Pacific Grove is home to 14,951 people in California. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $1,190,400. At a median age of 51.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. That puts it in the top 6% of US cities for household income. 50% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $106,065, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 51.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
60% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 56%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pacific Grove
What changed most since 1990
Median age38.7 → 51.2(+12.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree35.8% → 59.6%(+23.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Pacific Grove's population equals 3.4% of Monterey County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 8.9% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 7.9% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)19.1%(179)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.5%(202)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era48.3%(454)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.8%(54)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.9%(27)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 939 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Pacific Grove, decade by decade
Pacific Grove population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
16,117
$80,126
$632,418
35.8%
28.5
2000
15,522
$91,545
$761,452
44.1%
36.8
2010
15,041
$95,996
$1,102,089
46.0%
46.5
2020
15,090
$107,978
$1,087,199
55.0%
59.3
2024
14,951
$106,065
$1,190,400
59.6%
58.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
