COMPARING TWO PLACES
Naples vs Salinas
PLACE A
Naples-Marco Island, FL
VS
PLACE B
Salinas, CA
Naples and Salinas are close in size. Salinas earns more, with a median household income $7,185 higher. Naples has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs 6%).
NAPLESSALINASDIFFERENCE
Total population417,131433,729−4% vs Salinas
Population density209132+77
Population growth16.9%5.8%+11.1 pts
Median age53.335.5+17.8
Male49.3%51.0%−1.7 pts
Female50.7%49.0%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born24.6%29.6%−4.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic61.4%26.9%+34.5 pts
Black6.4%2.0%+4.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino28.2%61.6%−33.4 pts
Asian1.5%5.5%−4.0 pts
Other2.5%4.0%−1.5 pts
Median household income$90,045$97,230−$7,185
Per capita income$62,079$40,422+$21,657
Poverty rate10.7%12.7%−2.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5340.464+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher40.3%28.2%+12.1 pts
Graduate degree16.8%11.5%+5.3 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%5.2%−1.3 pts
Labor force participation51.2%60.1%−8.9 pts
Median home value$540,700$781,000−$240,300
Median gross rent$1,862$2,055−$193
Owner-occupied76.6%52.1%+24.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate30.7%8.9%+21.8 pts
Rent-burdened households58.6%53.1%+5.5 pts
Average commute26.125.4+0.7
Worked from home16.4%9.8%+6.6 pts
Public transit to work0.5%1.1%−0.6 pts
Uninsured11.3%9.6%+1.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025