San Benito-Bitterwater, California
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Males: 493 | (54.5%) |
Females: 414 | (45.5%) |
Median resident age: | 36.1 years |
California median age: | 33.3 years |
Zip code: 95043
San Benito-Bitterwater: | $79,660 |
CA: | $91,551 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $42,255 (it was $20,785 in 2000)
San Benito-Bitterwater CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $987,742 (it was $350,000 in 2000)
San Benito-Bitterwater: | $987,742 |
CA: | $715,900 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $830,748; detached houses: $859,504; townhouses or other attached units: $670,998; in 2-unit structures: $407,181; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $687,481; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $411,852; mobile homes: $375,896; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $118,823
San Benito-Bitterwater, CA residents, houses, and apartments details
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in San Benito-Bitterwater, CA
- 56262.7%White alone
- 28531.8%Hispanic
- 222.5%Two or more races
- 121.3%American Indian alone
- 70.8%Asian alone
- 60.7%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 20.2%Black alone
Current Local Time: PST time zone
Land area: 1040.3 square miles.
Population density: 0.9 people per square mile (very low).
San Benito-Bitterwater CCD: | 0.7% ($2,333) |
California: | 0.8% ($1,564) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Salinas, CA (37.0 miles , pop. 151,060).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fresno, CA (70.5 miles , pop. 427,652).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (224.0 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 36.50 N, Longitude: 121.02 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 831
Here: | 6.6% |
California: | 5.1% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (34.1%)
- Construction (9.2%)
- Public administration (8.2%)
- Health care (5.3%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (4.6%)
- Educational services (4.3%)
- Food (3.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (44.6%)
- Construction (13.0%)
- Public administration (4.6%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (4.6%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (3.2%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (2.8%)
- Food (2.5%)
- Public administration (15.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (14.5%)
- Health care (13.8%)
- Educational services (9.9%)
- Finance & insurance (5.3%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.3%)
- Social assistance (4.6%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (18.1%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.0%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3.7%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (3.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.2%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3.0%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (27.7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.3%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3.5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (3.2%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (9.9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9.2%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6.6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.9%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.9%)
- Waiters and waitresses (3.9%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (3.9%)
Average climate in San Benito-Bitterwater, California
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 54.9. This is better than average.
City: | 54.9 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 30.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.0 miles away from the city center.
City: | 30.7 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 13.5. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 20.0 miles away from the city center.
City: | 13.5 |
U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 4.18. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 21.3 miles away from the city center.
City: | 4.18 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Earthquake activity:
San Benito-Bitterwater-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above California state average. It is 8022% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 150.5 miles away from the city center, causing $524,000,000 total damage
On 7/21/1952 at 11:52:14, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK) earthquake occurred 153.7 miles away from San Benito-Bitterwater center, causing $50,000,000 total damage
On 11/4/1927 at 13:51:53, a magnitude 7.5 (7.5 UK) earthquake occurred 110.0 miles away from San Benito-Bitterwater center
On 10/18/1989 at 00:04:15, a magnitude 7.1 (6.5 MB, 7.1 MS, 6.9 MW, 7.0 ML) earthquake occurred 59.2 miles away from the city center, causing 62 deaths (62 shaking deaths) and 3757 injuries, causing $1,305,032,704 total damage
On 5/2/1983 at 23:42:37, a magnitude 6.7 (6.2 MB, 6.5 MS, 6.5 MW, 6.7 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 44.3 miles away from the city center, causing $31,000,000 total damage
On 12/22/2003 at 19:15:56, a magnitude 6.6 (6.1 MB, 6.4 MS, 6.6 MW, 6.4 MW) earthquake occurred 61.3 miles away from the city center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 40 injuries, causing $200,000,000 total damage
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in San Benito County (13) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Mudslides: 2, Drought: 1, Earthquake: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to San Benito-Bitterwater:
- Hartnell College (about 39 miles; Salinas, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,506)
- Gavilan College (about 45 miles; Gilroy, CA; FT enrollment: 3,327)
- California State University-Monterey Bay (about 45 miles; Seaside, CA; FT enrollment: 5,125)
- Naval Postgraduate School (about 49 miles; Monterey, CA; FT enrollment: 4,951)
- Monterey Peninsula College (about 49 miles; Monterey, CA; FT enrollment: 4,588)
