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Monterey County

Population in July 2007: 10,539.
Males: 5,230  (49.6%)
Females: 5,309  (50.4%)

Median resident age:  42.1 years
California median age:  33.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $105,478 (it was $89,300 in 2000)
Toro:  $105,478
California:  $59,948

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $54,583
Toro:  $54,583
California:  $28,678

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $1,102,573 (it was $426,500 in 2000)
Toro:  $1,102,573
California:  $532,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $1,020,326; Detached houses: $1,019,179; Townhouses or other attached units: $818,039; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $226,992; Mobile homes: $32,500; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $275,000

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Races in Toro:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.7%)
  • Hispanic (7.3%)
  • Two or more races (3.5%)
  • Other race (2.0%)
  • Japanese (1.6%)
  • Filipino (1.3%)
  • Chinese (1.0%)
  • Korean (0.7%)
  • Black (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Asian Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Toro: 118.6 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 48 feet

Land area: 74.7 square miles.

Population density: 141 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Toro

  • High school or higher: 96.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 24.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Toro CCD

  • Never married: 15.9%
  • Now married: 74.0%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 4.3%
  • Divorced: 5.8%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.2%
California:  26.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Toro:  0.7% ($2,835)
California:  0.8% ($1,564)
Toro satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Salinas, CA (7.7 miles , pop. 151,060).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: San Jose, CA (51.0 miles , pop. 894,943).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (254.7 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Spreckels, CA (2.0 miles ), Carmel Valley Village, CA (2.7 miles ), Salinas, CA (2.8 miles ), Del Rey Oaks, CA (2.8 miles ), Seaside, CA (2.8 miles ), Boronda, CA (2.9 miles ), Marina, CA (3.0 miles ), Sand City, CA (3.0 miles ).

Latitude: 36.58 N, Longitude: 121.70 W

Toro household income distribution Toro home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (22%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Top executives (6%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (4%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (3%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)



Toro-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above California state average. It is 2406% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/18/1989 at 00:04:15, a magnitude 7.1 (6.5 MB, 7.1 MS, 6.9 MW, 7.0 ML, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 36.8 miles away from Toro center, causing 62 deaths (62 shaking deaths) and 3757 injuries, causing $1,305,032,704 total damage
On 5/2/1983 at 23:42:37, a magnitude 6.7 (6.2 MB, 6.5 MS, 6.5 MW, 6.7 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 81.5 miles away from the city center, causing $31,000,000 total damage
On 12/22/2003 at 19:15:56, a magnitude 6.6 (6.1 MB, 6.4 MS, 6.6 MW, 6.4 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 75.1 miles away from the city center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 40 injuries, causing $200,000,000 total damage
On 4/24/1984 at 21:15:19, a magnitude 6.2 (5.7 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.2 MW, 6.2 ML) earthquake occurred 50.1 miles away from Toro center
On 8/6/1979 at 17:05:22, a magnitude 5.9 (5.4 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, 5.9 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 34.3 miles away from the city center
On 7/22/1983 at 02:39:53, a magnitude 6.0 (6.0 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.8 ML, 5.9 ML) earthquake occurred 80.2 miles away from Toro center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Toro:
  • COMM HOSP OF THE MONTEREY PENINSULA (about 11 miles; MONTEREY, CA)
  • NATIVIDAD MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; SALINAS, CA)
  • SALINAS VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; SALINAS, CA)

Amtrak stations near Toro:
  • 8 miles: SALINAS (11 STATION PLACE). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 9 miles: SEASIDE (BLDG. T-1176, 4TH ST.) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 11 miles: MONTEREY TRANSIT PLAZA (MONTEREY, PEARL & TYLER STS.) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Toro:
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MONTEREY BAY (about 9 miles; SEASIDE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,383)
  • MONTEREY PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 11 miles; MONTEREY, CA; FT enrollment: 4,295)
  • HARTNELL COLLEGE (about 19 miles; SALINAS, CA; FT enrollment: 4,003)
  • CABRILLO COLLEGE (about 30 miles; APTOS, CA; FT enrollment: 6,638)
  • GAVILAN COLLEGE (about 32 miles; GILROY, CA; FT enrollment: 2,791)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA CRUZ (about 36 miles; SANTA CRUZ, CA; FT enrollment: 11,773)
  • SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; SAN JOSE, CA; FT enrollment: 20,861)

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Notable locations in Toro: Morgan Winery (A), Guidotti Ranch (B), Bingamin Ranch (C), Lincoln School (D), Corral de Tierra Country Club (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Toro Park Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lake: Toro Lake, El (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Harper Creek (A), Watson Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Toro include: Keltron Park (1), Toro Regional Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
California:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  77.0%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.1%
Whole state:  5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  2.3%
Whole state:  14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  1.1%
Whole state:  6.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Toro, CA


7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters


Toro compared to California state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Monterey County California:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (56%)
  • Electricity (20%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Toro

