Prunedale

Population: 19,286
Median household income: $106,442
Median home value: $760,200

Prunedale is a community in Monterey County, California, home to 19,286 residents. The median household income of $106,442 is above the Monterey County median ($94,486).

Between 2019 and 2023, Prunedale's population declined 5.1% from 20,327 to 19,286, while its median home value rose 34.1% from $566,700 to $760,200.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.3% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 53.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,286
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $106,442
Median home value: $760,200
Median gross rent: $1,711
Housing units: 5,802
Homeownership rate: 76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,32719,286

Median household income

$89,137$106,442

Median home value

$566,700$760,200

Median gross rent

$1,430$1,711

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,327	$89,137	$566,700	$1,430
2020	20,560	$94,179	$590,600	$1,578
2021	19,893	$95,175	$594,800	$1,732
2022	19,372	$106,150	$697,900	$1,746
2023	19,286	$106,442	$760,200	$1,711

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1721.3%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,229	6.4%
5 to 17	4,114	21.3%
18 to 24	1,614	8.4%
25 to 34	2,059	10.7%
35 to 44	2,710	14.1%
45 to 54	2,252	11.7%
55 to 64	2,235	11.6%
65 to 74	2,123	11.0%
75 and over	950	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,742	35.0%
Black or African American	131	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,032	5.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	79	0.4%
Some other race	110	0.6%
Two or more races	938	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10,254	53.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.7%

High school graduate25.2%

Some college or associate's29.9%

Bachelor's degree14.9%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,799	22.7%
High school graduate	3,108	25.2%
Some college or associate's	3,681	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,837	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	904	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone77.3%

Carpooled11.2%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means4.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,796	77.3%
Carpooled	842	11.2%
Public transit	13	0.2%
Walked	42	0.6%
Bicycle	4	0.1%
Worked from home	450	6.0%
Other means	355	4.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	566	8.0%
15 to 29 min	3,316	47.0%
30 to 44 min	1,796	25.5%
45 to 59 min	356	5.0%
60+ min	1,018	14.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.52
Poverty rate: 8.5% (1,634 of 19,151)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,348	79.4%
Nonfamily households	1,125	20.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,473	94.3%
Vacant	329	5.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,202	76.8%
Renter-occupied	1,271	23.2%

1-unit, detached79.8%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,628	79.8%
1-unit, attached	178	3.1%
2 to 4 units	40	0.7%
5 to 19 units	105	1.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	851	14.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0658870
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 46 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 36.8117, -121.6550