- Cabrillo College (about 61 miles; Aptos, CA; FT enrollment: 7,729)
- Merced College (about 65 miles; Merced, CA; FT enrollment: 6,973)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in San Benito-Bitterwater: Buena Vista Ranch (A), Cleveland Ranch (B), Antelope Fire Control Station (C), Harrison Cabin (D), Hepsedam Ranch (E), Wilkinson Ranch (F), John Cabin (G), Kenneth Cabin (H), Laguna Ranch (I), Lew Smith Ranch (J), Schmidt Ranch (K), Chileno Camp (L), Red Corral (M), San Benito Mill (N), Sans Ranch (O), One Hundred and One Ranch (P), Tannehill Ranch (Q), The Adobe (R), Fern Chamber (S), Tully Hall (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Clayton Cemetery (1), Bitterwater Cemetery (2), Cherry Hill Cemetery (3), Willow Creek Cemetery (4), Williams-Duckworth Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Hog Hole (A), Dry Lake (B), Mail Trail Pond (C), Laguna Lake (D), Merrill Lake (E), Lake Tanganyika (F), Fawn Lake (G), Bitterwater Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Gorge Creek (A), Garcia Creek (B), East Fork North Fork Lewis River (C), De Alvarez Creek (D), Clear Creek (E), Cholla Creek (F), South Fork American River (G), Augustine Creek (H), Willow Spring Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in San Benito-Bitterwater include: Bear Creek Picnic Area (1), Pinnacles National Monument (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
This place: | 2.3 people |
California: | 2.9 people |
This place: | 62.5% |
Whole state: | 68.7% |
This place: | 6.4% |
Whole state: | 7.2% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
This place: | 18.3% |
Whole state: | 14.2% |
This place: | 10.5% |
Whole state: | 6.3% |
62 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms in 2000
For population 15 years and over in San Benito-Bitterwater:
- Never married: 19.9%
- Now married: 61.6%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 7.5%
- Divorced: 10.9%
For population 25 years and over in San Benito-Bitterwater:
- High school or higher: 71.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 9.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.3 minutes
Here: | 18.1 |
California average: | 16.1 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for San Benito-Bitterwater, CA (based on San Benito County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 31,105 | 3 |
Evangelical Protestant | 2,694 | 21 |
Other | 1,204 | 5 |
Mainline Protestant | 687 | 3 |
None | 19,579 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
This county: | 2.39 / 10,000 pop. |
California: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.62 / 10,000 pop. |
San Benito County: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.49 / 10,000 pop. |
San Benito County: | 7.17 / 10,000 pop. |
California: | 7.42 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 6.6% |
State: | 7.3% |
San Benito County: | 22.9% |
California: | 21.3% |
San Benito County: | 23.2% |
California: | 17.9% |
Strongest AM radio stations in San Benito-Bitterwater:
- KMBX (700 AM; 10 kW; SOLEDAD, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KYAA (1200 AM; 25 kW; SOQUEL, CA; Owner: PEOPLE'S RADIO, INC.)
- KKMC (880 AM; 10 kW; GONZALES, CA; Owner: MONTEREY COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KSRK (540 AM; 10 kW; CARMEL VALLEY, CA; Owner: PEOPLE'S RADIO, INC.)
- KMJ (580 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- KLOK (1170 AM; 50 kW; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KDBV (980 AM; 10 kW; SALINAS, CA; Owner: WOLFHOUSE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KCBC (770 AM; 50 kW; RIVERBANK, CA; Owner: KIERTRON, INC.)
- KNBR (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KNBR LICO, INC.)
- KGO (810 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)
- KWRU (940 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA)
- KION (1460 AM; 10 kW; SALINAS, CA)
- KGDP (660 AM; 50 kW; ORCUTT, CA; Owner: RADIO REPRESENTATIVES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in San Benito-Bitterwater:
- KDKL (88.3 FM; COALINGA, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KDON-FM (102.5 FM; SALINAS, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KSEA (107.9 FM; GREENFIELD, CA; Owner: FARMWORKER EDU'AL RADIO NETWORK, INC)
- K260AA (99.9 FM; CARMEL VALLEY, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- K202DU (88.3 FM; SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KUSP (88.9 FM; SANTA CRUZ, CA; Owner: PATAPHYSICAL B/CING. FOUNDATION,INC.)
- KBTU (93.5 FM; HOLLISTER, CA; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
- KWAV (96.9 FM; MONTEREY, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING OF MONTEREY)
- K240AK (95.9 FM; SOLEDAD, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- K265DK (100.9 FM; GREENFIELD, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KTOM-FM (100.7 FM; SALINAS, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- K211DG (90.1 FM; FIREBAUGH, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KHDV (93.9 FM; KING CITY, CA; Owner: WOLFHOUSE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- K291AE (106.1 FM; SEASIDE, CA; Owner: MAPELTON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KLVM (89.7 FM; PRUNEDALE, CA; Owner: PRUNEDALE EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION)
- KMJV (106.3 FM; SOLEDAD, CA; Owner: WOLFHOUSE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- K217EQ (91.3 FM; COALINGA, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- K265DG (100.9 FM; HOLLISTER, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- K206BQ (89.1 FM; HOLLISTER, CA; Owner: PATAPHYSICAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION, INC.)
- KHRI (90.7 FM; HOLLISTER, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- 45.0%Wood
- 40.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 6.4%Electricity
- 5.3%Other fuel
- 2.3%Utility gas
- 34.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 24.5%Wood
- 19.0%Electricity
- 14.3%Utility gas
- 8.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
San Benito-Bitterwater compared to California state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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