Forst and Leonard John Rose, also settled in this valley. Rose and his wife Amanda bought about {{convert|600|acre|km2|1}} of land between what is now Rosemead Boulevard and Walnut Grove Avenue. Rose bred and trained horses for a living. He named his ranch "Rose's Meadow" which was eventually shortened to Rosemeade and gave the city its name.<ref name="city" /> Rosemeade was once again shortened to Rosemead. The peaceful, pastoral community flourished with small truck farms and rabbit and chicken farms. Settlers moved in and also raised vegetables, fruits, grain and feed for the animals. It wasn't until August 4, 1959, the citizens elected to incorporate Rosemead into a city.<ref name="city" /> thumb|250px|left|Entrance to Rosemead on Garvey Avenue over Rio Hondo Bridge

===Rosemead Airport=== Rosemead Airport is one of the vanished former airports which once were spread all throughout the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Western Air College operated the airport. The airport at this location in Rosemead was apparently built at some point between 1940 and 1942, as it was not depicted on a 1940 LA street map. The earliest depiction of this airport was on a 1942 street map, which labeled the field as the Western Air College Airport. At some point between 1942 and 1944 the airport was renamed Rosemead, as that is how it was labeled on the 1944 LA Sectional Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of John Voss). A flying school was also operated at Rosemead Airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airfieldsfreeman.com/CA/Airfields_CA_LA_E.htm#rosemead|title=Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: California, East Los Angeles area|website=Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields}}</ref>

Fletcher Aviation acquired the airport from the Heasley brothers during the Korean War and later sold to AJ Industries in the 1960s, AJ immediately sold the portion of the land from Rio Hondo Avenue almost to Rosemead Boulevard to AeroJet Corporation and they built a large facility there. It was named Flair Park and the roadway that parallels I-10 was named Flair Drive.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailynews.com/2009/05/24/past-on-parade-aviation-held-prominence-in-city/|title=Past on Parade: Aviation held prominence in city}}</ref>

==Demographics== Rosemead is part of a cluster of cities (along with Arcadia, Temple City, Monterey Park, San Marino, and San Gabriel) in the west San Gabriel Valley with a growing Asian population. Rosemead has a significant population from Mexico, among other Latino nationalities. Less than 1% of the population is African-American or Native American. {{US Census population |1960= 15476 |1970= 40972 |1980= 42604 |1990= 51638 |2000= 53505 |2010= 53764 |2020= 51185 |estyear= |estimate= |estref= |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref> 1860–1870<ref name=1870CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><ref name=1870CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1880-1890<ref name=1890CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1900<ref name=1900CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1920<ref name=1920CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1930<ref name=1930CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><ref name=1960CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-c.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/> | align = right | align-fn = center }}

Rosemead was first listed in the 1960 U.S. census<ref name=1960CensusCA1/> as part of the Southwest San Gabriel Valley census community division.<ref name=1960CensusCA2/>

===Racial and ethnic composition=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Rosemead city, California – Racial and ethnic composition''' {{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}} !Race / Ethnicity (''NH = Non-Hispanic'') !Pop 1980<ref>{{Cite web |title=ca 1980 census |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caCs1-01.pdf}}</ref> !Pop 1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=ca 1990 census |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-6-1.pdf}}</ref> !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Rosemead city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0662896&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Rosemead city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0662896&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Rosemead city, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0662896&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !% 1980 !% 1990 !% 2000 !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |- |White alone (NH) |14,089 |8,197 |4,295 |2,549 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1,664 |33.07% |15.87% |8.03% |4.74% |style='background: #ffffe6; |3.25% |- |Black or African American alone (NH) |48 |265 |262 |176 |style='background: #ffffe6; |221 |0.11% |0.51% |0.49% |0.33% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.43% |- |Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) |132 |108 |112 |56 |style='background: #ffffe6; |42 |0.31% |0.21% |0.21% |0.10% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.08% |- |Asian alone (NH) | rowspan="2" |3,767 | rowspan="2" |17,316 |25,970 |32,439 |style='background: #ffffe6; |32,758 | rowspan="2" |8.84% | rowspan="2" |33.53% |48.54% |60.34% |style='background: #ffffe6; |64.00% |- |Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) |18 |14 |style='background: #ffffe6; |20 |0.03% |0.03% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04% |- |Other race alone (NH) |160 |111 |26 |26 |style='background: #ffffe6; |130 |0.38% |0.21% |0.05% |0.05% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.25% |- |Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) |x |x |725 |357 |style='background: #ffffe6; |444 |x |x |1.36% |0.66% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.87% |- |Hispanic or Latino (any race) |24,408 |25,641 |22,097 |18,147 |style='background: #ffffe6; |15,906 |57.29% |49.66% |41.30% |33.75% |style='background: #ffffe6; |31.08% |- |'''Total''' |'''42,604''' |'''51,638''' |'''53,505''' |'''53,764''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''51,185''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |}

