Monterey County, California

29 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 435,834
Median household income: $94,486
Median home value: $723,100

Home to 435,834 residents, Monterey County is one of California's counties. 29 cities and places have their primary county here. At $94,486, its median household income sits in line with California's $96,334.

Between 2019 and 2023, Monterey County's population held roughly steady from 433,410 to 435,834, while its median household income rose 33.1% from $71,015 to $94,486.

27.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 52.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 435,834
Median age: 35.3 yrs
Median household income: $94,486
Median home value: $723,100
Median gross rent: $1,995
Housing units: 144,659
Homeownership rate: 52.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

433,410435,834

Median household income

$71,015$94,486

Median home value

$516,600$723,100

Median gross rent

$1,495$1,995

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	433,410	$71,015	$516,600	$1,495
2020	432,977	$76,943	$559,400	$1,600
2021	438,953	$82,013	$596,400	$1,718
2022	437,609	$91,043	$683,700	$1,873
2023	435,834	$94,486	$723,100	$1,995

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	28,880	6.6%
5 to 17	84,321	19.3%
18 to 24	43,359	9.9%
25 to 34	59,382	13.6%
35 to 44	57,670	13.2%
45 to 54	51,094	11.7%
55 to 64	47,896	11.0%
65 to 74	37,489	8.6%
75 and over	25,743	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	120,310	27.6%
Black or African American	8,785	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	581	0.1%
Asian	24,038	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1,848	0.4%
Some other race	1,690	0.4%
Two or more races	12,834	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	265,748	61.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma26.7%

High school graduate20.6%

Some college or associate's24.8%

Bachelor's degree16.5%

Graduate or professional degree11.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	74,469	26.7%
High school graduate	57,630	20.6%
Some college or associate's	69,303	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	46,167	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	31,705	11.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone70.0%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit1.3%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home9.1%

Other means6.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	131,571	70.0%
Carpooled	18,894	10.1%
Public transit	2,443	1.3%
Walked	5,450	2.9%
Bicycle	994	0.5%
Worked from home	17,183	9.1%
Other means	11,440	6.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	38,604	22.6%
15 to 29 min	78,243	45.8%
30 to 44 min	31,886	18.7%
45 to 59 min	9,539	5.6%
60+ min	12,520	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.16
Poverty rate: 12.6% (52,732 of 419,124)

	Count	Share
Family households	96,239	72.9%
Nonfamily households	35,807	27.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	132,046	91.3%
Vacant	12,613	8.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	69,033	52.3%
Renter-occupied	63,013	47.7%

1-unit, detached63.2%

1-unit, attached6.5%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units11.2%

20 or more units6.2%

Mobile home & other4.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	91,413	63.2%
1-unit, attached	9,472	6.5%
2 to 4 units	12,440	8.6%
5 to 19 units	16,176	11.2%
20 or more units	9,020	6.2%
Mobile home & other	6,138	4.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 06053
State: California
Land area: 3,282 sq mi
Water area: 490 sq mi
Center point: 36.2401, -121.3156