Salinas

Population: 161,993
Median household income: $89,150
Median home value: $610,900

Salinas, a community in Monterey County, California, has 161,993 residents. Its median household income of $89,150 runs below the Monterey County figure of $94,486.

Between 2019 and 2023, Salinas's population grew 3.7% from 156,143 to 161,993, while its median home value rose 47.2% from $415,000 to $610,900.

56.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1976.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 161,993
Median age: 32.1 yrs
Median household income: $89,150
Median home value: $610,900
Median gross rent: $1,923
Housing units: 45,206
Homeownership rate: 47.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

156,143161,993

Median household income

$61,527$89,150

Median home value

$415,000$610,900

Median gross rent

$1,411$1,923

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	156,143	$61,527	$415,000	$1,411
2020	156,177	$67,914	$451,000	$1,492
2021	163,004	$75,747	$477,200	$1,636
2022	162,783	$84,250	$573,600	$1,795
2023	161,993	$89,150	$610,900	$1,923

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

Age distribution

Under 58.2%

5 to 1721.8%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 745.9%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13,253	8.2%
5 to 17	35,327	21.8%
18 to 24	16,485	10.2%
25 to 34	23,215	14.3%
35 to 44	22,650	14.0%
45 to 54	18,476	11.4%
55 to 64	15,979	9.9%
65 to 74	9,512	5.9%
75 and over	7,096	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,685	11.5%
Black or African American	1,798	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	141	0.1%
Asian	8,655	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	138	0.1%
Some other race	330	0.2%
Two or more races	2,231	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	130,015	80.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma37.6%

High school graduate23.5%

Some college or associate's23.4%

Bachelor's degree11.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	36,425	37.6%
High school graduate	22,778	23.5%
Some college or associate's	22,684	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	11,054	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3,987	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone72.7%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.9%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means9.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	49,510	72.7%
Carpooled	7,682	11.3%
Public transit	597	0.9%
Walked	803	1.2%
Bicycle	64	0.1%
Worked from home	2,935	4.3%
Other means	6,490	9.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,413	17.5%
15 to 29 min	32,131	49.3%
30 to 44 min	12,504	19.2%
45 to 59 min	4,079	6.3%
60+ min	5,019	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.66
Poverty rate: 14.2% (22,844 of 160,362)

	Count	Share
Family households	34,171	78.3%
Nonfamily households	9,453	21.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	43,624	96.5%
Vacant	1,582	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	20,518	47.0%
Renter-occupied	23,106	53.0%

1-unit, detached56.4%

1-unit, attached6.0%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units16.5%

20 or more units8.5%

Mobile home & other4.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	25,474	56.4%
1-unit, attached	2,704	6.0%
2 to 4 units	3,680	8.1%
5 to 19 units	7,478	16.5%
20 or more units	3,848	8.5%
Mobile home & other	2,022	4.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0664224
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 24 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 36.6902, -121.6338