Greenfield

Population: 19,759
Median household income: $78,946
Median home value: $462,400

Greenfield is a community in Monterey County, California, home to 19,759 residents. Its median household income of $78,946 runs below the Monterey County figure of $94,486.

From 2019 to 2023, Greenfield's population grew 13.7% from 17,373 to 19,759, while its median home value rose 51.6% from $305,000 to $462,400.

8.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 53.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,759
Median age: 27.5 yrs
Median household income: $78,946
Median home value: $462,400
Median gross rent: $1,690
Housing units: 4,553
Homeownership rate: 53.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,37319,759

Median household income

$59,595$78,946

Median home value

$305,000$462,400

Median gross rent

$1,480$1,690

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,373	$59,595	$305,000	$1,480
2020	17,565	$64,879	$333,100	$1,497
2021	18,833	$69,474	$349,100	$1,559
2022	18,998	$73,904	$423,100	$1,627
2023	19,759	$78,946	$462,400	$1,690

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

Age distribution

Under 510.9%

5 to 1726.3%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 647.4%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over2.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,151	10.9%
5 to 17	5,202	26.3%
18 to 24	1,942	9.8%
25 to 34	2,723	13.8%
35 to 44	2,530	12.8%
45 to 54	1,987	10.1%
55 to 64	1,465	7.4%
65 to 74	1,362	6.9%
75 and over	397	2.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	437	2.2%
Black or African American	155	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	213	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	14	0.1%
Two or more races	218	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18,722	94.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma49.4%

High school graduate25.8%

Some college or associate's15.9%

Bachelor's degree7.8%

Graduate or professional degree1.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,173	49.4%
High school graduate	2,698	25.8%
Some college or associate's	1,660	15.9%
Bachelor's degree	812	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	121	1.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone73.9%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means13.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,489	73.9%
Carpooled	710	9.6%
Public transit	26	0.3%
Walked	71	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	114	1.5%
Other means	1,020	13.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,795	24.5%
15 to 29 min	3,209	43.9%
30 to 44 min	1,349	18.4%
45 to 59 min	448	6.1%
60+ min	515	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 4.54
Poverty rate: 12.2% (2,401 of 19,726)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,949	91.1%
Nonfamily households	386	8.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,335	95.2%
Vacant	218	4.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,327	53.7%
Renter-occupied	2,008	46.3%

1-unit, detached68.3%

1-unit, attached5.9%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units13.1%

20 or more units4.0%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,108	68.3%
1-unit, attached	269	5.9%
2 to 4 units	276	6.1%
5 to 19 units	596	13.1%
20 or more units	182	4.0%
Mobile home & other	122	2.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0630994
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.97 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 36.3240, -121.2437