Demographics of Monterey city, California

Monterey city, California had 28,953 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,240 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Monterey city, in four figures

28,953
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 29,613 ±34.; −4.1%
Change since July 2020: −1,240 people.; 37.5 ±2.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $102,846 ±$7,149
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Monterey city, California's population shrank 4.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Monterey city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Monterey city, California's population shrank 4.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Monterey city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	30,193	100.0	100.0
2021	29,878	99.0	100.2
2022	29,612	98.1	100.7
2023	29,166	96.6	101.6
2024	28,875	95.6	102.5
2025	28,953	95.9	103.1

Population of Monterey city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	30,193	—
2021	29,878	−315
2022	29,612	−266
2023	29,166	−446
2024	28,875	−291
2025	28,953	+78

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.5 ±2.5: for men 35.6 ±1.7 and for women 40.0 ±3.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Monterey city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	1,501 ±289	5.1% ±1.0	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,745 ±442	9.3% ±1.5	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,599 ±491	12.2% ±1.7	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,551 ±727	32.3% ±2.5	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,926 ±637	20.0% ±2.2	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,291 ±604	21.2% ±2.0	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $102,846 ±$7,149, and income per person $62,773 ±$4,877, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Monterey city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	1,133 ±292	9.0% ±2.3	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,575 ±339	12.6% ±2.7	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,651 ±340	13.2% ±2.7	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,797 ±330	14.3% ±2.6	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,144 ±330	17.1% ±2.5	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,904 ±325	15.2% ±2.5	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,330 ±404	18.6% ±3.1	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Monterey city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	2,606 ±697	9.8% ±2.6	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	212 to 662	5.3% to 15.9%	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,495 ±362	10.1% ±2.4	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	674 ±263	8.8% ±3.4	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Monterey city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Monterey city	California	United States
Housing units	14,136 ±460	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.7% ±1.8	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.3% ±2.2	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	36.2% ±3.1	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	63.8% ±3.3	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,076,300 ±$34,046	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,353 ±$60	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1971 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Monterey city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	6,986 ±971	23.6% ±3.3	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	17,987 ±967	60.7% ±3.3	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	686 ±232	2.3% ±0.8	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,977 ±448	6.7% ±1.5	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	16 to 92	0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	30 to 242	0.1% to 0.8%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	129 to 825	0.4% to 2.8%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,310 ±347	4.4% ±1.2	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Monterey city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	13,505 ±765	45.6% ±2.6	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,178 ±649	34.4% ±2.2	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	701 ±220	2.4% ±0.7	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5,229 ±594	17.7% ±2.0	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,758 ±454	9.3% ±1.5	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,471 ±445	8.3% ±1.5	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Monterey city among the places of California

272nd of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Monterey city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Burlingame city	30,525 ±26
Saratoga city	30,319 ±85
Temescal Valley CDP	30,069 ±1,987
Atascadero city	29,712 ±56
San Carlos city	29,614 ±46
Monterey city	29,613 ±34
Suisun City city	29,286 ±37
San Lorenzo CDP	29,171 ±1,485
East Palo Alto city	29,069 ±37
East Niles CDP	28,532 ±2,476
Eastern Goleta Valley CDP	28,295 ±1,514

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Monterey city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 71 Places in California by median home value
No. 88 Places in California by median rent
No. 104 Places in California by per capita income
No. 133 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 134 Places by median home value
No. 170 Places in California by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026