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Salinas, CA Metro Area

430,723 Population
3,281.7 square miles 131.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.9 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$38,437 ±$1,656 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$88,035 ±$4,366 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

14.3% ±1.6% (59,055  ±6,668) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

26.6 minutes ±1 (4,579,915  ±204,623) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

132,170 ±1,792 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
3.1 ±0 (409,873  ±569) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.3% ±1.3% (5,371  ±1,322) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

146,355 ±209 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$759,100 ±$28,206 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.2% ±1.6% (43,681  ±6,936.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

73% ±2.5% (203,051  ±7,107.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
28.9% ±1.5% (80,498  ±4,128.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

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

29.6% (127,268  ±6,656) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

4.6% ±0.5% (14,519  ±1,675) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
14,519 Total veterans ±1,675 13,295 Male ±1,712 1,224 Female ±454

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