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Pajaro, CA

2,480 Population
0.9 square miles 2,669.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

30.5 ±4.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Salinas, CA Metro Area: 35.3 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 37.6 ±0.1

Economics

$21,016 ±$4,006 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the Salinas, CA Metro Area: $39,523 ±$804
  • about two-fifths of the amount in California: $47,977 ±$163
$82,083 ±$36,161 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Salinas, CA Metro Area: $94,486 ±$1,879
  • about 80 percent of the amount in California: $96,334 ±$298

14.7% ±7.7% (364  ±227) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Salinas, CA Metro Area: 12.6% 52,732 (±1% / ±3,987)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 12% 4,610,600 (±0.1% / ±37,676)

31.7 minutes ±17.9 (20,280  ±7,810) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Salinas, CA Metro Area: 25.4 4,337,195 (±0.4 / ±92,869)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 29 449,199,070 (±0 / ±1,016,968)

Families

538 ±125 Number of households
  • the Salinas, CA Metro Area: 132,046 ±784
  • California: 13,434,847 ±19,805
4.4 ±1.2 (2,349  ±834) Persons per household
  • about 1.4 times the figure in the Salinas, CA Metro Area: 3.2 417,081 (±0 / ±455)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in California: 2.9 38,375,888

19.6% ±13% (98  ±80) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the Salinas, CA Metro Area: 4.5% † 4,499 (±0.5% / ±531)
  • more than double the rate in California: 4.8% 458,434 (±0.1% / ±6,537)

Housing

538 ±125 Number of housing units
  • the Salinas, CA Metro Area: 144,659 ±175
  • California: 14,532,683 ±1,118

$638,400 ±$114,974 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Salinas, CA Metro Area: $723,100 ±$10,176
  • about 90 percent of the amount in California: $695,400 ±$1,030

2.4% ±2.9% (56  ±71.7) Moved since previous year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Salinas, CA Metro Area: 11.2% 48,222 (±0.7% / ±2,826.3)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in California: 11.2% 4,339,762 (±0.1% / ±29,112.5)

Social

53% ±9.4% (831  ±255.5) High school grad or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Salinas, CA Metro Area: 73.3% 204,805 (±1.1% / ±3,184.8)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 84.6% 22,792,052 (±0.2% / ±42,908.7)
8% ±7.3% (125  ±119.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Salinas, CA Metro Area: 27.9% 77,872 (±0.7% / ±1,970.3)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in California: 36.5% 9,834,361 (±0.1% / ±27,165.3)

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

42.5% ±20.1% (1,055  ±352) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Salinas, CA Metro Area: 28.8% 125,345
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 26.7% 10,479,526

3.2% ±2.7% (57  ±50) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Salinas, CA Metro Area: 4.5% 14,289 (±0.3% / ±924)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 4.5% 1,355,918 (±0% / ±10,743)
57 Total veterans ±50 57 Male ±50 N/A Female ±14

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