Monterey, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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Monterey Apartments for Rent

Total population: 27,763 (All urban)

Monterey, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 13,420 (12,634 occupied: 4,856 owner occupied, 7,778 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	62%
State:	43%

Housing density: 1590 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,141 (lower quartile is $955, upper quartile is $1,589)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,262

Median gross rent in Monterey, CA in 2007: $1,214

Housing units in Monterey with a mortgage: 2,881 (358 second mortgage, 344 home equity loan, 40 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,295

Monterey,CA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $1,013,902 (it was $392,200 in 2000)

Monterey:	$1,013,902
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $910,437 - $1,116,154

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $932,232
Here: $932,232
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $876,999
Here: $876,999
State: $541,123

In 2-unit structures: $1,245,279
Here: $1,245,279
State: $702,713

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $828,124
Here: $828,124
State: $512,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $640,668
Here: $640,668
State: $482,470

Mobile homes: $32,500
Here: $32,500
State: $59,450

Household type by relationship

Households: 26,949

In family households: 19,444 (5,095 male householders, 1,604 female householders)
5,126 spouses, 5,802 children (5,294 natural, 247 adopted, 261 stepchildren), 290 grandchildren, 197 brothers or sisters, 191 parents, 352 other relatives, 787 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 7,505 (2,676 male householders (2,057 living alone)), 3,281 female householders (2,606 living alone)), 1,548 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,824 (293 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,296 2-persons, 1,642 3-persons, 1,060 4-persons, 432 5-persons, 241 6-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,663 1-person, 1,160 2-persons, 91 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 8 5-persons.

3,429 married couples with children.
1,105 single-parent households (313 men, 792 women).

75.0% of residents of Monterey speak English at home.
8.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
9.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
6.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 5,307 (17.8%)
(43.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.4
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Monterey, California:
	1 room: 34 2 rooms: 135 3 rooms: 327 4 rooms: 596 5 rooms: 1,232 6 rooms: 1,260 7 rooms: 535 8 rooms: 427 9 or more rooms: 310

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Monterey, California:
	1 room: 598 2 rooms: 1,411 3 rooms: 2,049 4 rooms: 1,973 5 rooms: 984 6 rooms: 455 7 rooms: 213 8 rooms: 51 9 or more rooms: 44

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 127
1995 to 1998: 223
1990 to 1994: 377
1980 to 1989: 1,650
1970 to 1979: 3,109
1960 to 1969: 2,592
1950 to 1959: 2,199
1940 to 1949: 1,409
1939 or earlier: 1,734

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Monterey:
	no bedroom: 105 1 bedroom: 334 2 bedrooms: 1,349 3 bedrooms: 2,223 4 bedrooms: 722 5 or more bedrooms: 123

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Monterey:
	no bedroom: 720 1 bedroom: 2,890 2 bedrooms: 3,065 3 bedrooms: 921 4 bedrooms: 172 5 or more bedrooms: 10

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Monterey in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 191 1 vehicle: 1,655 2 vehicles: 1,995 3 vehicles: 827 4 vehicles: 170 5 or more vehicles: 18

Cars and other vehicles available in Monterey in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 814 1 vehicle: 4,212 2 vehicles: 2,386 3 vehicles: 307 4 vehicles: 43 5 or more vehicles: 16

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Monterey, CA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 2
$80,000 to $89,999: 9
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $174,999: 23
$175,000 to $199,999: 7
$200,000 to $249,999: 21
$250,000 to $299,999: 24
$300,000 to $399,999: 172
$400,000 to $499,999: 184
$500,000 to $749,999: 638
$750,000 to $999,999: 1127
$1,000,000 or more: 2336

Monterey rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Monterey:

Less than $100: 12 people
$100 to $149: 8
$150 to $199: 16
$200 to $249: 63
$250 to $299: 58
$300 to $349: 40
$350 to $399: 26
$400 to $449: 41
$450 to $499: 44
$500 to $549: 32
$550 to $599: 91
$600 to $649: 82
$650 to $699: 70
$700 to $749: 79
$750 to $799: 166
$800 to $899: 524
$900 to $999: 765
$1,000 to $1,249: 2,182
$1,250 to $1,499: 933
$1,500 to $1,999: 880
$2,000 or more: 723
No cash rent: 447

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,439 1990 to 1994: 595 1985 to 1989: 803 1980 to 1984: 555 1975 to 1979: 323 1970 to 1974: 300 1970 to 1974: 281 1965 to 1969: 1,011

Monterey, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 95.4%
Number of people working at home: 643 (3.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1277
5 to 9 minutes: 4192
10 to 14 minutes: 4257
15 to 19 minutes: 2423
20 to 24 minutes: 1273
25 to 29 minutes: 392
30 to 34 minutes: 957
35 to 39 minutes: 190
40 to 44 minutes: 218
45 to 59 minutes: 374
60 to 89 minutes: 226
90 or more minutes: 277