===2020 census=== As of the 2020 census, Rosemead had a population of 51,185 and a population density of {{convert|9,915.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME%2CDP1_0021P%2CDP1_0024P%2CDP1_0025C%2CDP1_0049C%2CDP1_0045C%2CDP1_0069C%2CDP1_0073C%2CDP1_0125P%2CDP1_0126P%2CDP1_0129P%2CDP1_0133P%2CDP1_0137P%2CDP1_0138P%2CDP1_0139P%2CDP1_0141P%2CDP1_0142P%2CDP1_0143P%2CDP1_0145P%2CDP1_0146P%2CDP1_0147C%2CDP1_0148C%2CDP1_0149C%2CDP1_0156C%2CDP1_0157C%2CDP1_0158C%2CDP1_0159P%2CDP1_0160P&for=place%3A62896&in=state%3A06|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 19, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref> The racial makeup of the city was 7.7% White, 0.6% African American, 1.1% Native American, 64.4% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 17.3% from other races, and 8.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 31.1% of the population.<ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N%2CP1_003N%2CP1_004N%2CP1_005N%2CP1_006N%2CP1_007N%2CP1_008N%2CP1_009N%2CP2_001N%2CP2_002N%2CH1_001N%2CH1_002N&for=place%3A62896&in=state%3A06|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 19, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

The census reported that 99.0% of the population lived in households, 0.5% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.5% were institutionalized.<ref name="Census2020DP"/> 100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME%2CP2_002N%2CP2_003N&for=place%3A62896&in=state%3A06|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=April 19, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 14,459 households, of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.4% were married-couple households, 5.0% were cohabiting couple households, 17.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 12.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.51, and there were 11,821 families (81.8% of all households).<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

The age distribution was 18.0% under the age of 18, 9.5% aged 18 to 24, 25.4% aged 25 to 44, 29.1% aged 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 42.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.2 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 14,889 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,884.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}, of which 14,459 (97.1%) were occupied. Of occupied units, 47.0% were owner-occupied and 53.0% were occupied by renters. The overall vacancy rate was 2.9%, with a homeowner vacancy rate of 0.1% and a rental vacancy rate of 2.2%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

===Recent estimates=== In 2024, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $73,566, and the per capita income was $28,363. About 13.7% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Rosemead city, California |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/rosemeadcitycalifornia/PST045224 |access-date=2026-03-10 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref>

===2010 census=== The 2010 United States census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0662896|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715032819/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0662896|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA – Rosemead city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Rosemead had a population of 53,764. The population density was {{convert|10,387|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Rosemead was 11,348 (21.1%) White (4.7% Non-Hispanic White),<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov">{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0662896.html|title=Census data}}</ref> 273 (0.5%) African American, 396 (0.7%) Native American, 32,617 (60.7%) Asian, 32 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 7,940 (14.8%) from other races, and 1,158 (2.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18,147 persons (33.8%).

The Census reported that 53,351 people (99.2% of the population) lived in households, 135 (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 278 (0.5%) were institutionalized.

There were 14,247 households, out of which 6,267 (44.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 8,028 (56.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 2,502 (17.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1,373 (9.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 571 (4.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 74 (0.5%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 1,739 households (12.2%) were made up of individuals, and 844 (5.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.74. There were 11,903 families (83.5% of all households); the average family size was 3.99.

