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Soledad, CA

26,365 Population
4.5 square miles 5,911.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.8 ±2.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Salinas, CA Metro Area: 35.5 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1

Economics

$22,353 ±$1,779 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the Salinas, CA Metro Area: $40,422 ±$856
  • about half the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
$96,862 ±$5,337 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Salinas, CA Metro Area: $97,230 ±$1,883
  • about the same as the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310

16.7% ±5.6% (3,310  ±1,111) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Salinas, CA Metro Area: 12.7% 53,589 (±0.8% / ±3,154)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)

30 minutes ±1.9 (232,790  ±25,927) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Salinas, CA Metro Area: 25.4 4,304,065 (±0.4 / ±92,163)
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)

Families

4,749 ±214 Number of households
  • the Salinas, CA Metro Area: 132,489 ±685
  • California: 13,548,091 ±17,724
4.2 ±0.2 (19,779  ±179) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in the Salinas, CA Metro Area: 3.2 418,503 (±0 / ±294)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in California: 2.8 38,419,212

3.8% ±2.1% (196  ±108) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Salinas, CA Metro Area: 4.8% 4,807 (±0.5% / ±474)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 4.8% 455,771 (±0.1% / ±6,129)

Housing

4,829 ±220 Number of housing units
  • the Salinas, CA Metro Area: 145,469 ±143
  • California: 14,644,735 ±1,665

$595,900 ±$23,209 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Salinas, CA Metro Area: $781,000 ±$13,801
  • about 80 percent of the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307

8.6% ±1.8% (2,256  ±460.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Salinas, CA Metro Area: 10.3% 44,479 (±0.7% / ±2,979.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)

Social

57.9% ±3.8% (9,849  ±709.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Salinas, CA Metro Area: 73.3% 206,159 (±1.2% / ±3,244.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 84.7% 22,936,996 (±0.2% / ±44,650.5)
6.4% ±1.4% (1,082  ±232.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Salinas, CA Metro Area: 28.2% 79,392 (±0.7% / ±1,949.2)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)

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

30.9% ±3.1% (8,134  ±813) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in the Salinas, CA Metro Area: 29.6% 129,418
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301

2.4% ±0.8% (472  ±150) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Salinas, CA Metro Area: 4.2% 13,371 (±0.3% / ±864)
  • about half the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
472 Total veterans ±150 448 Male ±132 24 Female ±38

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