Prunedale.
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California·Monterey County
5 tracts·17K people·$833K median·367/mi²
Hispanic 50 · White 36 · Multiracial 7 · Asian 5 · Black 1 · Other 1
Married couple 61 · Other 22 · Living alone 17
Salinas 17 · Prunedale 8 · Watsonville 7 · San Jose 6 · Monterey 4 · Elsewhere 58
Manufacturing 65 · Retail 13 · Health 11 · Professional 5 · Leisure 4 · Public admin 0 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 32 · Service 20 · Construction · maintenance 19 · Sales · office 18 · Production · transport 11
Drive alone 75 · Carpool 23 · Work from home 7 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Prunedale is $833,400 (Census ACS) — 1.8× the US median of $458,812.
Prunedale has 19,723 residents across 3 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.8; the population is 50.0% Hispanic or Latino, 36.3% White, 6.5% Multiracial, 4.7% Asian, 1.4% Black and 1.1% Other; the average household has 3.5 people; 23.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 11.1% (Census ACS).
Lagunita Elementary (66%), Prunedale Elementary (25%) and Echo Valley Elementary (19%) lead the elementary schools; North Monterey County High (30%) and North Monterey County Center for Independent Study (23%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,618/month, 3% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Prunedale is $103,819 a year, 21% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Prunedale, median rent is $1,618/month and the median home value is $833,400 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 74°F; winter lows average 41°F; there are 198 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 21 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Prunedale are earthquake (99), landslide (99) and wildfire (97), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 1.02g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Prunedale scores 4.5 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1.1% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).