The population was spread out, with 12,231 people (22.7%) under the age of 18, 5,225 people (9.7%) aged 18 to 24, 14,952 people (27.8%) aged 25 to 44, 14,392 people (26.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 6,964 people (13.0%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

There were 14,805 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,860|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, of which 6,972 (48.9%) were owner-occupied, and 7,275 (51.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.2%. 26,324 people (49.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 27,027 people (50.3%) lived in rental housing units.

According to the 2010 United States census, Rosemead had a median household income of $45,760, with 18.8% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov" />

===Ancestry=== Mapping L.A. reported that in 2000, Mexican and Chinese were the most common ancestries. Vietnam and Mexico were the most common foreign places of birth.<ref> {{Cite web |title=Rosemead |url=https://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/neighborhood/rosemead/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Mapping L.A.}}</ref> ==Emergency services==

Fire protection in Rosemead is provided by the Los Angeles County Fire Department<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.code2high.com/#4|title=Code2high Website|website=www.code2high.com}}</ref> with ambulance transport by American Medical Response.<ref>per Los Angeles County EMS Agency Ambulance 911 contractors</ref> The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department provides law enforcement, operating out of the Temple City Station.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100725063413/http://www.lasdhq.org/stations/for1/temple/index.html Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept. - Temple Station]</ref>

==Economy== Edison International, the international family of companies providing electric services, is headquartered in the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uspages.com/companyID187.htm|title=USPages – Edison International – the best of US business}}</ref> Southern California Edison serves Rosemead, as well as much of Southern California.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sce.com/_search/?advancedSearch=&recPerPage=10&as_q=&q1=Rosemead|title=SCE – Search Results}}</ref> The University of the West moved from its location from Hsi Lai Temple in Hacienda Heights to its current location in Rosemead in 1996 and is one of the first Buddhist funded universities in the United States. The Rosemead School of Psychology, which is now located with Biola University in La Mirada, was named after its original location in Rosemead and was the first independent professional school of psychology in the nation to be accredited by regional accrediting association.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.biola.edu/academics/|title=Academics|website=Biola University}}</ref> The Chinese cuisine fast food chain Panda Restaurant Group is headquartered in Rosemead.<ref>"[http://www.pandarg.com/aboutPRG/corpFact.asp Corporate Fact Sheet] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901194407/http://www.pandarg.com/aboutPRG/corpFact.asp |date=September 1, 2009 }}." Panda Restaurant Group. Retrieved on February 26, 2010.</ref> The Chinese-Vietnamese Sriracha red chili sauce (known to many as Rooster sauce) manufacturer Huy Fong Foods, Inc. ({{lang|zh-hant|滙豐食品公司}}) is also based in the city.<ref>"[http://www.huyfong.com/no_frames/contact.htm Contact Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125230447/http://www.huyfong.com/no_frames/contact.htm |date=January 25, 2010 }}." Huy Fong Foods. Retrieved on February 26, 2010.</ref> The sauce is now being made at Huy Fong's plant in neighboring Irwindale.

===Top employers=== According to the city's 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,<ref name="acfr">{{cite web|url=https://cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_10034989/File/Gov/City%20Departments/Finance/Financial%20Reports/2023%20ACFR.pdf|title=City of Rosemead ACFR}}</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable" |- ! # ! Employer ! # of Employees |- | 1 |Edison International (Southern California Edison) |2,722 |- | 2 |Garvey School District |881 |- | 3 |Panda Restaurant Group |647 |- | 4 |Wal-Mart |597 |- | 5 |Rosemead School District |329 |- | 6 |Target |200 |- | 7 |Hermetic Seal |120 |- | 8 |Lucille's |100 |- | 8 |DoubleTree |100 |- | 8 |University of the West |100 |}

==Government==

===Local government=== Elections for the four year terms are held every two years in the odd-numbered years. The Council elects from its membership a Mayor to serve as its presiding officer for a one-year term.

