COMPARING TWO PLACES
Monterey vs Salinas
PLACE A
Monterey, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Salinas, California
Monterey is 98% smaller than Salinas. Salinas earns more, with a median household income $45,986 higher. Salinas has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -4%).
MONTEREYSALINASDIFFERENCE
Total population2,827159,134−98% vs Salinas
Population density9346,767−5,834
Population growth-3.6%8.7%−12.4 pts
Median age27.032.4−5.4
Male49.7%50.2%−0.6 pts
Female50.3%49.8%+0.6 pts
Foreign-born5.3%37.5%−32.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.1%11.0%+72.1 pts
Black0.6%1.0%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino15.6%80.9%−65.3 pts
Asian0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
Other0.7%1.7%−1.0 pts
Median household income$45,922$91,908−$45,986
Per capita income$23,188$29,650−$6,462
Poverty rate29.9%13.6%+16.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4960.411+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.6%16.5%−6.9 pts
Graduate degree4.3%4.6%−0.3 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%4.7%−2.5 pts
Labor force participation60.5%61.4%−0.9 pts
Median home value$165,000$654,100−$489,100
Median gross rent$715$1,991−$1,276
Owner-occupied58.6%47.0%+11.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.1%3.6%+9.5 pts
Rent-burdened households45.5%52.6%−7.1 pts
Average commute20.826.6−5.8
Worked from home3.3%4.3%−1.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured6.9%12.3%−5.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025