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Salinas, CA Metro Area

436,251 Population
3,281.7 square miles 132.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$38,649 ±$1,387 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$93,290 ±$4,462 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

13.8% ±2.1% (57,956  ±8,781) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25.9 minutes ±1 (4,671,055  ±217,574) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

132,591 ±1,848 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
3.2 ±0 (416,999  ±426) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.8% ±1.7% (5,862  ±1,687) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

147,144 ±169 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$808,600 ±$24,148 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8.4% ±1.1% (35,904  ±4,640.3) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

73.4% ±2.7% (206,180  ±7,566) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
28.8% ±1.6% (80,750  ±4,456.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

30.4% (132,582  ±6,309) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3.7% ±0.4% (12,035  ±1,320) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
12,035 Total veterans ±1,320 10,507 Male ±1,242 1,528 Female ±468

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