Pacific Grove

Population: 15,003
Median household income: $105,568
Median home value: $1,129,400

Pacific Grove is a community in Monterey County, California, home to 15,003 residents. At $105,568, its median household income sits above Monterey County's $94,486.

From 2019 to 2023, Pacific Grove's population declined 3.3% from 15,522 to 15,003, while its median home value rose 31.6% from $857,900 to $1,129,400.

The typical home was built around 1957. 7.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,003
Median age: 50.3 yrs
Median household income: $105,568
Median home value: $1,129,400
Median gross rent: $2,384
Housing units: 8,315
Homeownership rate: 48.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 58.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,52215,003

Median household income

$88,250$105,568

Median home value

$857,900$1,129,400

Median gross rent

$1,758$2,384

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,522	$88,250	$857,900	$1,758
2020	15,471	$89,088	$897,000	$1,952
2021	15,169	$92,980	$929,200	$2,115
2022	15,098	$102,553	$1,059,900	$2,302
2023	15,003	$105,568	$1,129,400	$2,384

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1712.6%

18 to 244.9%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7415.8%

75 and over13.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	540	3.6%
5 to 17	1,897	12.6%
18 to 24	730	4.9%
25 to 34	1,902	12.7%
35 to 44	1,584	10.6%
45 to 54	1,820	12.1%
55 to 64	2,199	14.7%
65 to 74	2,377	15.8%
75 and over	1,954	13.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,918	72.8%
Black or African American	133	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.1%
Asian	1,103	7.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	18	0.1%
Some other race	29	0.2%
Two or more races	1,008	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,777	11.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate11.2%

Some college or associate's26.8%

Bachelor's degree29.7%

Graduate or professional degree28.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	416	3.5%
High school graduate	1,328	11.2%
Some college or associate's	3,170	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	3,511	29.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3,411	28.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone64.7%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.5%

Walked5.1%

Bicycle3.1%

Worked from home18.0%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,498	64.7%
Carpooled	539	7.7%
Public transit	38	0.5%
Walked	355	5.1%
Bicycle	217	3.1%
Worked from home	1,250	18.0%
Other means	59	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,291	40.2%
15 to 29 min	2,006	35.2%
30 to 44 min	906	15.9%
45 to 59 min	215	3.8%
60+ min	288	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 7.1% (1,052 of 14,790)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,077	58.3%
Nonfamily households	2,911	41.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,988	84.0%
Vacant	1,327	16.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,409	48.8%
Renter-occupied	3,579	51.2%

1-unit, detached61.4%

1-unit, attached5.2%

2 to 4 units9.8%

5 to 19 units11.8%

20 or more units10.3%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,103	61.4%
1-unit, attached	433	5.2%
2 to 4 units	814	9.8%
5 to 19 units	978	11.8%
20 or more units	860	10.3%
Mobile home & other	127	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0654848
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.87 sq mi
Water area: 1.13 sq mi
Center point: 36.6226, -121.9264