Salinas, CA Metro Area

The Salinas, CA metro area is home to 435,834 residents and 144,659 housing units, centered in California. Its median household income is $94,486, and the median family income is $100,520. The median age is 35.3, 2.3 years younger than the California median of 37.6. Residents are 50.9% male and 49.1% female.

Population

435,834

Median household income

$94,486

Median family income

$100,520

Median age

35.3

Housing units

144,659

Zip codes

with 1,000+ residents

Population by Race and Ethnicity

Other race residents make up the largest share of the metro area at 40.7%, followed by White residents at 36.5%. Hispanic or Latino residents, who can be of any race, make up 61.0% of the population.

Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race, so shares add to more than 100%.

Zip Codes in the Salinas, CA Metro Area

The Salinas, CA metro area includes 24 zip codes in Monterey County, home to a combined 422,408 residents. The most populous is Salinas (93905) with 64,596 residents. Median household incomes range from $58,214 in Moss Landing (95039) to $165,781 in Aromas (95004). Home values are highest in Big Sur (93920) at $1,906,300 and lowest in King City (93930) at $444,700. Monterey (93944) has the youngest population, with a median age of 22.4, while Carmel By The Sea (93921) is the oldest at 70.3.

Highest income

$165,781

Aromas (95004)

Lowest income

$58,214

Moss Landing (95039)

Highest home value

$1,906,300

Big Sur (93920)

Lowest median rent

$1,116/mo

Big Sur (93920)

Median Household Income by Zip Code

Each bar is one zip code, ranked from highest to lowest median household income. The metro-wide median is $94,486, and 9 of 22 zip codes are above it.

Compare Every Zip Code

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Zip	Town	County	Population	Median income	Home value	Median rent	Median age	Owner occupied
93905	Salinas	Monterey County	64,596	$75,716	$616,100	$1,850	28.5	42.7%
93906	Salinas	Monterey County	64,592	$96,044	$638,500	$2,151	33.5	54.3%
93955	Seaside	Monterey County	32,253	$82,331	$788,300	$2,412	33.7	35.1%
93940	Monterey	Monterey County	30,951	$110,669	$1,099,300	$2,364	42.9	41.3%
93901	Salinas	Monterey County	29,480	$91,639	$788,300	$1,899	36.9	43.4%
93933	Marina	Monterey County	27,617	$92,625	$833,800	$2,020	35.5	43.0%
93960	Soledad	Monterey County	25,736	$92,504	$595,000	$1,631	36.2	56.3%
93907	Salinas	Monterey County	24,922	$103,268	$750,100	$2,158	37.6	68.2%
93927	Greenfield	Monterey County	21,131	$77,272	$532,000	$1,671	27.9	52.0%
93930	King City	Monterey County	17,124	$72,555	$444,700	$1,530	30.2	51.7%
93950	Pacific Grove	Monterey County	15,003	$105,568	$1,190,400	$2,455	50.3	50.4%
93908	Salinas	Monterey County	12,517	$164,554	$1,091,700	$1,878	42.7	81.8%
93923	Carmel	Monterey County	12,377	$122,500	$1,767,800	$2,136	60.4	76.7%
95012	Castroville	Monterey County	11,147	$79,903	$598,900	$1,468	27.9	48.3%
93926	Gonzales	Monterey County	8,998	$77,418	$621,900	$1,474	28.2	54.2%
93924	Carmel Valley	Monterey County	6,046	$162,656	$1,222,600	$1,946	57.0	80.2%
95004	Aromas	Monterey County	3,917	$165,781	$877,300	$2,659	41.2	74.5%
93953	Pebble Beach	Monterey County	3,576	$154,730	n/a	n/a	60.5	87.2%
93944	Monterey	Monterey County	2,719	n/a	n/a	n/a	22.4	0.0%
93921	Carmel By The Sea	Monterey County	2,459	$87,457	n/a	$2,753	70.3	53.0%
93920	Big Sur	Monterey County	1,564	$72,540	$1,906,300	$1,116	36.0	36.7%
93925	Chualar	Monterey County	1,320	$70,909	$679,300	$1,375	34.8	39.5%
95039	Moss Landing	Monterey County	1,279	$58,214	$453,400	$1,197	44.3	63.2%
93928	Jolon	Monterey County	1,084	n/a	n/a	n/a	24.2	n/a

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Zip codes are grouped by the metro area their population mainly falls in.