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Monterey County, CA

432,858 Population
3,281.7 square miles 131.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.8 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$37,009 ±$1,774 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in California: $46,661 ±$225
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$92,840 ±$3,400 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in California: $91,551 ±$471
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

12% ±1.4% (49,826  ±5,841) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in California: 12.2% 4,670,324 (±0.2% / ±66,972)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

25.3 minutes ±1.1 (4,086,575  ±231,710) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 28.3 436,695,300 (±0.1 / ±2,279,997)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

132,411 ±1,743 Number of households
  • California: 13,550,586 ±19,485
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
3.1 ±0 (411,595  ±601) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,154,104
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

4.2% ±1.3% (4,164  ±1,268) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4.8% 453,850 (±0.1% / ±13,512)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

145,232 ±205 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,627,041 ±997
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$732,500 ±$22,926 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in California: $715,900 ±$2,271
  • more than double the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

12.1% ±1.4% (51,990  ±6,178.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 11.1% 4,293,993 (±0.2% / ±58,514.1)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

72.7% ±2.5% (202,711  ±7,051.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 84.7% 22,751,090 (±0.3% / ±80,766.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
27.5% ±1.6% (76,760  ±4,375.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 37% 9,935,941 (±0.2% / ±52,591.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

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

29.7% (128,498  ±7,308) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 26.7% 10,428,025
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

4.7% ±0.6% (14,710  ±1,989) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.3% 1,292,737 (±0.1% / ±18,307)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
14,710 Total veterans ±1,989 12,544 Male ±1,631 2,166 Female ±763

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