Monterey: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 290,000

1990: 355,660

2000: 410,762

2003 estimate: 415,800

Percent change, 1990–2000: 13%

U.S. rank in 1990: 102nd (PMSA)

U.S. rank in 2000: 103rd (MSA)

City Residents

1980: 27,558

1990: 31,954

2000: 29,674

2003 estimate: 29,960

Percent change, 1990–2000: -8.9%

U.S. rank in 1980: Not reported

U.S. rank in 1990: Not reported

U.S. rank in 2000: Not reported (State rank: 237th)

Density: 3,516.9 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 23,985

Black or African American: 749

American Indian and Alaska Native: 170

Asian: 2,205

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander: 86

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 3,222

Other: 1,603

Percent of residents born in state: 41.6% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 1,477

Population 5 to 9 years old: 1,421

Population 10 to 14 years old: 1,263

Population 15 to 19 years old: 1,961

Population 20 to 24 years old: 2,695

Population 25 to 34 years old: 5,382

Population 35 to 44 years old: 4,638

Population 45 to 54 years old: 4,031

Population 55 to 59 years old: 1,279

Population 60 to 64 years old: 1,117

Population 65 to 74 years old: 1,974

Population 75 to 84 years old: 1,699

Population 85 years and older: 737

Median age: 36.1 years

Births (Monterey County, 2001)

Total number: 7,176

Deaths (Monterey County, 2001)

Total number: 2,470 (of which, 39 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $27,133

Median household income: $49,109

Total households: 12,656

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 887

$10,000 to $14,999: 621

$15,000 to $24,999: 1,262

$25,000 to $34,999: 1,431

$35,000 to $49,999: 2,261

$50,000 to $74,999: 2,865

$75,000 to $99,999: 1,403

$100,000 to $149,999: 1,307

$150,000 to $199,999: 304

$200,000 or more: 315

Percent of families below poverty level: 4.4% (46.3% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 1,369