Marina vs Monterey

A side-by-side comparison of Marina and Monterey: population, income, housing, and more.

Marina and Monterey are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Monterey has the higher population (29,772 vs 22,324 in Marina). Monterey has the higher median household income ($104,110 vs $88,518 in Marina). Monterey has the higher median home value ($1,003,300 vs $760,800 in Marina).

Population, income & housing

	Marina	Monterey
Population	22,324	29,772
Median age	36.7 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$88,518	$104,110
Median home value	$760,800	$1,003,300
Median gross rent	$2,105	$2,288
Housing units	8,269	13,760
Homeownership rate	39.3%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.1%	54.4%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marina	Monterey
Population	21,981 → 22,324 (+1.6%)	28,352 → 29,772 (+5.0%)
Median household income	$64,258 → $88,518 (+37.8%)	$80,694 → $104,110 (+29.0%)
Median home value	$513,000 → $760,800 (+48.3%)	$782,500 → $1,003,300 (+28.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,402 → $2,105 (+50.1%)	$1,793 → $2,288 (+27.6%)

Marina

Population

21,98122,324

Median household income

$64,258$88,518

Median home value

$513,000$760,800

Median gross rent

$1,402$2,105

Monterey

Population

28,35229,772

Median household income

$80,694$104,110

Median home value

$782,500$1,003,300

Median gross rent

$1,793$2,288

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marina	Monterey
Under 5	5.2%	5.4%
5 to 17	15.8%	9.0%
18 to 24	13.4%	12.0%
25 to 34	13.3%	20.6%
35 to 44	13.4%	11.6%
45 to 54	12.0%	9.5%
55 to 64	12.2%	12.2%
65 to 74	8.6%	9.6%
75 and over	6.1%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marina	Monterey
White (non-Hispanic)	38.3%	63.4%
Black or African American	6.1%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	13.3%	6.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3.3%	0.5%
Some other race	0.5%	1.1%
Two or more races	8.1%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	30.2%	21.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marina	Monterey
No high school diploma	10.8%	6.1%
High school graduate	21.1%	12.7%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	27.6%
Graduate or professional degree	16.2%	26.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marina	Monterey
Drove alone	69.3%	58.3%
Carpooled	12.0%	4.5%
Public transit	2.5%	3.2%
Walked	2.2%	10.1%
Bicycle	0.6%	1.7%
Worked from home	11.0%	20.5%
Other means	2.6%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marina	Monterey
1-unit, detached	48.1%	44.5%
1-unit, attached	8.1%	7.1%
2 to 4 units	15.1%	20.6%
5 to 19 units	16.0%	14.3%
20 or more units	8.5%	13.6%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Marina	Monterey
Poverty rate	14.6%	10.5%
Average household size	2.62	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	24	19
Median year structure built	1980	1970