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Population in July 2007: 10,399.

Males: 5,160	(49.6%)
Females: 5,239	(50.4%)

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

Zip code: 93908

Estimated median household income in 2015: $111,833 (it was $89,300 in 2000)

Toro:	$111,833
CA:	$64,500

Estimated per capita income in 2015: $57,484 (it was $43,750 in 2000)

Toro CCD income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $718,254 (it was $426,500 in 2000)

Toro:	$718,254
CA:	$449,100

Mean prices in 2015: All housing units: $594,070; Detached houses: $638,593; Townhouses or other attached units: $514,709; In 2-unit structures: $541,917; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $582,377; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $340,689; Mobile homes: $58,625

Toro, CA residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Toro, CA (2000)
- 8,68883.3%White alone
- 7577.3%Hispanic
- 5745.5%Asian alone
- 2812.7%Two or more races
- 680.7%Black alone
- 310.3%American Indian alone
- 180.2%Other race alone
- 70.07%Native Hawaiian and Other
  Pacific Islander alone

Races in Toro detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Toro: 113.3 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Current Local Time: PST time zone

Land area: 74.7 square miles.

Population density: 139 people per square mile (very low).

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: 3.3%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 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%

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

Toro CCD:	0.7% ($2,835)
California:	0.8% ($1,564)

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

Unemployment in September 2015:

Here:	5.3%
California:	5.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2015 (%)

Males Females

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

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

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

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%)

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%)

Work and jobs in Toro: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in Toro, California

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Earthquake activity:

Toro-area historical earthquake activity is near California state average. It is 774% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 121.6 miles away from the city center, causing $524,000,000 total damage
On 11/4/1927 at 13:51:53, a magnitude 7.5 (7.5 UK) earthquake occurred 121.1 miles away from Toro center
On 7/21/1952 at 11:52:14, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK) earthquake occurred 186.6 miles away from the city center, causing $50,000,000 total damage
On 10/18/1989 at 00:04:15, a magnitude 7.1 (6.5 MB, 7.1 MS, 6.9 MW, 7.0 ML) earthquake occurred 36.8 miles away from the city 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 Toro 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
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Monterey County (18) is greater than the US average (13).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 6, Winter Storms: 4, Fires: 3, Landslides: 3, Freezes: 2, Drought: 1, Earthquake: 1, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Tornado: 1, Tsunami Wave: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Toro:

ALLIANCE HOME HEALTH, INC (Home Health Center, about 3 miles away; SALINAS, CA)
VNA INTERMITTENT CARE, INC (Home Health Center, about 6 miles away; SALINAS, CA)
SALINAS DIALYSIS CENTER (Dialysis Facility, about 7 miles away; SALINAS, CA)
SALINAS VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 7 miles away; SALINAS, CA)
WINDSOR GARDENS REHABILITATION CENTER OF SALINAS (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; SALINAS, CA)
KINDRED NURSING AND TRANSITIONAL CARE-PACIFIC COAS (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; SALINAS, CA)
KATHERINE HEALTHCARE (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; 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:

Hartnell College (about 7 miles; Salinas, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,506)
California State University-Monterey Bay (about 8 miles; Seaside, CA; FT enrollment: 5,125)
Naval Postgraduate School (about 10 miles; Monterey, CA; FT enrollment: 4,951)
Monterey Peninsula College (about 11 miles; Monterey, CA; FT enrollment: 4,588)
Gavilan College (about 29 miles; Gilroy, CA; FT enrollment: 3,327)
Cabrillo College (about 32 miles; Aptos, CA; FT enrollment: 7,729)
University of California-Santa Cruz (about 36 miles; Santa Cruz, CA; FT enrollment: 17,751)

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Notable locations in Toro: Morgan Winery (A), Corral de Tierra Country Club (B), Lincoln School (C), Guidotti Ranch (D), Bingamin Ranch (E), Salinas Rural Fire Protection District Station 1 Toro Station (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Lake: El Toro Lake (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: Hilltown Ferry State Historic Landmark (1), Keltron Park (2), Toro Regional Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Monterey County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2013 was 75.9. This is about average.

City:	75.9
U.S.:	74.7

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2013 was 0.303. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.1 miles away from the city center.

City:	0.303
U.S.:	0.293

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂) [ppb] level in 2013 was 4.88. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 7.1 miles away from the city center.

City:	4.88
U.S.:	6.40

Ozone [ppb] level in 2013 was 25.9. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 6.1 miles away from the city center.

City:	25.9
U.S.:	32.0

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µg/m³] level in 2010 was 14.7. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 6.1 miles away from the city center.

City:	14.7
U.S.:	20.0

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µg/m³] level in 2013 was 6.40. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 6.2 miles away from the city center.

City:	6.40
U.S.:	9.35

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Toro, CA

Average household size:

This place:	2.7 people
California:	2.9 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	77.2%
Whole state:	69.4%

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 2009:

This place:	2.3%
Whole state:	14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

This place:	1.1%
Whole state:	6.3%

7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters in 2000

Educational Attainment (%) in 2000

School Enrollment by Level of School (%) in 2000

Education Gini index (Inequality in education)

Here:	10.0
California average:	16.1

Toro mode of transportation to work chart

Presidential Elections Results

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Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Toro CCD (based on Monterey County data)

Religion	Adherents	Congregations
Catholic	150,050	26
Evangelical Protestant	23,624	154
Other	18,309	48
Mainline Protestant	11,244	48
Black Protestant	1,199	8
Orthodox	640	3
None	209,991	-

Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 114

Monterey County:	2.82 / 10,000 pop.
California:	2.14 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 2

This county:	0.05 / 10,000 pop.
State:	0.04 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 37

Monterey County:	0.91 / 10,000 pop.
California:	0.62 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 81

Monterey County:	2.00 / 10,000 pop.
State:	1.49 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 374

Here:	9.24 / 10,000 pop.
State:	7.42 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

This county:	7.5%
California:	7.3%

Adult obesity rate:

Monterey County:	21.8%
California:	21.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	18.4%
State:	17.9%

5.56% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($46,910 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.56%
California average:	5.03%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,441 average AGI)
Monterey County:
0.14%
California average:
0.07%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:

from Santa Cruz County, CA	0.57% ($34,670 average AGI)
from Santa Clara County, CA	0.28% ($102,317)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.22% ($64,978)

5.95% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($42,938 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.95%
California average:	5.12%

0.19% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,698 average AGI)
Monterey County:
0.19%
California average:
0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:

to Santa Clara County, CA	0.36% ($50,697 average AGI)
to Santa Cruz County, CA	0.35% ($38,507)
to Los Angeles County, CA	0.25% ($38,443)

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)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (56%)
Electricity (20%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
Wood (3%)
Other fuel (1%)

Toro compared to California state average:

Median household income above state average.
Median house value above state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.

Toro on our top lists:

#4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
#4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Financial managers (population 5,000+)"
#4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (population 5,000+)"
#5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Architects, surveyors, and cartographers (population 5,000+)"
#9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Art and design workers (population 5,000+)"
#9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
#13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Lawyers (population 5,000+)"
#22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Registered nurses (population 5,000+)"
#27 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
#35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Health care (population 5,000+)"
#42 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
#45 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Gasoline stations (population 5,000+)"
#76 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (population 5,000+)"
#80 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Truck transportation (population 5,000+)"
#85 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
#99 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: Furniture and related product manufacturing (population 5,000+)"

#15 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
#20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
#33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
#44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
#54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"

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