Latest news about poverty in Monterey, CA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
10.7% of Monterey, CA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 14.3% less than the poverty level of 12.2% across the entire state of California. 7.0% of high school graduates and 36.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 13.3% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 78.8%. For comparison, it was 56.7% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Monterey, CA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Monterey:
10.7%
Whole state:
12.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Monterey:
3.6%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Monterey:
13.3%
California:
19.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 10.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Monterey:
12.9%
California:
18.7%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
78.8%
Residents above poverty level:
56.7%
Poverty by age in Monterey, CA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Monterey,CA (percentage below poverty level)
5.1%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
14.3%6 to 11 years
35.5%12 to 14 years
69.2%15 years
3.6%16 and 17 years
15.4%18 to 24 years
7.3%25 to 34 years
8.5%35 to 44 years
11.2%45 to 54 years
14.6%55 to 64 years
6.7%65 to 74 years
3.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Monterey,CA (percentage below poverty level)
11.9%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
8.8%6 to 11 years
15.3%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
27.2%18 to 24 years
9.7%25 to 34 years
9.6%35 to 44 years
3.5%45 to 54 years
12.3%55 to 64 years
18.3%65 to 74 years
2.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Monterey,CA (% below half of poverty level)
1.2%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
1.4%12 to 17 years
11.2%18 to 24 years
4.4%25 to 34 years
1.8%35 to 44 years
0.8%45 to 54 years
6.8%55 to 64 years
3.9%65 to 74 years
1.7%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Monterey, CA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Monterey, CA (%)
6.4%White
10.2%Black
52.4%American Indian
11.5%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
32.8%Other race
5.4%2+ races
22.3%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Monterey, CA (absolute numbers)
1,027White
83Black
143American Indian
255Asian
0Native Hawaiian
1,027Other race
1672+ races
1,205Hispanic
9.0%Below poverty level
91.0%Above poverty level
16.5%Below poverty level
83.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Monterey, CA
Children below poverty level:
Monterey, California:
11.6%
State:
15.0%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Monterey:
7.0%
California:
8.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Monterey:
36.8%
California:
20.4%
55.8%Married-couple family
10.4%Male, no wife present
33.8%Female, no husband present
16.0%Worked full-time, year-round
42.6%Worked part-time
41.5%Did not work
6.3%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
35.8%One full-time, other didn't work
14.4%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
43.5%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
4.8%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
14.3%1970 to 1979
21.8%1960 to 1969
14.3%1950 to 1959
9.5%1940 to 1949
35.4%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.8%1999 to 2000
1.9%1995 to 1998
3.5%1990 to 1994
11.9%1980 to 1989
15.2%1970 to 1979
15.2%1960 to 1969
19.0%1950 to 1959
17.7%1940 to 1949
14.7%1939 or earlier
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