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionPresbyterian Church (USA)Episcopal ChurchAssemblies of God
Adherents77.0%3.0%2.5%2.0%1.7%
Congregations10.6%8.8%4.2%6.5%8.8%
NameChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPentecostal Church of GodUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaOther religions
Adherents1.6%1.4%1.2%0.9%8.7%
Congregations3.7%4.6%4.2%2.8%45.8%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


6.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($59,504 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.04%
California average:  5.75%

0.24% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,930 average AGI)
Monterey County:  0.24%
California average:  0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Santa Cruz County, CA  0.43% ($38,459 average AGI)
from Santa Clara County, CA  0.34% ($81,066)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.28% ($53,520)


8.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($50,373 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.48%
California average:  6.27%

0.27% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,412 average AGI)
Monterey County:  0.27%
California average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Santa Clara County, CA  0.50% ($61,425 average AGI)
to Santa Cruz County, CA  0.42% ($42,670)
to Los Angeles County, CA  0.25% ($37,498)


Strongest AM radio stations in Toro:
  • KYAA (1200 AM; 25 kW; SOQUEL, CA; Owner: PEOPLE'S RADIO, INC.)
  • KSRK (540 AM; 10 kW; CARMEL VALLEY, CA; Owner: PEOPLE'S RADIO, INC.)
  • KDBV (980 AM; 10 kW; SALINAS, CA; Owner: WOLFHOUSE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KKMC (880 AM; 10 kW; GONZALES, CA; Owner: MONTEREY COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KION (1460 AM; 10 kW; SALINAS, CA)
  • KTOM (1380 AM; 5 kW; SALINAS, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KTGE (1570 AM; 5 kW; SALINAS, CA; Owner: WOLFHOUSE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KMBX (700 AM; 10 kW; SOLEDAD, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KLOK (1170 AM; 50 kW; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KIDD (630 AM; 1 kW; MONTEREY, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KNBR (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KNBR LICO, INC.)
  • KRML (1410 AM; 3 kW; CARMEL, CA; Owner: WISDOM BROADCASTING CO, INC.)
  • KGO (810 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Toro:
  • K291AE (106.1 FM; SEASIDE, CA; Owner: MAPELTON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KUSP (88.9 FM; SANTA CRUZ, CA; Owner: PATAPHYSICAL B/CING. FOUNDATION,INC.)
  • K260AA (99.9 FM; CARMEL VALLEY, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KWAV (96.9 FM; MONTEREY, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING OF MONTEREY)
  • KTOM-FM (100.7 FM; SALINAS, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KOCN (105.1 FM; PACIFIC GROVE, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KSES-FM (107.1 FM; SEASIDE, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KBOQ (95.5 FM; CARMEL, CA; Owner: J & M BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KMJO (92.7 FM; MARINA, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KCDU (101.7 FM; CARMEL, CA; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • KDON-FM (102.5 FM; SALINAS, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KAZU (90.3 FM; PACIFIC GROVE, CA; Owner: FOUNDATION OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, MONTEREY BAY)
  • K202DU (88.3 FM; SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KBTU (93.5 FM; HOLLISTER, CA; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • KLVM (89.7 FM; PRUNEDALE, CA; Owner: PRUNEDALE EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION)
  • K265DG (100.9 FM; HOLLISTER, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • K206BQ (89.1 FM; HOLLISTER, CA; Owner: PATAPHYSICAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • KMBY-FM (103.9 FM; SEASIDE, CA; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KSEA (107.9 FM; GREENFIELD, CA; Owner: FARMWORKER EDU'AL RADIO NETWORK, INC)
  • K240AK (95.9 FM; SOLEDAD, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Toro:
  • KION-TV (Channel 46; MONTEREY, CA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • K53DT (Channel 53; MONTEREY, CA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KSBW (Channel 8; SALINAS, CA; Owner: HEARST-ARGYLE STATIONS, INC.)
  • KCBA (Channel 35; SALINAS, CA; Owner: SEAL ROCK BROADCASTERS, L.L.C.)
  • KMMD-CA (Channel 3; SALINAS, CA; Owner: CABALLERO TELEVISION TEXAS, L.L.C.)
  • KCAH (Channel 25; WATSONVILLE, CA; Owner: KTEH FOUNDATION)
  • K29AB (Channel 29; MONTEREY, ETC., CA; Owner: KTVU PARTNERSHIP)
  • KMUV-LP (Channel 23; MONTEREY, CA; Owner: SAINTE PARTNERS II, L.P.)
  • KSMS-TV (Channel 67; MONTEREY, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • K15CU (Channel 15; SALINAS, CA; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LIC. CORP.)
  • K42DT (Channel 42; COALINGA, CA; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
  • K56AA (Channel 56; SALINAS, CA; Owner: MONTEREY CNTY SUPER. OF SCHOOLS)
  • KMCE-LP (Channel 43; MONTEREY, CA; Owner: SCOTTS VALLEY GROUP, INC. d/b as MARCOM)


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