Soledad

Population: 24,476
Median household income: $93,204
Median home value: $571,600

Soledad, a community in Monterey County, California, has 24,476 residents. The median household income of $93,204 is in line with the Monterey County median ($94,486).

Between 2019 and 2023, Soledad's population declined 4.8% from 25,705 to 24,476, while its median home value rose 54.2% from $370,800 to $571,600.

Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 79.5% of the population. 79.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,476
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $93,204
Median home value: $571,600
Median gross rent: $1,604
Housing units: 4,519
Homeownership rate: 61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,70524,476

Median household income

$64,472$93,204

Median home value

$370,800$571,600

Median gross rent

$1,274$1,604

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,705	$64,472	$370,800	$1,274
2020	25,667	$66,234	$411,600	$1,231
2021	25,102	$67,366	$432,700	$1,349
2022	24,781	$85,040	$527,400	$1,512
2023	24,476	$93,204	$571,600	$1,604

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1719.6%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4417.4%

45 to 5416.6%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 745.0%

75 and over1.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	954	3.9%
5 to 17	4,789	19.6%
18 to 24	2,633	10.8%
25 to 34	3,244	13.3%
35 to 44	4,255	17.4%
45 to 54	4,070	16.6%
55 to 64	2,874	11.7%
65 to 74	1,223	5.0%
75 and over	434	1.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,133	8.7%
Black or African American	1,783	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	72	0.3%
Asian	649	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	84	0.3%
Some other race	57	0.2%
Two or more races	251	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19,447	79.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma42.0%

High school graduate25.9%

Some college or associate's25.2%

Bachelor's degree4.3%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,763	42.0%
High school graduate	4,166	25.9%
Some college or associate's	4,054	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	690	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	427	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone79.1%

Carpooled12.0%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.3%

Other means5.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,773	79.1%
Carpooled	878	12.0%
Public transit	33	0.5%
Walked	19	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	165	2.3%
Other means	427	5.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,161	16.3%
15 to 29 min	2,760	38.7%
30 to 44 min	2,085	29.2%
45 to 59 min	443	6.2%
60+ min	681	9.6%

Households

Average household size: 4.01
Poverty rate: 15.8% (2,812 of 17,767)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,848	86.8%
Nonfamily households	584	13.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,432	98.1%
Vacant	87	1.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,710	61.1%
Renter-occupied	1,722	38.9%

1-unit, detached74.9%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other5.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,383	74.9%
1-unit, attached	120	2.7%
2 to 4 units	327	7.2%
5 to 19 units	303	6.7%
20 or more units	160	3.5%
Mobile home & other	226	5.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0672520
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.46 sq mi
Water area: 0.19 sq mi
Center point: 36.4345, -121.3178