Monterey County, California Demographics

Monterey County is 24th out of 3,143 other counties in Home median value

Monterey County is 25th out of 3,143 other counties in Foreign born residents

Monterey County is 5th in California out of 58 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Monterey County is 8th in California out of 58 other counties in Foreign born residents

Monterey County is 9th in California out of 58 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Monterey County is 10th in California out of 58 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Monterey County is 11th in California out of 58 other counties in Home median value

Monterey County is 12th in California out of 58 other counties in People per household

Monterey County is 12th in California out of 58 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Monterey County is 14th in California out of 58 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Monterey County is 17th in California out of 58 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Monterey County is 17th in California out of 58 other counties in Size in square miles

Size Demographics
	Monterey County	Rank	California	US
Current population (2012)	426,762	20th	38,041,430	313,914,040
Size in square miles	3,280.6	17th	155,779.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	126.5	26th	239.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Monterey County	Rank	California	US
Residents younger than 5	8.0%	9th	6.7%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	26.7%	17th	24.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	11.2%	45th	12.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Monterey County	Rank	California	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	70.5%	53rd	80.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	23.2%	26th	30.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Monterey County	Rank	California	US
Race - White	82.4%	35th	73.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	3.7%	19th	6.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	2.7%	22nd	1.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	6.9%	20th	13.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.6%	10th	0.5%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.7%	24th	3.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	56.4%	5th	38.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	32.0%	53rd	39.4%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Monterey County	Rank	California	US
Female residents	48.6%	49th	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	30.3%	8th	27.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Monterey County	Rank	California	US
Housing units	138,788	22nd	13,720,462	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	26.8%	12th	30.8%	25.9%
Households	125,217	22nd	12,433,172	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	51.4%	56th	56.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$497,400	11th	$421,600	$186,200
People per household	3.1	12th	2.9	2.6
Building permits (last year)	246	28th	58,549	829,658

Income Demographics
	Monterey County	Rank	California	US
Income per capita	$25,508	32nd	$29,634	$27,915
Income per household	$59,737	19th	$61,632	$52,762
Income below poverty line	15.1%	28th	14.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Monterey County	Rank	California	US
Non-farm private establishments	8,216	21st	849,316	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	96,528	21st	12,698,427	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	31,711	20th	3,425,510	27,092,908
Retail sales	$4,541,144	22nd	$455,032,270	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$11,293	28th	$12,561	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$1,197,083	14th	$80,852,787	$613,795,732