Salinas, CA Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2017: $1,388.

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Salinas: 108.4 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

Poverty (overall): Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 13.6%

Elevation: 53 feet

Population Density:

Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2017: $60,370 (it was $43,720 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2017: $20,543 (it was $14,495 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $431,500 (it was $189,500 in 2000) Salinas:$431,500CA:$509,400

Races:
      Hispanic - 124,118 - 78.8%
      White alone - 21,284 - 13.5%
      Asian alone - 7,982 - 5.1%
      Two or more races - 2,141 - 1.4%
      Black alone - 1,780 - 1.1%
      Native Hawaiian and Other
>Pacific Islander alone - 111 - 0.07%
      Other race alone - 92 - 0.06%
      American Indian alone - 86 - 0.05%

In the 1850s a junction of two main stage coach routes was located 18 miles east of Monterey and along the big bend of what is locally referred to as the Alisal Slough. In 1854, six years after becoming a part of the United States, a group of American settlers living in the vicinity of this route-junction opened a post office at the junction, naming their town "Salinas," apparently a reference to the original "Rancho Las Salinas" name for the area, which in turn was named in Spanish for the salt marshes of the area around the central Salinas slough, which was drained. Soon thereafter, in 1856, a traveler's inn called the Halfway House was opened at that junction in Salinas. (The nearby Salinas River, was apparently only later named by an American cartographer, after the nearest town of Salinas in 1858. Previously that river had gone by the name: "Rio de Monterey."). The streets of Salinas were laid out in 1867, and the town was incorporated in 1874.

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831 S Main St 0.9 miles

831 S Main St
SALINAS, CA 93901
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Salinas, CA 93907
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1024 S MAIN ST STE E 1.1 miles

1024 S MAIN ST STE E
SALINAS, CA 93901
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546 ABBOTT ST STE 5 1.2 miles

546 ABBOTT ST STE 5
SALINAS, CA 93901
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558 ABBOTT ST STE A 1.2 miles

558 ABBOTT ST STE A
SALINAS, CA 93901
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SALINAS, CA 93901
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535 E ROMIE LN STE 4 1.4 miles

535 E ROMIE LN STE 4
SALINAS, CA 93901
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212 San Jose Street, Suite 101
Salinas, CA 93901
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1212 S Main St
Salinas, CA 93901
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Salinas, CA 93901
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Marina, CA 93933
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Seaside, CA 93955
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SEASIDE, CA 93955
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245 WASHINGTON ST 14.2 miles

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MONTEREY, CA 93940
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Monterey, CA 93940
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MONTEREY, CA 93940
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757 Pacific Street, Suite B1
Monterey, CA 93940
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23625 HOLMAN HWY 15.9 miles

23625 HOLMAN HWY
MONTEREY, CA 93940
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846 FREEDOM BLVD 17.6 miles

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WATSONVILLE, CA 95076
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Watsonville, CA 95076
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591 MCCRAY ST STE 101 18.6 miles

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HOLLISTER, CA 95023
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WATSONVILLE, CA 95076
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7880 WREN AVE STE C133 23.3 miles

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GILROY, CA 95020
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7880 Wren Avenue, Suite A114
Gilroy, CA 95020
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190 LEAVESLEY RD 24.1 miles

190 LEAVESLEY RD
GILROY, CA 95020
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8833 MONTEREY RD 24.4 miles

8833 MONTEREY RD
GILROY, CA 95020
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APTOS, CA 95003
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Local Area Info: Salinas, California

Salinas /s??li?n?s/ is the county seat and largest municipality of Monterey County, California. Salinas is an urban area located just outside the southern portion of the Greater Bay Area and 10 miles (16 km) east-southeast of the mouth of the Salinas River. The population was 157,218 as of 2016[update]. The city is located at the mouth of the Salinas Valley roughly eight miles from the Pacific Ocean and has a climate more influenced by the ocean than the hot-summer interior. The majority of residents live in single-unit detached homes, built between 1950 and 2000, while one third of the housing stock has three or more units per structure. Salinas serves as the main business, governmental and industrial center of the region. The marine climate is ideal for the floral industry, grape vineyards, and vegetable growers. Salinas is known for its vibrant and large agriculture industry and being "The Salad Bowl of the World" as the hometown of writer and Nobel Prize in Literature laureate John Steinbeck, who based several of his novels there.

The land currently occupied by the city of Salinas is thought to have been settled by Native Americans known as the Esselen prior to 200 AD. Between 200 and 500 AD, they were displaced by the Rumsen group of Ohlone speaking people. The Rumsen-Ohlone remained as the inhabitants of the area for approximately another 1,200 years, and in the 1700s, were the group of native inhabitants contacted and recorded by the first Spanish explorers of the Salinas area.

Upon the arrival of the Spanish, large Spanish land grants were initially issued for the Catholic Missions and also as bonuses to soldiers. Later on after Mexican independence, smaller land grants continued to be issued for ranchos where mostly cattle were grazed. One of the many land grants was the Rancho Las Salinas land grant, part of which included the area of modern-day Salinas. As a result of the many new cattle ranches, a thriving trade eventually developed in cattle hide shipments, shipping primarily out of the Port of Monterey.

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Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2017: $1,388.

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Salinas: 108.4 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

Poverty (overall): Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 13.6%

Elevation: 53 feet

Population Density:

Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2017: $60,370 (it was $43,720 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2017: $20,543 (it was $14,495 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $431,500 (it was $189,500 in 2000) Salinas:$431,500CA:$509,400

Races:
      Hispanic - 124,118 - 78.8%
      White alone - 21,284 - 13.5%
      Asian alone - 7,982 - 5.1%
      Two or more races - 2,141 - 1.4%
      Black alone - 1,780 - 1.1%
      Native Hawaiian and Other
>Pacific Islander alone - 111 - 0.07%
      Other race alone - 92 - 0.06%
      American Indian alone - 86 - 0.05%

In the 1850s a junction of two main stage coach routes was located 18 miles east of Monterey and along the big bend of what is locally referred to as the Alisal Slough. In 1854, six years after becoming a part of the United States, a group of American settlers living in the vicinity of this route-junction opened a post office at the junction, naming their town "Salinas," apparently a reference to the original "Rancho Las Salinas" name for the area, which in turn was named in Spanish for the salt marshes of the area around the central Salinas slough, which was drained. Soon thereafter, in 1856, a traveler's inn called the Halfway House was opened at that junction in Salinas. (The nearby Salinas River, was apparently only later named by an American cartographer, after the nearest town of Salinas in 1858. Previously that river had gone by the name: "Rio de Monterey."). The streets of Salinas were laid out in 1867, and the town was incorporated in 1874.

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