Salinas

Salinas

Spanish for "Salt Marsh or Salt Flats,” Salinas is the county seat of Monterey County. With a population of 163,542 in the 2020 Census, Salinas is the most populous city in Monterey County. Salinas is an urban area located along the eastern limits of the Monterey Bay Area, lying just south of the San Francisco Bay Area and 10 miles (16 km) southeast of the mouth of the Salinas River. The city is located at the mouth of the Salinas Valley, about eight miles (13 km) from the Pacific Ocean, and it has a climate more influenced by the ocean than the interior. Salinas serves as the main business, governmental, and industrial center of the region. The marine climate is ideal for the floral industry, grape vineyards, and vegetable growers. Salinas is known as the "Salad Bowl of the World" for its large, vibrant agriculture industry. It was the hometown of writer and Nobel laureate John Steinbeck (1902–68), who set many of his stories in the Salinas Valley and Monterey. Salinas has a high Hispanic proportion, which at 79.6%, is the highest proportion of Hispanic Americans out of any city in California, and 8th largest overall in the nation. The city also has a sizable Asian-American population, with a large and historic Filipino population. The city once also had the 2nd biggest Chinatown in the nation behind only San Francisco. In 2023, 553 homes were sold in Salinas, with an average price of $815,000 for a single-family home and $469,000 for condos/townhomes.

Brief Overview for Salinas, California

160,467

TOTAL POPULATION

30.7

MEDIAN AGE

High

POPULATION DENSITY

$23,847.17

AVERAGE INDIVIDUAL INCOME


Population

160,467 people call Salinas home. The median age is 30.7, average individual income is $23,847.17, population density is 1,208.76 and the largest age group is between 25 and 64 years old. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.

TOTAL POPULATION

160,467


High

POPULATION DENSITY


30.7

MEDIAN AGE


50.91/49.09%

MEN VS WOMEN


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