Monterey County, CA Demographic Data
Monterey County, CA Summary
Monterey County is located in California
- Population: 426,762
- Area: 3,771.22 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3,280.60 sq. miles
- Water Area: 490.63 sq. miles
- Population Density: 113.16 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,240.16 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Monterey County, CA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
212,981
49%
50.8
Male
222,251
51%
49.2
Total Population
435,232
323,128,000
Monterey County, CA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
32,659
7.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
32,390
7.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
31,972
7.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
30,956
7.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
31,812
7.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
63,220
14.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
56,134
12.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
52,396
12.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
24,752
5.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
23,700
5.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
32,034
7.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
15,192
3.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
8,015
1.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
320,446
73.6%
77.2
Female
157,557
49.2%
51.3
Male
162,889
50.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
299,943
68.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
67,829
15.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
55,241
12.7%
15.2
Female
30,301
54.9%
55.8
Male
24,940
45.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Monterey County, CA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
416,763
95.8%
96.8
White
242,774
55.8%
72.6
Black or African American
11,055
2.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,903
0.4%
0.8
Asian
24,852
5.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
2,910
0.7%
1.2
Chinese
3,170
0.7%
1.3
Filipino
12,496
2.9%
0.9
Japanese
1,679
0.4%
0.2
Korean
2,130
0.5%
0.4
Vietnamese
1,045
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
1,422
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
1,086
0.2%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
135,093
31.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
18,469
4.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
253,843
58.3%
17.8
Mexican
237,030
54.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
1,648
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
366
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
14,799
3.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
181,389
41.7%
82.2
Monterey County, CA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
57,566
20.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
24,535
8.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
52,379
19.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
49,380
17.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
23,240
8.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
40,955
14.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
27,388
9.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
82,101
29.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
193,342
70.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
68,343
24.8%
31.2
Monterey County, CA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
132,022
39.0%
33.7%
Now Married
156,765
46.4%
47.5
Divorced
26,939
8.0%
11.0%
Separated
5,661
1.7%
2.0
Widowed
16,824
5.0
5.8%
Monterey County, CA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
182,862
45.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
219,711
54.6%
21.6%
Spanish
193,409
48.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
8,949
2.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
15,594
3.9%
3.5%
Other Languages
1,759
0.4%
1.1%
Monterey County, CA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
5,139
4.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
3,010
2.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
10,466
8.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
11,526
9.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
17,026
13.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
24,697
19.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
17,165
13.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
19,206
15.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
8,321
6.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
9,184
7.3%
6.4
Median household income
63,876
57,617
Per capita income
27,146
31,128
Monterey County, CA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
36,708
19.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
19,219
10.2%
9.8
Construction
9,934
5.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
37,708
19.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
7,296
3.9%
6.6
Information
4,202
2.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
10,410
5.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
8,764
4.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
14,788
7.8%
11.4
Public administration
9,915
5.2%
4.6
Retail trade
20,163
10.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
5,372
2.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
4,851
2.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
41,823
22.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
55,484
29.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
20,078
10.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
39,169
20.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
32,776
17.3%
18.1%
Monterey County, CA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
191,409
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
134,063
70.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
21,436
11.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
3,471
1.8%
5.1
Walked
6,871
3.6%
2.7
Other means
17,099
8.9%
1.8
Worked at home
8,469
4.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.0
26.6
Monterey County, CA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
6,277
5.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
36,346
28.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
46,789
37.2%
37.1
3 or more
36,328
28.9%
21.0
Monterey County, CA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
125,740
89.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
61,838
49.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
63,902
50.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
15,079
10.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.5
0.0%
2.5
Monterey County, CA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
140,819
1 room
6,999
5.0%
2.4
2 rooms
3,734
2.7%
2.7
3 rooms
14,541
10.3%
9.1
4 rooms
31,465
22.3%
16.5
5 rooms
31,268
22.2%
19.8
6 rooms
26,703
19.0%
17.8
7 rooms
10,891
7.7%
12.0
8 rooms
8,100
5.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
7,118
5.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Monterey County, CA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
140,819
1-unit, detached
86,954
61.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
8,853
6.3%
5.9
2-units
4,469
3.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
8,568
6.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
11,789
8.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
7,432
5.3%
4.4
20 or more units
6,389
4.5%
9.0
Mobile home
6,303
4.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
62
0.0%
0.1
Monterey County, CA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
9,579
6.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
10,336
7.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
21,036
14.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
20,075
14.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
25,051
17.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
22,386
15.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
17,311
12.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
12,407
8.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1,622
1.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,016
0.7%
1.4%
Monterey County, CA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
68,166
54.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
5,878
4.7%
4.7
Electricity
45,550
36.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
131
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
2,942
2.3%
1.9
Solar energy
870
0.7%
0.1
Other fuel
368
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
1,835
1.5%
1.1
Monterey County, CA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
42,389
47295100.0
Less than $500
145
0.3%
1.6%
$500 to $999
2,796
6.6%
20.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
4,312
10.2%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
7,229
17.1%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
7,724
18.2%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
9,976
23.5%
20.1%
$3,000 or more
10,207
24.1%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
13,689
32.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
5,969
14.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
4,668
11.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
3,959
9.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
14,021
33.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
83
0.0%
0.0%
Monterey County, CA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
61,882
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
2,019
3.3%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
2,122
3.4%
1.8%
Less than $500
2,595
4.2%
10.7%
$2,000 to $2,499
5,894
9.5%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
14,304
23.1%
11.9%
$500 to $999
14,420
23.3%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
20,528
33.2%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
2,020
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,314
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
6,270
10.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
6,684
11.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
7,014
11.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
7,250
11.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
7,897
13.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
25,788
42.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
2,999
0.0%
0.0%
Monterey County, CA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
61,838
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,733
2.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
529
0.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
829
1.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,047
1.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
5,884
9.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
22,795
36.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
20,028
32.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
8,993
14.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
481,000
205,000