2022 population: 432,858 ( 17,801 from 2010 , 6,178 from 2020)
Land area: 3281.7 square miles
Population density: 131.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	121,755	28.13%	10.8%
Black:	9,737	2.25%	13.8%
Indian:	1,227	0.28%	9.8%
Asian:	26,590	6.14%	3.7%
2+ races:	10,264	2.37%	7.2%
Hispanic:	263,285	60.82%	14.5%

Total non-White:	311,103	71.87%	11.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	12,432	14.2
Deaths:	6,978	7.9
Net Migration:	-12,905	-14.7
Net Immigration:	1,005	1.1

Change in White population:	-14,680	-3.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	32,481	7.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
415,057
136,435	32.87%
11,300	2.72%
1,361	0.33%
25,645	6.18%
9,572	2.31%
230,003	55.41%
278,622	67.13%

2000
401,762
162,045	40.33%
14,085	3.51%
1,782	0.44%
24,746	6.16%
9,945	2.48%
187,969	46.79%
239,717	59.67%

1990
355,660
188,417	52.98%
21,699	6.10%
2,370	0.67%
26,743	7.52%
n/a
116,431	32.74%
167,243	47.02%

1980
290,444
174,594	60.11%
18,763	6.46%
1,131	0.39%
20,362	7.01%
n/a
74,682	25.71%
115,850	39.89%

1970
250,071
173,023	69.19%
9,542	3.82%
895	0.36%
9,471	3.79%
n/a
52,715	21.08%
77,048	30.81%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
68,134	17.0
21,904	5.5
-63,204	-15.7
27,514	6.8

-25,610	-6.4
38,905	9.7

Number	Rate
1990's
72,094	20.3
22,734	6.4
-65,705	-18.5
30,211	8.5

-26,372	-7.4
72,474	20.4

Number	Rate
1980's
67,159	23.1
21,279	7.3
21,427	7.4
n/a

13,823	4.8
51,393	17.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
7,776	3.1
n/a

1,571	0.6
38,802	15.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Salinas, CA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
35.1
113,042	26.1%
319,816	73.9%
62,381	14.4%

130,973
3.20

95,629	73.0%
69,021	72.2%
9,194	9.6%
35,344	27.0%

2010
Number	Percent
32.9
111,013	26.7%
304,044	73.3%
44,422	10.7%

125,946
3.15

90,472	71.8%
66,660	73.7%
8,786	9.7%
35,474	28.2%

2000
Number	Percent
31.8
113,940	28.4%
287,822	71.6%
40,181	10.0%

121,199
3.14

88,539	73.1%
68,832	77.7%
7,663	8.7%
32,660	26.9%

1990
Number	Percent
29.9
97,523	27.4%
258,137	72.6%
34,514	9.7%

113,340
2.95

84,038	74.1%
68,107	81.0%
6,812	8.1%
29,302	25.9%

1980
Number	Percent
28.0
82,276	28.3%
208,168	71.7%
26,621	9.2%

96,060
2.84

70,974	73.9%
59,073	83.2%
6,044	8.5%
25,086	26.1%

2022 Housing Data for Salinas, CA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,631	2.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,227	2.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,690	2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,989	3.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,336	3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,994	3.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,817	2.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,225	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,510	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,885	6.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	11,409	8.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	18,415	14.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	15,447	11.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	10,242	7.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	13,801	10.5%
$200,000 or more	19,355	14.8%

Median Household Income	91,043
Per Capita Income	37,741

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	142

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,683	4.3%
Public Assistance	3,395	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	12,878	9.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	68,981	64.2%
Unemployed	4,582	4.3%
In Armed Forces	5,493	5.1%

Total Labor Force	79,056	73.6%
Not in Labor Force	28,389	26.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	73,785	52,223	58.6%
Non-Profit	4,365	6,955	38.6%
Self-Employed	11,824	7,699	60.6%

Local Government	5,622	10,328	35.2%
State Government	3,810	4,170	47.7%
Federal Government	3,562	2,538	58.4%

Total Private + Self	85,609	59,922	58.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	17,359	23,991	42.0%
Total	102,968	83,913	55.1%

Pct. Govt.	16.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	24,312	13.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	34,497	18.4%
Professional, Technical	35,324	18.8%
Service Occupations	36,371	19.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	19,158	10.2%
All others	56,998	30.4%

White Collar		50.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	27,523	14.7%
Health care and social assistance	21,110	11.3%
Retail trade	17,694	9.4%
Educational services	17,053	9.1%
Accommodation and food services	15,855	8.5%
Construction	14,243	7.6%
Manufacturing	10,415	5.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	9,968	5.3%
Public administration	9,936	5.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	9,662	5.2%
Other services	8,379	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	5,166	2.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4,911	2.6%
Wholesale trade	4,847	2.6%
Finance and insurance	3,312	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,120	1.7%
Information	2,500	1.3%
Utilities	1,582	0.8%
Management	113	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	113	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	240,956	55.06%
Puerto Rican	3,000	0.69%
Cuban	814	0.19%
Dominican	119	0.03%

