CA County Profiles - monterey


MONTEREY COUNTY
PopulationPopulation
Land area (acres):2,126,040 Cities1-1-95Cities1-1-95
Population, 7-1-94369,000 Salinas122,400 Greenfield9,150
Percent of California1.1 Monterey32,600 Gonzales6,100
Population, 1-1-95371,000 Seaside30,100 Carmel-by-the-Sea4,510
Marina18,350 Del Rey Oaks1,690
1-1-95Pacific Grove17,400 Sand City200
Population in households358,383 Soledad15,650 Unincorporated103,200
Population/household3.171 King City9,700
EDUCATION1993-94
($ mill)
Median years of school, 1990 ****13.2 Spending on education:
School districts**346.4
Enrollment, Fall 1994 Community colleges***24.5
Kindergarten-1265,828
* Naval Postgraduate School not reported.
Enrollment, Fall 1987 ** Not including community college districts.
College/University *16,181 *** Includes governmental, proprietary and fiduciary group funds.
Community colleges15,555 **** May not be comparable to the 1980 census. The 1990 median was computed on the
Private colleges626 basis of educational attainment. The 1980 median was based on actual years of school
completed.
LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENTTotal employment, 1993189,149 Number of establishments
(BEA series) by employment size, 1990
Civilian labor force, 1994175,900 Percent of California1.2
Civilian employment154,900 Wage and salary158,073 1-44,564
Unemployment21,000 Proprietors31,076 5-91,665
Unemployment rate 12.0 Farm1,281 10-191,060
Non-Farm29,795 20-49609
Nonagricultural wage & salary50-99168
employment, 1993 (BLS series)107,600 Farm14,144 100-24963
Percent of California0.9 Agricultural services20,085 250-49921
Mining300 Mining390 500-9997
Construction3,600 Construction6,770 1000 +3
Manufacturing8,900 Manufacturing10,215 Total8,160
Transportation-utility5,100 Transportation-utility6,354 Check:
Trade28,300 Wholesale trade5,985 0
Finance-insurance-Retail trade29,480
real estate6,500 Finance, insurance,
Services27,800 real estate12,551
Federal government7,300 Services45,298
State-local government19,800 Federal civilian6,654
Military13,521
Totals may not add due to rounding.State and local17,702
INCOME AND SALES19791989
Personal income, 1993 ($ mill.)7,827.4 Median family income, Census20,005 36,223
Percent of California1.1 Median household income, Census17,661 33,520
Per capita income, 199321,371
Percent of California97.6 19931994
Avg. earnings per job, 199328,778 Total taxable sales, ($ mill.)2,911.7 2,981.2
Avg. wages per job, 199322,989 Percent of California1.1 1.0
Avg. earnings per nonfarm Taxable retail sales2,099.4 2,132.3
proprietor, 199324,833
HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION4-1-901-1-95Valuation
Units($ mill.)
Housing stock121,224 125,912 Housing authorizations, 1994
Percent of California1.1 1.1 Total1,464 $237.0
Single family80,787 84,616 Percent of California1.5 1.6
Multiple family32,630 34,858 Single family1,302 187.4
Mobile homes, trailers, etc.7,807 6,438 Multi-family162 10.1
Vacancy rate (percent):6.8 10.3
Nonresidential permits--$86.6
Percent of California1.1