Monterey mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 10,854 (65%)
Carpooled: 1,524 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 478 (3%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 14 (0%)
Taxi: 31 (0%)
Motorcycle: 80 (0%)
Bicycle: 294 (2%)
Walked: 2,691 (16%)
Other means: 90 (1%)
Worked at home: 643 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 887
$10,000 to $14,999: 621
$15,000 to $19,999: 659
$20,000 to $24,999: 603
$25,000 to $29,999: 684
$30,000 to $34,999: 747
$35,000 to $39,999: 709
$40,000 to $44,999: 785
$45,000 to $49,999: 767
$50,000 to $59,999: 1426
$60,000 to $74,999: 1439
$75,000 to $99,999: 1403
$100,000 to $124,999: 900
$125,000 to $149,999: 407
$150,000 to $199,999: 304
$200,000 or more: 315

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 6971

German: 3077

Italian: 2772

English: 2333

Irish: 2154

United States or American: 895

Scottish: 835

Polish: 605

French (except Basque): 530

European: 450

Scotch-Irish: 444

Russian: 408

Swedish: 380

Norwegian: 346

Arab:: 346

Dutch: 286

Portuguese: 275

Danish: 231

British: 220

French Canadian: 206

Hungarian: 188

Turkish: 181

Swiss: 169

Welsh: 158

Greek: 154

Czech: 135

Subsaharan African:: 121

Egyptian: 113

Lebanese: 96

Armenian: 95

Scandinavian: 93

Czechoslovakian: 90

Lithuanian: 89

Austrian: 83

Canadian: 67

Ukrainian: 66

Pennsylvania German: 59

Croatian: 53

Bulgarian: 51

Arab/Arabic: 47

Iranian: 47

Northern European: 47

African: 44

Finnish: 44

Romanian: 43

Brazilian: 41

Yugoslavian: 40

Other Subsaharan African: 35

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 33

Basque: 33

Slovene: 30

Belgian: 30

Jordanian: 29

Celtic: 29

Eastern European: 27

Slovak: 26

Macedonian: 22

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 20

Palestinian: 19

Afghan: 18

New Zealander: 16

Slavic: 16

Ethiopian: 16

Other Arab: 15

Moroccan: 15

Haitian: 14

Australian: 13

Kenyan: 11

Serbian: 11

Cape Verdean: 10

Iraqi: 8

Israeli: 7

British West Indian: 7

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 7

Latvian: 6

Albanian: 6

South African: 5

Syrian: 4

Barbadian: 4

West Indian: 1

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (18%)
Japan (8%)
Germany (5%)
Italy (5%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Philippines (4%)
Korea (4%)

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

This state: 12384
Northeast: 2998
Midwest: 3342
South: 3084
West: 1907

42% of Monterey residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 65
Nursery to 4th grade: 26
5th and 6th grade: 85
7th and 8th grade: 83
9th grade: 141
10th grade: 122
11th grade: 61
12th grade, no diploma: 205
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,371
Less than 1 year of college: 542
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,511
Associate degree: 599
Bachelor's degree: 2,909
Master's degree: 1,320
Professional school degree: 451
Doctorate degree: 456

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 57
Nursery to 4th grade: 27
5th and 6th grade: 96
7th and 8th grade: 161
9th grade: 117
10th grade: 141
11th grade: 76
12th grade, no diploma: 288
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,908
Less than 1 year of college: 839
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,750
Associate degree: 918
Bachelor's degree: 2,819
Master's degree: 1,272
Professional school degree: 218
Doctorate degree: 175

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.2%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 9.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 1.9%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 3.4%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 2.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 1.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 3.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 2.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 3.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $61,955
Black householders: $42,683
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $49,249
Asian householders: $50,315
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $42,219
Some other race householders: $61,898
Two or more races householders: $51,066
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $57,983

Monterey household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Monterey household income for Black householders

Monterey household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Monterey household income for Asian householders

Monterey household income for Some other race householders

Monterey household income for Two or more races householders

Monterey household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Monterey marital status for males

Monterey marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $1,046,474
Black or African American householders: $938,931
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $391,135
Asian householders: $897,052
Some other race householders: $821,823
Two or more races householders: $1,199,257
Hispanic or Latino householders: $962,715

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,911
One, attached: 916
Two: 699
3 or 4: 1,555
5 to 9: 1,421
10 to 19: 889
20 to 49: 985
50 or more: 1,023
Mobile homes: 21

Median worth of mobile homes: $57,950

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Monterey:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (83%) Electricity (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (65%) Electricity (33%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 332

Here:	15.2%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 200

Here:	17.8%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 162

Here:	9.7%
California:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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