Pajaro

Population: 2,480
Median household income: $82,083
Median home value: $638,400

Located in Monterey County, California, Pajaro is a community with a population of 2,480. Its median household income of $82,083 runs below the Monterey County figure of $94,486.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pajaro's population declined 31.5% from 3,620 to 2,480, while its median home value rose 140.9% from $265,000 to $638,400.

The median resident is 30.5 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 21.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,480
Median age: 30.5 yrs
Median household income: $82,083
Median home value: $638,400
Median gross rent: $1,882
Housing units: 538
Homeownership rate: 38.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.0%
Unemployment rate: 15.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,6202,480

Median household income

$53,625$82,083

Median home value

$265,000$638,400

Median gross rent

$1,444$1,882

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,620	$53,625	$265,000	$1,444
2020	3,509	$56,122	$410,200	$1,452
2021	3,066	$58,529	$416,100	$1,708
2022	2,723	$81,475	$532,000	$1,905
2023	2,480	$82,083	$638,400	$1,882

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

Age distribution

Under 516.6%

5 to 1710.8%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3421.6%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over2.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	411	16.6%
5 to 17	269	10.8%
18 to 24	232	9.4%
25 to 34	536	21.6%
35 to 44	243	9.8%
45 to 54	200	8.1%
55 to 64	248	10.0%
65 to 74	269	10.8%
75 and over	72	2.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	90	3.6%
Black or African American	61	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,312	93.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma47.0%

High school graduate25.1%

Some college or associate's19.9%

Bachelor's degree8.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	737	47.0%
High school graduate	394	25.1%
Some college or associate's	312	19.9%
Bachelor's degree	125	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone74.6%

Carpooled2.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.6%

Other means5.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	580	74.6%
Carpooled	21	2.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	137	17.6%
Other means	39	5.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	104	16.3%
15 to 29 min	258	40.3%
30 to 44 min	186	29.1%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	92	14.4%

Households

Average household size: 4.37
Poverty rate: 14.7% (364 of 2,480)

	Count	Share
Family households	420	78.1%
Nonfamily households	118	21.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	538	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	205	38.1%
Renter-occupied	333	61.9%

1-unit, detached41.6%

1-unit, attached16.4%

2 to 4 units17.5%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units7.8%

Mobile home & other13.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	224	41.6%
1-unit, attached	88	16.4%
2 to 4 units	94	17.5%
5 to 19 units	19	3.5%
20 or more units	42	7.8%
Mobile home & other	71	13.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0655044
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.93 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.9017, -121.7417