COMPARING TWO PLACES
Salinas vs Anchorage
PLACE A
Salinas, CA
VS
PLACE B
Anchorage, AK
Salinas is 7% larger than Anchorage. Anchorage earns more, with a median household income $3,453 higher.
SALINASANCHORAGEDIFFERENCE
Total population433,729405,821+7% vs Anchorage
Population density13215+117
Population growth5.8%4.6%+1.2 pts
Median age35.535.6−0.1
Male51.0%51.5%−0.4 pts
Female49.0%48.5%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born29.6%8.6%+20.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic26.9%60.2%−33.4 pts
Black2.0%3.8%−1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino61.6%8.3%+53.2 pts
Asian5.5%7.5%−2.0 pts
Other4.0%20.1%−16.1 pts
Median household income$97,230$100,683−$3,453
Per capita income$40,422$48,682−$8,260
Poverty rate12.7%9.3%+3.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4640.429+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher28.2%34.6%−6.4 pts
Graduate degree11.5%13.2%−1.6 pts
Unemployment rate5.2%4.9%+0.3 pts
Labor force participation60.1%67.1%−7.0 pts
Median home value$781,000$382,042+$398,958
Median gross rent$2,055$1,436+$619
Owner-occupied52.1%67.6%−15.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.9%13.2%−4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households53.1%45.3%+7.8 pts
Average commute25.423.3+2.1
Worked from home9.8%11.1%−1.3 pts
Public transit to work1.1%1.1%+0.0 pts
Uninsured9.6%10.5%−0.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025