Monterey, CA

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2022 Population

30,007

0.0233% 1-year decline

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Laphonza Butler

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

36.8

1.6% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

10.7%

10.3% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Property Value

$929,400

11.3% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Monterey, CA are White (Non-Hispanic) (64.6%), Other (Hispanic) (9.39%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (7.73%), White (Hispanic) (4.64%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (4.56%).

None of the households in Monterey, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

91.5% of the residents in Monterey, CA are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Monterey, CA was $929,400, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Monterey, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Monterey, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Monterey, CA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Monterey, CA are Educational Services (1,998 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,726 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,608 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($115,938), Utilities ($113,594), and Wholesale Trade ($102,416).

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Monterey, CA, are Management Occupations (1,717 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,617 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,116 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Monterey, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Monterey, CA, are Educational Services (1,998 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,726 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,608 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Monterey, CA, though some of these residents may live in Monterey, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($115,653), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($114,844), and Public Administration ($112,917).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Information ($250,001), Wholesale Trade ($108,250), and Public Administration ($74,009).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 63.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.07%).

Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (63.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (34.3%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.07%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 63.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.07%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

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Alex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Laphonza Butler

Senator from California

Assumed office on October 3, 2023
Appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Monterey, CA awarded 3,404 degrees. The student population of Monterey, CA in 2022 is skewed towards men, with 5,169 male students and 4,672 female students.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Monterey, CA was $929,400 in 2022, which is 3.3 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $834,700 to $929,400, a 11.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Monterey, CA is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Monterey, CA have an average commute time of 19.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Monterey, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$929,400

Median Property Value 2022

±$39,885

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Median Property Taxes

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The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Monterey, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Monterey, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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73.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

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This chart shows the percentage of owner in Monterey, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Monterey, CA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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Median Household Income

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12.6k

Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Monterey, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Monterey, CA is from Monterey, CA.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Monterey, CA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (56.8%)
Worked At Home (21.3%)
Walked (9.9%)

In 2022, 56.8% of workers in Monterey, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.3%) and those who walked to work (9.9%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Monterey, CA have a shorter commute time (19.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.56% of the workforce in Monterey, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Monterey, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Monterey, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Monterey, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Monterey, CA (2.88k out of 27k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Monterey, CA is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Monterey, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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