Chualar

Population: 1,042
Median household income: $66,250
Median home value: $623,700

Located in Monterey County, California, Chualar is a community with a population of 1,042. Its median household income of $66,250 runs below the Monterey County figure of $94,486.

From 2019 to 2023, Chualar's population declined 31.1% from 1,512 to 1,042, while its median home value rose 83.8% from $339,400 to $623,700.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.8% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 98.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,042
Median age: 35.2 yrs
Median household income: $66,250
Median home value: $623,700
Median gross rent: $1,215
Housing units: 300
Homeownership rate: 44.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5121,042

Median household income

$46,146$66,250

Median home value

$339,400$623,700

Median gross rent

$1,137$1,215

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,512	$46,146	$339,400	$1,137
2020	1,413	$52,031	$406,900	$1,180
2021	1,139	—	$488,500	$1,155
2022	959	—	$603,600	$1,313
2023	1,042	$66,250	$623,700	$1,215

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 2411.1%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5415.5%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 745.6%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	82	7.9%
5 to 17	185	17.8%
18 to 24	116	11.1%
25 to 34	135	13.0%
35 to 44	115	11.0%
45 to 54	161	15.5%
55 to 64	143	13.7%
65 to 74	58	5.6%
75 and over	47	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	0	0.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	18	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,024	98.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma58.6%

High school graduate20.5%

Some college or associate's15.9%

Bachelor's degree2.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	386	58.6%
High school graduate	135	20.5%
Some college or associate's	105	15.9%
Bachelor's degree	18	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	15	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone84.1%

Carpooled2.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means7.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	366	84.1%
Carpooled	9	2.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	4.4%
Other means	34	7.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	47	11.3%
15 to 29 min	242	58.2%
30 to 44 min	103	24.8%
45 to 59 min	24	5.8%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.98
Poverty rate: 17.5% (181 of 1,034)

	Count	Share
Family households	220	84.0%
Nonfamily households	42	16.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	262	87.3%
Vacant	38	12.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	117	44.7%
Renter-occupied	145	55.3%

1-unit, detached77.7%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units3.7%

5 to 19 units11.7%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	233	77.7%
1-unit, attached	8	2.7%
2 to 4 units	11	3.7%
5 to 19 units	35	11.7%
20 or more units	13	4.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0613364
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.63 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.5711, -121.5103