Salinas Population

Salinas is a city in California State of United States, located at the mouth of the Salinas Valley, roughly eight miles from the Pacific Ocean. Salinas population in 2023 is estimated to be 164,841, covers city area of 23.45 sq mi (60.74 sq km), ranks thirty-sixth largest city in California State, one-hundred-sixtieth city in the United States. Salinas is in Monterey County and located in the Monterey Bay Area, south of the San Francisco Bay Area and 10 miles southeast of the mouth of the Salinas River.

• Contents
• Population by Age
• Population by Race
• Nativity by Place of Birth
• Housing

Below is the Salinas population by year:

Year	Population	Change %
2010	150,904
2011	152,454	1.03
2012	153,901	0.95
2013	155,097	0.78
2014	155,913	0.53
2015	156,512	0.38
2016	157,144	0.40
2017	156,824	-0.20
2018	156,259	-0.36
2019	155,465	-0.51
2020	163,542	5.20
2021 *	162,780	-0.466
2022 *	164,301	0.93
2023 *	164,841	0.33

Source : Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019, 2020 US Census & 2021 estimates updated

Salinas Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, Total Salinas population is 155,473, out of these 79,606 are male, 75,867 are female, The sex ratio of Salinas is 105. The median age of the Salinas population is 30.3, Salinas population by age are, under 18 years is 49,880, 16 years and over is 111,095, 18 years and over is 105,593, 21 years and over is 98,903, 65 years and over is 15,374. 51.2% are male, 48.8% are female, Population of Salinas by age percent-wise is, 32.1% are under 18 years old, 71.5% are 16 years and over, 67.9% are 18 years and over, 63.6% are 21 years and over, 8.1% are 65 years and over. There are total 41,388 housing units, The voting population of Salinas are 64,065, out of these 32,339 are male voters, 31,726 are female voters, 50.5% are male, 49.5% are female. Salinas population in 2022 is estimated to be 164,301, and in 2021 is estimated to be 162,780.

Age Group	Population	Percent
0 -5	13,580	8.7%
5 - 9	13,273	8.5%
10 - 14	14,984	9.6%
15 - 19	12,441	8.0%
20 - 24	10,733	6.9%
25 - 34	24,807	16.0%
35 - 44	22,577	14.5%
45 - 54	18,956	12.2%
55 - 59	6,447	4.1%
60 - 64	5,040	3.2%
65 - 74	7,412	4.8%
75 - 84	3,515	2.3%
85 and over	1,708	1.1%

Source: 2019 US population by age estimates

Salinas Population by Race

White Population

White population in Salinas, California are 44,033, percentage wise 28.3 percent are whites.

Black Population

Black population in Salinas, California are 2,756, percentage wise 1.8 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in Salinas, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Caribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in Salinas are 8,284, percentage wise 5.3 percent are asians, out of these 891 are Asian Indians, 427 are Chinese, 5,458 are Filipinos, 690 are Japanese, 178 are Korean, 87 are Vietnamese and 553 are other Asian nationals.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in Salinas, California are 127,756. Percentage wise 82.2 percent are hispanics, out of these 118,907 are Mexican people, 746 are Puerto Ricans, 140 are Cubans, and 7,963 are other Hispanic or Latinos.

Population by Race	155,473	Percent
White	44,033	28.3%
Black or African American	2,756	1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native	461	0.3%
Asian Population	8,284	5.3%
Asian Indian	891	0.6%
Chinese	427	0.3%
Filipino	5,458	3.5%
Japanese	690	0.4%
Other Asian Population	553
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	64	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	127,756	82.2%
Mexican	118,907	76.5%
Puerto Rican	746	0.5%
Cuban	140	0.1%
Other Hispanic or Latino	7,963

Source: US Census population estimates(2019)

Nativity by Place of Birth

According to 2019 estimates, Salinas native population is 100,453, out of these 90,235 born in the California state and 7,907 born in other state in the United States. Foreign born or Population born outside the US are 55,020, out of these 11,524 are Naturalized US citizen, 656 are in Europe, 2,399 in Asia, 93 in Africa, 8,376 in Latin America and 0 in Northern America. Non-US Citizens, Total Foreigners living in Salinas are 43,496, out of these 334 are from Europe, 1,871 are from Asia, 52 from Africa, 41,076 are from Latin America and 163 are from Northern America.