Total Central American	8,823	2.02%
Costa Rican	30	0.01%
Guatemalan	1,140	0.26%
Honduran	670	0.15%
Nicaraguan	277	0.06%
Panamanian	134	0.03%
Salvadoran	6,565	1.50%
Other Central American	7	0.00%

Total South American	2,645	0.60%
Argentinean	986	0.23%
Bolivian	16	0.00%
Chilean	169	0.04%
Colombian	326	0.07%
Ecuadorian	305	0.07%
Paraguayan	69	0.02%
Peruvian	495	0.11%
Uruguayan	169	0.04%
Venezuelan	110	0.03%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	5,597	1.28%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	11,503	2.63%
Chinese	3,776	0.86%
Indian	2,477	0.57%
Korean	2,286	0.52%
Japanese	2,149	0.49%
Vietnamese	1,675	0.38%
Thai	349	0.08%
Bangladeshi	112	0.03%
Taiwanese	106	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
Spanish	198,941	48.7%
English	183,203	44.9%
Tagalog	5,722	1.4%
Other Indo-European	4,676	1.1%
Other Asian	3,389	0.8%
Chinese	2,572	0.6%
Arabic	1,992	0.5%
German, other Germanic	1,758	0.4%
Korean	1,604	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	24,903	5.7%
English	24,520	5.6%
Irish	19,437	4.4%
Italian	15,501	3.5%
American	7,868	1.8%
European	6,210	1.4%
French	5,163	1.2%
Scottish	4,806	1.1%
Portuguese	4,274	1.0%
Polish	3,422	0.8%
Norwegian	2,711	0.6%
Swedish	2,633	0.6%
Dutch	2,299	0.5%
Swiss	2,100	0.5%
Russian	2,083	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	348,752	79.7%
Not a citizen	88,857	20.3%

Native	311,047	71.1%
Foreign-born	126,562	28.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
48,086	17.2%	26,425	9.4%	57,115	20.4%	72,395	25.9%	45,473	16.3%	30,240	10.8%
Average years of education: 12.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	48,086	17.2%
9-12 Years	26,425	9.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	57,115	20.4%
Some College	72,395	25.9%
Bach. Degree	45,473	16.3%
Grad Degree	30,240	10.8%
Average years of education: 12.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	345,308	312,060	33,248	9.6%
1991	343,516	304,262	39,254	11.4%
1992	354,160	310,014	44,146	12.5%
1993	353,488	307,270	46,218	13.1%
1994	350,036	306,308	43,728	12.5%
1995	349,318	306,244	43,074	12.3%
1996	354,856	314,366	40,490	11.4%
1997	363,708	323,718	39,990	11.0%
1998	368,690	329,024	39,666	10.8%
1999	375,802	339,382	36,420	9.7%

2000	406,060	376,464	29,596	7.3%
2001	408,612	376,556	32,056	7.8%
2002	415,618	378,172	37,446	9.0%
2003	417,532	379,760	37,772	9.0%
2004	414,384	380,028	34,356	8.3%
2005	413,208	383,170	30,038	7.3%
2006	406,792	378,670	28,122	6.9%
2007	411,396	382,312	29,084	7.1%
2008	424,330	388,356	35,974	8.5%
2009	433,004	381,138	51,866	12.0%

2010	432,076	375,720	56,356	13.0%
2011	432,514	376,802	55,712	12.9%
2012	434,798	383,664	51,134	11.8%
2013	431,352	386,306	45,046	10.4%
2014	434,708	394,878	39,830	9.2%
2015	436,548	400,904	35,644	8.2%
2016	437,604	403,942	33,662	7.7%
2017	439,288	407,540	31,748	7.2%
2018	443,882	415,366	28,516	6.4%
2019	442,300	414,170	28,130	6.4%

2020	426,942	380,778	46,164	10.8%
2021	424,450	389,338	35,112	8.3%
2022	440,950	414,768	26,182	5.9%
2023	435,330	404,792	30,538	7.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	143,743
Median Value	$683,700

Occupied	130,973	91.1%
Vacant	12,770	8.9%

Owned	68,359	52.2%
Rented	62,614	47.8%
Median Rent	$1,873

Single-Family Units	99,775	69.4%
Detached	90,712	63.1%
Attached	9,063	6.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	24,873	17.3%
Mobile Homes	6,317	4.4%

Salinas, CA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Salinas, CA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Salinas, CA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Salinas, CA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Salinas, CA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Salinas, CA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Salinas, CA Metro Area