COMPARING TWO PLACES
Salinas vs Seaside
PLACE A
Salinas, California
VS
PLACE B
Seaside, Oregon
Salinas is 2144% larger than Seaside. Salinas earns more, with a median household income $44,547 higher.
SALINASSEASIDEDIFFERENCE
Total population159,1347,092+2144% vs Seaside
Population density6,7671,752+5,016
Population growth8.7%10.2%−1.5 pts
Median age32.451.2−18.8
Male50.2%47.6%+2.7 pts
Female49.8%52.4%−2.7 pts
Foreign-born37.5%3.3%+34.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic11.0%84.4%−73.3 pts
Black1.0%1.1%−0.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino80.9%10.8%+70.0 pts
Asian5.4%1.7%+3.7 pts
Other1.7%2.1%−0.4 pts
Median household income$91,908$47,361+$44,547
Per capita income$29,650$45,835−$16,185
Poverty rate13.6%17.6%−3.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4110.568−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%31.3%−14.8 pts
Graduate degree4.6%10.4%−5.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%8.1%−3.4 pts
Labor force participation61.4%54.0%+7.4 pts
Median home value$654,100$459,500+$194,600
Median gross rent$1,991$1,083+$908
Owner-occupied47.0%48.0%−1.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.6%28.3%−24.7 pts
Rent-burdened households52.6%58.4%−5.9 pts
Average commute26.618.1+8.4
Worked from home4.3%15.6%−11.2 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Uninsured12.3%5.2%+7.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025