COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Monterey County

California · 355,660 residents · 3,282 sq mi

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With 355,660 people, Monterey County is a county in California. Median home value sits at $196,300. Owners hold 51% of the housing stock. The median age is 29.8, younger than the US median of 33.0. Median rent is $625 a month. There are 46,102 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.8

US median: 33.0

Average education

22% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

355,660

−11%vs 2000

vs 401,762 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.8

−6%vs 2000

vs 31.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3,282 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024438K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.8%(31,226)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(28,551)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(24,607)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(25,789)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.4%(33,483)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.7%(70,095)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(52,704)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.3%(29,637)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647%(25,054)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.9%(20,828)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.9%(10,407)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(3,279)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$33,520

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $48,305 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,578

−28%vs 2000

vs $20,165 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.6%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$196,300

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $254,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$625

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $776 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

50.7%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 54.6% in 2000

49.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic40.3%(162,045)

Black3.5%(14,085)

Hispanic / Latino46.8%(187,969)

Asian5.8%(23,203)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic63.9%(227,262)

Black6.4%(22,679)

Hispanic / Latino32.7%(116,431)

Asian7.8%(27,657)

Other21.9%(78,062)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican56.3%(246,333)

Central American2.2%(9,596)

Salvadoran1.6%(6,929)

South American0.7%(3,169)

Puerto Rican0.6%(2,419)

Spaniard0.4%(1,617)

Guatemalan0.3%(1,314)

Argentine0.3%(1,205)

Honduran0.2%(886)

Cuban0.2%(751)

Peruvian0.1%(599)

Colombian0.1%(562)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Ecuadorian0.1%(230)

Chilean0%(200)

Panamanian0%(190)

Uruguayan0%(178)

Dominican0%(164)

Venezuelan0%(109)

Nicaraguan0%(98)

Costa Rican0%(90)

Paraguayan0%(45)

Bolivian0%(41)

Asian origin

Filipino2.6%(11,519)

Chinese0.9%(3,987)

Asian Indian0.5%(2,091)

Japanese0.5%(2,043)

Korean0.4%(1,878)

Vietnamese0.3%(1,475)

Pakistani0.1%(252)

Thai0%(189)

Bangladeshi0%(157)

Hmong0%(155)

Taiwanese0%(152)

Mongolian0%(116)

+ 8 more asian origin groups with data

Nepalese0%(116)

Burmese0%(95)

Cambodian0%(94)

Kazakh0%(65)

Indonesian0%(55)

Malaysian0%(27)

Sri Lankan0%(16)

Laotian0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(923)

Samoan0.1%(637)

Chamorro0.1%(610)

Tongan0.1%(503)

Fijian0.1%(492)

Guamanian0.1%(272)

Ancestry

English5.7%(24,888)

German5.6%(24,589)

Irish5%(21,836)

Italian3.5%(15,229)

American1.5%(6,754)

French1.2%(5,319)

Scottish1.2%(5,160)

Portuguese1%(4,470)

Polish0.7%(3,251)

Swedish0.6%(2,423)

Norwegian0.6%(2,415)

Arab0.5%(2,325)

+ 49 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.5%(2,087)

Dutch0.5%(2,050)

Swiss0.5%(2,047)

Russian0.5%(1,976)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(1,822)

Danish0.4%(1,621)

Welsh0.3%(1,420)

British0.2%(1,029)

Greek0.2%(759)

Ukrainian0.2%(682)

Czech0.2%(676)

Hungarian0.2%(660)

French Canadian0.1%(619)

Iranian0.1%(593)

Armenian0.1%(578)

Lebanese0.1%(561)

Croatian0.1%(493)

West Indian0.1%(479)

Nigerian0.1%(449)

Austrian0.1%(448)

Brazilian0.1%(400)

Canadian0.1%(399)

Egyptian0.1%(351)

Slovak0.1%(342)

Jamaican0.1%(267)

Finnish0.1%(258)

Belgian0%(207)

Syrian0%(202)

Lithuanian0%(196)

Palestinian0%(180)

Serbian0%(158)

Haitian0%(139)

Romanian0%(136)

Australian0%(119)

Slovene0%(114)

Iraqi0%(98)

Cape Verdean0%(89)

Ethiopian0%(77)

Macedonian0%(74)

Bulgarian0%(54)

Turkish0%(53)

Moroccan0%(52)

Israeli0%(47)

Jordanian0%(46)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(25)

Somali0%(21)

Latvian0%(12)

Ghanaian0%(12)

Barbadian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.5%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.9%

+4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.6%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.7 min

+17%vs 2000

vs 15.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married43.3%(76,377)

Married47.7%(84,130)

Widowed2.1%(3,670)

Divorced6.8%(12,066)

Women 15+

Never married37.2%(62,875)

Married46.9%(79,233)

Widowed6.4%(10,860)

Divorced9.4%(15,957)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.6%

−12.0 ptssince 2013

from 21.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.2%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 47.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.4%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 11.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.7%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.5%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 30.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.2%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 58.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.0%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 42.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)25.1%(3,360)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.7%(2,899)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.2%(4,445)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.5%(870)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.3%(302)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 13,371 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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