Nativity by Place of Birth	Population
Native	100,453
Born in state of residence	90,235
Born in other state in the United States	7,907
Northeast	854
Midwest	1,988
South	2,483
West	2,582
Born outside the United States	2,311
Puerto Rico	259
U.S. Island Areas	37
Born abroad of American parent(s)	2,015
Foreign born
Born outside of United States	55,020
Naturalized U.S. citizen	11,524
Europe	656
Asia	2,399
Africa	93
Oceania	0
Latin America	8,376
Northern America	0
Foreigner
Not a U.S. citizen	43,496
Europe	334
Asia	1,871
Africa	52
Oceania	0
Latin America	41,076
Northern America	163

Source: US Census 2019 estimates

Salinas Housing

According to 2019 census estimates, Total number of houses in Salinas, California are 41,388, Occupied housing units are 39,862, Rental vacancy rate is 3. Percentage of occupancy is 96, 43.55% of houses are owner occupied and 52.76% of houses are renter occupied in Salinas. There are 56.65 percent of one-unit detached, 4.63 percent of one-units attached, 1.04 percent of two-unit houses, 5.38 percent of three or four unit homes. 4.02 percent are residing in mobile homes. Average household size of owner occupied is 4 and average household size of renter occupied is 4. 24.51 percent are available with one vehicle, 37.43 percent are available with two vehicles, 29.51 percent are available with three or more vehicles and 4.86 percent are no vehicles available.

Housing	Units
Total housing units	41,388
Occupied housing units	39,862
Occupied housing units percent	96
Rental vacancy rate	3
Structure Type	Units
1-unit, detached	23,445
1-unit attached	1,915
2 units	432
3 or 4 units	2,226
Mobile home	1,665
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0
Owner-occupied	18,025
Renter-occupied	21,837
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	4
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	4

Source: US Census 2019 housing estimates

Salinas Housing Market

The median value of housing unit in Salinas, California is $478,800, According to 2019 estimated US census of housing market, 1.29 percent of houses are less than $50,000, 0.69 percent are between $50,000 to $100,000, 0.80 percent are between $100,000 to $150,000, 0.73 percent are between $150,000 to $200,000, 2.88 percent are between $200,000 to $300,000, 17.93 percent are between $300,000 to $500,000, 19.16 percent are between $500,000 to one million, 0.07 percent are over one million and above.

Housing unit value	Units
Less than $50,000	532
$50,000 to $99,999	284
$100,000 to $149,999	333
$150,000 to $199,999	302
$200,000 to $299,999	1,191
$300,000 to $499,999	7,422
$500,000 to $999,999	7,932
$1,000,000 or more	29
Median (dollars)	478,800

Source: US Census 2019 housing market estimates

Salinas Housing Mortgage

According to 2019 estimates of mortgage, The median monthly owner costs with mortgage is $2,239, 0.51 percent of homes pays less than $500 per month, 1.07 percent pay between $500 to $999, 4.49 percent pay between $1,000 to $1,499, 6.40 percent pay between $1,500 to $1,999, 7.16 percent pay between $2,000 to $2,499, 5.49 percent pay between $2,500 to $2,999, 6.65 percent pay between $3,000 or more.

The median monthly owner costs with out mortgage is $568, 0.73 percent of homes pay less than $250, 2.56 percent pays between $250 to $399, 2.81 percent pay between $400 to $599, 2.54 percent pays between $600 to $799, 1.03 percent pays between $800 to $999, and 2.12 percent pays between $1000 or more.

Monthly Owner costs with mortgage	Units
Less than $500	211
$500 to $999	444
$1,000 to $1,499	1,857
$1,500 to $1,999	2,648
$2,000 to $2,499	2,963
$2,500 to $2,999	2,272
$3,000 or more	2,753
Median (dollars)	2,239
Monthly Owner costs with out mortgage	Units
Less than $250	304
$250 to $399	1,060
$400 to $599	1,161
$600 to $799	1,051
$800 to $999	428
$1,000 or more	879
Median (dollars)	568

Source: US Census 2019 housing mortgage estimates

Salinas Rental

Total number of Salinas rental homes or apartments are 21,837, occupied by Renter, The median value of Salinas average rental rate is $1,578.

        

Rental	Units
Less than $500
$500 to $999
$1,000 to $1,499
$1,500 to $1,999
$2,000 to $2,499
$2,500 to $2,999
$3,000 or more
Median (dollars)	1,578

Source: US Census 2019 housing rental estimates