Monterey County, California (CA)

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• • 257,46664.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 130,36232.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 23,7415.9%Asian alone
  • 13,3373.3%Two or more races
  • 10,5512.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,6780.4%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 5820.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1900.05%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $709,533

Here:	$709,533
State:	$697,940

Townhouses or other attached units: $694,169

Here:	$694,169
State:	$618,365

In 2-unit structures: $405,922

Here:	$405,922
State:	$938,396

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $261,734

Here:	$261,734
State:	$619,611

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $313,530

Here:	$313,530
State:	$573,773

Mobile homes: $109,508

Here:	$109,508
State:	$121,346

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 16
• Robberies: 54
• Assaults: 127
• Burglaries: 576
• Thefts: 1421
• Auto thefts: 33

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 8
• Rapes: 13
• Robberies: 84
• Assaults: 154
• Burglaries: 480
• Thefts: 1419
• Auto thefts: 18

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $3,836 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $3,070 (0.6%)

Area name: Salinas, CA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Monterey County is $931 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1069 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1510 a month.

Cities in this county include: Salinas, Seaside, Monterey, Marina, Prunedale, Carmel, Pacific Grove, Greenfield, Soledad, King City.

2018 air pollution in Monterey County:

Carbon Monoxide: 0.295 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.00 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.026 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 28.8 µg/m³. Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 6.5 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Knox County, Kentucky , Letcher County, Kentucky , Stokes County, North Carolina , Wayne County, Kentucky , Hampton city, Virginia .

Current college students: 24,295
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 133,275 (25.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 17,3812010 or later
• 39,3512000 to 2009
• 35,6081990 to 1999
• 32,2321980 to 1989
• 20,0471970 to 1979
• 16,696Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 89,258
• One, attached: 8,173
• Two: 4,571
• 3 or 4: 8,616
• 5 to 9: 9,138
• 10 to 19: 6,431
• 20 to 49: 4,807
• 50 or more: 3,177
• Mobile homes: 7,429
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 53

Housing units in Monterey County with a mortgage: 44,484 (640 second mortgage, 4,070 home equity loan, 194 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19,872

Religion statistics for Monterey County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Monterey County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• California Tsunami Waves, Incident Period: March 11, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1968: April 18, 2011, FEMA Id: 1968, Natural disaster type: Tsunami Wave
• California Basin Fire Complex, Incident Period: July 04, 2008 to December 31, 1969, Fire Management Assistance Declared: July 04, 2008, FEMA Id: 2781, Natural disaster type: Fire
• California Wildfires, Incident Period: June 20, 2008 to August 20, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3287: June 28, 2008, FEMA Id: 3287, Natural disaster type: Fire
• California Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3248: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3248, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• California Severe Freeze, Incident Period: December 20, 1998 to December 28, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1267: February 09, 1999, FEMA Id: 1267, Natural disaster type: Freeze
• California Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: February 02, 1998 to April 30, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1203: February 09, 1998, FEMA Id: 1203, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• California Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: December 28, 1996 to April 01, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1155: January 04, 1997, FEMA Id: 1155, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, Mud Flows, Incident Period: February 13, 1995 to April 19, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1046: March 12, 1995, FEMA Id: 1046, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Landslide, Flood
• California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, Mud Flows, Incident Period: January 03, 1995 to February 10, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1044: January 10, 1995, FEMA Id: 1044, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Landslide, Flood
• California Severe Storm, Winter Storm, Mud & Landslides, Flooding, Incident Period: January 05, 1993 to March 20, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-979: February 03, 1993, FEMA Id: 979, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Storm, Landslide, Flood
• 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.16% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($69,935 average adjusted gross income)

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,764 average AGI)

Monterey County:	0.12%
California average:	0.07%

3.12% relocated from other counties in California ($45,001 average AGI)
1.92% relocated from other states ($23,170 average AGI)

Monterey County:	1.92%
California average:	1.72%

from Santa Cruz County, CA	0.53% ($64,453 average AGI)
from Santa Clara County, CA	0.41% ($121,869)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.22% ($61,676)
from San Diego County, CA	0.17% ($61,096)
from Ventura County, CA	0.15% ($31,845)
from Fresno County, CA	0.14% ($108,657)
from Sacramento County, CA	0.11% ($35,721)

5.63% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($57,437 average adjusted gross income)