City Council 2023:<ref name="RosemeadCityCouncil">{{cite web|title=Meet your City Council|url=https://www.cityofrosemead.org/government/city_council/meet_your_city_council|website=City of Rosemead|access-date=December 11, 2021}}</ref> * Mayor Sean Dang (Current term ends 2024) * Mayor Pro Tem Steven Ly (Current term ends 2026) * Council Member Sandra Armenta (Current term ends 2026) * Council Member Margaret Clark (Current term ends 2026) * Council Member Polly Low (Current term ends 2024)

Administration: * Ben Kim, City Manager<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cityofrosemead.org/government/city_departments/city_manager|title=City Manager|website=City of Rosemead|access-date=December 11, 2021}}</ref> * Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cityofrosemead.org/government/city_departments/city_clerk|title=City Clerk|website=City of Rosemead|access-date=December 11, 2021}}</ref> * Thomas Boecking, Director of Parks and Recreation<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cityofrosemead.org/government/city_departments/parks_recreation|title=Parks & Recreation|website=City of Rosemead|access-date=December 11, 2021}}</ref>

===Federal and state representation=== Before December 2012, Rosemead was located in California's 32nd congressional district, which had a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D +17.<ref>{{cite web | title = Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest? | publisher = Campaign Legal Center Blog | url = http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-85.html | access-date = February 10, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080219030633/http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-85.html | archive-date = February 19, 2008 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all |date=1 November 2006|author-first1=Catie|author-last1=Hinckley|author-first2=John|author-last2=Walker}}</ref> Currently, Rosemead is in {{Representative|cacd|28|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|28}}</ref>

In the California State Legislature, Rosemead is in {{Representative|casd|25|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|49|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Final Maps {{!}} California Citizens Redistricting Commission |url=https://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/final-maps/ |access-date=October 14, 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography== Rosemead is located at {{Coord|34|4|N|118|5|W|type:city}} (34.070, -118.082).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|5.2|sqmi|km2}}. {{convert|5.2|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and 0.19% is water.

The city is bordered to the north by San Gabriel and Temple City, to the east by El Monte, and South El Monte, to the south by the unincorporated area of South San Gabriel and Montebello and to the west by San Gabriel and Monterey Park.

==Infrastructure== The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) operates the Temple Station in Temple City, serving Rosemead.<ref>"[http://www.lasd.org/stations/for1/temple/index.html Temple Station] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130081607/http://www.lasd.org/stations/for1/temple/index.html |date=January 30, 2010 }}." Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Retrieved on January 21, 2010.</ref>

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the El Monte Comprehensive Health Center in El Monte, serving Rosemead.<ref>{{Cite web |title=El Monte Comprehensive Health Center |url=https://dhs.lacounty.gov/elmonte/ |access-date=2026-03-10 |website=El Monte Comprehensive Health Center |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Education== Rosemead is served by two elementary school districts: Garvey School District and Rosemead School District. Each of these districts overlaps with a high school district; the former overlaps with the Alhambra Unified School District and the latter overlaps with a portion of the El Monte Union High School District. A small piece of Rosemead to north extends into the San Gabriel Unified School District. A piece of Rosemead to the south extends into the Montebello Unified School District.<ref>{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06037_los_angeles/DC20SD_C06037.pdf|title=2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Los Angeles County, CA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|place=Suitland, Maryland|page=10 (PDF p. 11/19)|accessdate=2026-02-08|date=December 18, 2020 }} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06037_los_angeles/DC20SD_C06037_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref><ref>"[http://montebellousd-ca.schoolloop.com/file/1294471603772/1295706265378/6585536690319575483.pdf District Map]" ([http://web.archive.org/web/20160811135738/https://montebellousd-ca.schoolloop.com/file/1294471603772/1295706265378/6585536690319575483.pdf Archive]). Montebello Unified School District. Retrieved on January 3, 2017.</ref>

There is one public high school--Rosemead High School (of El Monte UHS)—in the city and three public middle schools: Muscatel Middle School, Richard Garvey Intermediate School and Roger W. Temple Intermediate School. The portion in Garvey SD with Alhambra USD high school zoning is zoned to San Gabriel High School.<ref name=AUSDHSMap>{{cite web|url=http://www.ausd.us/enrollment/maps/2015%20AUSD%20HS%20Map%20Revise.pdf|title=High School Zoning Map|publisher=Alhambra Unified School District|access-date=April 13, 2020}}</ref><ref name=Rosemeadmap>{{cite web|url=https://www.cityofrosemead.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_10034989/File/Gov/City%20Departments/Community%20Development/Planning/Zoning_Map_ZC_October_2013.pdf|title=Zoning Map|publisher=City of Rosemead|date=October 2013|access-date=April 14, 2020}}</ref>

Don Bosco Technical Institute, a private Catholic high school for boys.

