Prunedale is home to 19,723 people in California. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $833,400. Few US cities rank higher on income. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. 96% were living in the same home a year earlier.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $103,819, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 62%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Prunedale
What changed most since 1990
Population7,264 → 19,723(+172%)US over the same years: +35%
Hispanic share13.1% → 50.0%(+36.8 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share81.0% → 36.3%(−44.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Prunedale's population equals 4.5% of Monterey County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.6% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 2.6% 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)1.6%(9)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.1%(88)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era56.8%(310)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War14.5%(79)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II6.4%(35)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 546 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
Prunedale, decade by decade
Prunedale 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
7,264
$107,134
$552,016
18.8%
40.7
2000
16,432
$114,697
$513,342
22.3%
60.2
2010
17,560
$111,377
$817,252
23.7%
71.6
2020
18,885
$114,149
$715,830
22.6%
71.4
2024
19,723
$103,819
$833,400
23.8%
76.3
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.