0.16% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,044 average AGI)

Monterey County:	0.16%
California average:	0.09%

2.92% relocated to other counties in California ($29,140 average AGI)
2.55% relocated to other states ($26,254 average AGI)

Monterey County:	2.55%
California average:	1.90%

to Santa Cruz County, CA	0.39% ($47,838 average AGI)
to Santa Clara County, CA	0.33% ($72,478)
to San Diego County, CA	0.20% ($59,649)
to Los Angeles County, CA	0.18% ($51,071)
to Fresno County, CA	0.14% ($44,210)
to Sacramento County, CA	0.14% ($40,365)
to San Benito County, CA	0.11% ($69,153)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 19.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 17.6
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 16.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 5.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 5.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2007 to 2013: 4.7

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Monterey County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship:

• In family households: 374,251 (50,636 male householders, 41,589 female householders)

  68,778 spouses, 140,747 children (134,300 natural, 1,948 adopted, 4,499 stepchildren), 16,803 grandchildren, 10,422 brothers or sisters, 9,768 parents, 19,965 other relatives, 15,543 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 46,196 (14,821 male householders (11,567 living alone)), 18,472 female householders (13,996 living alone)), 12,903 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 17,460

Size of family households: 30,230 2-persons, 18,116 3-persons, 17,362 4-persons, 13,074 5-persons, 6,878 6-persons, 6,565 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 25,563 1-person, 5,682 2-persons, 1,282 3-persons, 597 4-persons, 118 5-persons, 51 7-or-more-persons.

65,856 married couples with children.
27,168 single-parent households (7,475 men, 19,693 women).

44.8% of residents of Monterey speak English at home.
48.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (49% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $2,312,392,000 ($5,577 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $709,886,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $795,326,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $380,109,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,839,000
Federal grants: $389,079,000
Federal procurement contracts: $189,860,000 ($135,629,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $553,177,000 ($468,460,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $9,699,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $71,224,000
Federal Government insurance: $498,209,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-90 per 1000 residents
State:	-18 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 43.47 millions of gallons per day (100% from ground, 0% from surface)

• Year house built in Monterey County, California
• 1,2992014 or later
• 2,3842010 to 2013
• 12,0162000 to 2009
• 17,8231990 to 1999
• 20,3931980 to 1989
• 24,5191970 to 1979
• 21,2341960 to 1969
• 23,1281950 to 1959
• 10,2031940 to 1949
• 8,6541939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Monterey County, California

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Monterey County, California
• 4981 room
• 4222 rooms
• 1,7593 rooms
• 6,9944 rooms
• 18,2655 rooms
• 15,0596 rooms
• 9,6227 rooms
• 5,8318 rooms
• 5,9069+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Monterey County, California
• 7,3891 room
• 2,3792 rooms
• 9,3103 rooms
• 17,4434 rooms
• 14,3835 rooms
• 6,7636 rooms
• 1,7647 rooms
• 1,0068 rooms
• 7259+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Monterey County, California

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Monterey County, California
• 498no bedroom
• 1,1251 bedroom
• 10,2162 bedrooms
• 33,2203 bedrooms
• 15,7324 bedrooms
• 3,5655+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Monterey County, California
• 7,456no bedroom
• 10,9811 bedroom
• 21,5982 bedrooms
• 15,9183 bedrooms
• 4,6104 bedrooms
• 5995+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Monterey County, California in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Monterey County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,471no vehicle
• 12,3831 vehicle
• 23,2512 vehicles
• 15,2893 vehicles
• 7,9124 vehicles
• 4,0505+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Monterey County in renter-occupied apartments
• 3,346no vehicle
• 21,5491 vehicle
• 22,9452 vehicles
• 9,7403 vehicles
• 2,4834 vehicles
• 1,0995+ vehicles

88.0% of Monterey County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in California.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 237,802
• Other state: 59,738
• Northeast: 12,396
• Midwest: 17,227
• South: 16,648
• West: 13,467

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 9,292
• Number of aged recipients: 2,615
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 6,677
• Number of recipients under 18: 812
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 4,655
• Number of recipients older than 64: 3,825
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 5,099
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 4,828

Monterey County on our top lists:

• #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"
• #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #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)"
• #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #59 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #80 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #86 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #87 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents"
• #87 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"