Monterey County
Medium metro
FIPS 06053
Profiled Cities (1)
People
433.7K
Population
Census 2025 Est.132.2/sq mi
Density
Census 2025 Est.-1.5%
Growth 2020–25
Census 2020–2025$97K
Median HH Income
ACS 2024 5-yr35.5
Median Age
ACS 2024 5-yr73.3%
Bachelor's+
ACS 2024 5-yr12.7%
Poverty Rate
SAIPE 20249.6%
Uninsured
ACS 2024 5-yr52.1%
Owner-Occupied
ACS 2024 5-yr9.3%
Disability
ACS 2024 5-yr61.6%
Hispanic
ACS 2024 5-yr26.9%
Non-Hisp. White
ACS 2024 5-yr2.0%
Non-Hisp. Black
ACS 2024 5-yrMigration
IRS Statistics of Income county migration. Measures tax filer movement, not Census population counts.
11.8K
Inflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–2316.3K
Outflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–23-4,550
Net Migration
IRS SOI 2022–23Economy
7.3%
Unemployment
BLS LAUS 2025221.2K
Labor Force
BLS LAUS 2025$74K
Per Capita Income
BEA 2024$38.3B
County GDP
BEA 20249.2K
Business Establishments
CBP 2023116.8K
Employees
CBP 2023$7.1B
Annual Payroll
CBP 2023Housing
$781K
Median Home Value
ACS 2024 5-yr$2K
Median Gross Rent
ACS 2024 5-yr23K
Owner HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yr38.6K
Renter HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yrYes
Housing Stress (USDA)
ACS 2024 5-yrHealth
87th pctile
Social Vulnerability
CDC SVI 202231.4%
Adult Obesity
CDC PLACES 202511.6%
Diabetes
CDC PLACES 202517.1%
Poor Mental Health
CDC PLACES 202512.1%
Current Smoking
CDC PLACES 202567.4/100K
Primary Care Physicians
HRSA AHRF 2024–251.6/1K
Hospital Beds
HRSA AHRF 2024–25609.2/1K bene
Medicare ER Visits
CMS 2023Environment & Risk
98.7
FEMA Risk Score
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Relatively High
Risk Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Relatively Low
Resilience Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025$402.4M
Expected Annual Loss
FEMA NRI Dec 20257.96
PM2.5 (EPA EJScreen)
EPA EJScreen 20240.10
Diesel PM
EPA EJScreen 20241.9%
EJ Demographic Index
EPA EJScreen 2024Broadband & Food Access
1.0%
Fixed Broadband 100/20 Mbps
FCC 20241.0%
Mobile 5G Coverage
FCC 202416.6%
Low Food Access (pop)
USDA FEA 20190.6%
No-Car Low Food Access (HH)
USDA FEA 2019Land & Climate
3281.7 sq mi
Land Area
TIGER 202459.0°F
Avg Temp (1991–2020)
NOAA 1991–202073.0°F
Avg Max Temp
NOAA 1991–202045.0°F
Avg Min Temp
NOAA 1991–202021.0"
Annual Precip
NOAA 1991–2020County Character
Metro - Counties in metro areas of 250,000 to 1 million population
Rural-Urban Class (RUCC)
TIGER 2024Medium metro
NCHS Urban-Rural Class
TIGER 2024Not industry-dependent
Industry Dependence (USDA)
TIGER 2024Recreation
Typology Flags
TIGER 2024