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California·Monterey County
33 tracts·152K people·$654K median·6,472/mi²
Hispanic 81 · White 11 · Asian 5 · Multiracial 1 · Black 1 · Other 0
Married couple 48 · Other 36 · Living alone 15
Salinas 39 · San Jose 4 · Monterey 4 · Soledad 2 · Watsonville 2 · Elsewhere 50
Manufacturing 31 · Health 26 · Retail 12 · Professional 11 · Public admin 10 · Leisure 6 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 24 · Construction · maintenance 23 · Sales · office 18 · Service 18 · Production · transport 16
Drive alone 74 · Carpool 22 · Work from home 4 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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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 Salinas is $654,100 (Census ACS) — 1.4× the US median of $458,812.
Salinas has 161,761 residents across 31 census tracts and 18 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 32.4; the population is 80.9% Hispanic or Latino, 11.0% White, 5.4% Asian, 1.3% Multiracial, 1.1% Black and 0.3% Other; the average household has 3.6 people; 16.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 13.6% (Census ACS).
Lincoln Elementary (51%), Alisal Community (34%) and Monte Bella Elementary (33%) lead the elementary schools; Washington Middle (34%), El Sausal Middle (29%) and La Paz Middle (24%) lead the middle schools; Salinas High (49%), Alisal High (36%) and Everett Alvarez High (33%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,991/month, 26% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Salinas is $91,908 a year, 7% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Salinas, median rent is $1,991/month and the median home value is $654,100 (Census ACS).
Salinas reported 5.0 violent crimes and 12.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 71°F; winter lows average 42°F; there are 218 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 17 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Salinas are earthquake (91), heat wave (61) and inland flooding (46), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.92g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Salinas scores 14.0 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).