University of the West has been located in Rosemead since 1996. UWest is Rosemead's only Western Association of Schools and Colleges accredited campus.

==Places of interest== The Dinsmoor Heritage House is a bijou museum that houses, preserves and displays a showcase of the colorful and rich history of the City of Rosemead. Once a private home, it was built in the late 1920s by Adelberrt Dinsmoor, son of one of Rosemead's pioneers, Raphael Dinsmoor. Currently closed to undergoing refurbishing, it will again conduct monthly tours and host a variety of special events when completed. It is located at 9642 Steele Street.<ref name="cityofrosemead.org">[http://www.cityofrosemead.org/index.aspx?page=78 City of Rosemead : City Facilities]</ref>

The Marinelli Stadium, named in memory of Rod Marinelli, formerly the head coach of the Detroit Lions, is located at Rosemead High School. "Rod Marinelli Stadium" appears in lights above the scoreboard and an encrypted bronze marker is placed at the southern edge of the field on a large stone.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.placesonline.com/north_america/united_states/california/rosemead/landmarks_and_historic_sites/marinelli_stadium.asp|title=Marinelli Stadium Rosemead – Monuments and Historic Buildings|website=www.placesonline.com}}</ref>

There are two community centers in Rosemead that offer multi-purpose facilities for a large variety of occasions as well as senior activities, adult education programs, youth and adult classes, as well as two preschools.<ref name="cityofrosemead.org" />

The city has completed a complete renovation, from the ground up, at both city aquatic centers. Rosemead Aquatic Center, located in Rosemead Park, features swim, water polo and diving facilities as well as swim classes and recreation areas. Garvey Aquatic Center is now a state of the art recreational aquatic facility featuring water slides, interactive play areas and a lesson pool. Showers at both pools have been updated for resource efficiency. The city completed these plans on schedule for the summer of 2011.<ref>[http://www.cityofrosemead.org/index.aspx?page=13&recordid=429&returnURL=%2findex.aspx City of Rosemead : City News : Rosemead and Garvey Pool Bid Packets]</ref> Garvey Aquatic Center was funded entirely through a grant from the State of California. Rosemead Aquatic Center was funded by bond proceeds.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.cityofrosemead.org/index.aspx?page=396 | title=City of Rosemead : Aquatic Centers| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110508231938/http://www.cityofrosemead.org/index.aspx?page=396| archive-date=May 8, 2011}}</ref>

===City parks=== *Garvey Park, located at 7933 Emerson Place. *Rosemead Park and 1/2-Mile Fitness Trail located at 4343 Encinita Avenue. * Klingerman Park, located at 8800 Klingerman Avenue. *Sally Tanner Park, at 8343 E Mission Drive. *Zapopan Park, at 3018 N. Charlotte Avenue. * Jay Imperial Park, located at 2373 Pine Street.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_18555138 |title=Longtime Rosemead city councilman Imperial dies at 81|website=San Gabriel Valley Tribune|access-date=December 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805112357/http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_18555138|archive-date=5 August 2011|url-status=dead|author-last1=Velasco|author-first1=J. D. |date=26 July 2011}}</ref>

