Marina

Population: 22,324
Median household income: $88,518
Median home value: $760,800

Marina is a community in Monterey County, California, home to 22,324 residents. At $88,518, its median household income sits below Monterey County's $94,486.

From 2019 to 2023, Marina's population grew 1.6% from 21,981 to 22,324, while its median home value rose 48.3% from $513,000 to $760,800.

36.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 39.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,324
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $88,518
Median home value: $760,800
Median gross rent: $2,105
Housing units: 8,269
Homeownership rate: 39.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,98122,324

Median household income

$64,258$88,518

Median home value

$513,000$760,800

Median gross rent

$1,402$2,105

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,981	$64,258	$513,000	$1,402
2020	21,966	$73,115	$567,100	$1,569
2021	22,246	$78,795	$593,700	$1,762
2022	22,253	$85,783	$676,600	$1,931
2023	22,324	$88,518	$760,800	$2,105

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 2413.4%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,154	5.2%
5 to 17	3,526	15.8%
18 to 24	2,994	13.4%
25 to 34	2,967	13.3%
35 to 44	2,999	13.4%
45 to 54	2,677	12.0%
55 to 64	2,728	12.2%
65 to 74	1,928	8.6%
75 and over	1,351	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,559	38.3%
Black or African American	1,364	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	39	0.2%
Asian	2,968	13.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	738	3.3%
Some other race	111	0.5%
Two or more races	1,812	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,733	30.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate21.1%

Some college or associate's31.9%

Bachelor's degree19.8%

Graduate or professional degree16.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,586	10.8%
High school graduate	3,098	21.1%
Some college or associate's	4,679	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,908	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2,379	16.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone69.3%

Carpooled12.0%

Public transit2.5%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,705	69.3%
Carpooled	1,329	12.0%
Public transit	278	2.5%
Walked	240	2.2%
Bicycle	62	0.6%
Worked from home	1,219	11.0%
Other means	286	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,162	21.8%
15 to 29 min	4,793	48.4%
30 to 44 min	1,645	16.6%
45 to 59 min	779	7.9%
60+ min	521	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 14.6% (3,100 of 21,276)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,125	64.4%
Nonfamily households	2,828	35.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,953	96.2%
Vacant	316	3.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,128	39.3%
Renter-occupied	4,825	60.7%

1-unit, detached48.1%

1-unit, attached8.1%

2 to 4 units15.1%

5 to 19 units16.0%

20 or more units8.5%

Mobile home & other4.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,976	48.1%
1-unit, attached	667	8.1%
2 to 4 units	1,245	15.1%
5 to 19 units	1,324	16.0%
20 or more units	699	8.5%
Mobile home & other	358	4.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0645778
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.91 sq mi
Water area: 0.9 sq mi
Center point: 36.6803, -121.7894