===Savannah Pioneer Cemetery=== {{Main|Savannah Memorial Park}}

Before the Civil War, many Southern families settled in El Monte, then called Lexington. The community of Rosemead, then called Savannah, {{Citation needed|date=March 2011}} is located adjacent to El Monte and is situated above the water table. The slightly elevated land made it the logical alternative as the burial site for residents of swampy Lexington. The first known burial was in 1846, five years before most of the settlers arrived. Today the 41/2 acre cemetery, with 200 plots remaining of its original 3,000, is privately owned by the El Monte Cemetery Association. When the City of Rosemead started to widen Valley Boulevard in the 1920s, construction crews unearthed dozens of corpses outside the fence of the cemetery. The majority of the skeletons were reburied in a mass grave inside the cemetery proper, but some were so deteriorated that the workers left them undisturbed and simply paved over them so that there are more graves scattered under Valley Boulevard and beneath adjacent area businesses. The area also was a Native American burial ground before the bodies of settlers filled the cemetery.<ref name="usgennet.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ca/state/El_Monte_Cemetery_Rpt.htm|title=California Saving Graves|access-date=August 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100804005733/http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ca/state/El_Monte_Cemetery_Rpt.htm|archive-date=August 4, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> Savannah Pioneer Cemetery is located at the intersection of Mission Drive and Valley Boulevard.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://savannahpioneercem.blogspot.com/ |title=Savannah Pioneer Cemetery |publisher=Savannahpioneercem.blogspot.com |access-date=October 4, 2018}}</ref> It is reputed to be the oldest Protestant cemetery in Los Angeles County.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/savannah-cem.htm |title=Southern California Genealogical Society: Savannah Memorial Park |access-date=December 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016052647/http://scgsgenealogy.com/savannah-cem.htm |archive-date=October 16, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The El Monte Cemetery Association, incorporated in 1920, is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the cemetery. The association's funding comes from private donations and fundraising activities.<ref name="usgennet.org" />

==Commerce== A small portion of the Montebello Town Center is actually located within Rosemead city limits. It features major department stores, smaller shops and a small food court. The boundary line between Montebello and Rosemead runs through the eastern end of the shopping mall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-shops-at-montebello-montebello#query:Rosemead%20Mall%20Macy%27s |title=The Shops at Montebello – 165 Photos & 221 Reviews – Shopping Centers – 2134 Montebello Town Ctr, Montebello, CA – Phone Number |publisher=Yelp |access-date=October 4, 2018}}</ref> Policing is provided by the City of Montebello.

There is an Asian shopping center on Garvey Avenue in Rosemead, formerly The Diamond Square Shopping Center, featuring many restaurants and many Chinese shops. Now called, The Square, it houses a GW Supermarket.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-square-shopping-center-rosemead|title=The Square Shopping Center – CLOSED – Rosemead, CA|website=Yelp}}</ref> Rosemead Place, housing a Target, is located on Rosemead Boulevard near the South El Monte and El Monte city limits.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.beachcalifornia.com/shopmall.html |title=Department Stores & Malls in California |access-date=December 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311032329/http://www.beachcalifornia.com/shopmall.html |archive-date=March 11, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Media== Rosemead community news are covered on the ''San Gabriel Valley Tribune'' which is a paid daily newspaper and ''Mid-Valley News'' and ''Rosemead Reader'', which are community weeklies.

The 2025 independent drama film ''Rosemead'', directed by Eric Lin and starring Lucy Liu, is based on a true story regarding events that took place in the city.

==Notable people== *Margaret Hayes Clark, politician and mayor of Rosemead *Isaias Hellman, German-Jewish banker and philanthropist, and a founding father of the University of Southern California *Taboo (of The Black Eyed Peas)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insidesocal.com/sgvgov/2008/05/15/taboo-visits-rosemead/|access-date=February 29, 2016|title=Taboo visits Rosemead|website=www.insidesocal.com|date=May 15, 2008}}</ref> *Toscha Seidel, violinist *Vikki Carr, singer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldentertainment.net/artist-information/vikki-carr/|access-date=February 29, 2016|title=Artist info|website=www.worldentertainment.net|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307075201/http://www.worldentertainment.net/artist-information/vikki-carr/|archive-date=March 7, 2016|url-status=usurped}}</ref> *Bob Mackie, fashion designer *Rod Marinelli, former head coach, Detroit Lions, born in Rosemead<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/MariRo0.htm|title=Rod Marinelli Record, Statistics, and Category Rank|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=March 22, 2015}}</ref> *Prima J, musical group<ref name="Latina">{{Cite magazine |date=June 1, 2008 |title=118 Reasons to Love Being Latina |magazine=Latina |publisher=Latina Publications}}</ref> *Jose Flores, MLB baseball player *Audie Desbrow (drummer for rock band Great White), born and raised in Rosemead. *Venus D-Lite, drag queen

==Sister cities== *{{flagicon|Taiwan}} Keelung, Taiwan *{{flagicon|Mexico}} Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico

==See also== {{Portal|Greater Los Angeles}}

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