Monterey County

Monterey County has 437,613 residents across 30 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $97,230, in line with the California figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $781,000, and 28% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

437,613residentsACS 2020–2024

$97,230median household incomeCalifornia: $99K

$781,000median home valueowner-occupied homes

94%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Monterey County in CaliforniaZIP codes in Monterey County highlighted; the rest of California in grey

Map of California with Monterey County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 30 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
93426	1,564	$103K	$458K	69%	26%	92%	32 min
93450	668	$-666667K	$461K	48%	7%	100%	25 min
93451	5,207	$98K	$653K	63%	23%	91%	30 min
93901	29,724	$91K	$788K	43%	29%	96%	26 min
93905	63,898	$80K	$616K	43%	7%	93%	29 min
93906	64,199	$98K	$639K	54%	18%	94%	30 min
93907	25,146	$105K	$750K	68%	23%	94%	32 min
93908	12,450	$156K	$1.09M	82%	55%	99%	29 min
93920	1,464	$77K	$1.91M	37%	43%	91%	17 min
93921	2,322	$97K	$2.00M	53%	72%	97%	17 min
93923	12,565	$142K	$1.77M	77%	65%	94%	22 min
93924	6,316	$149K	$1.22M	80%	59%	94%	32 min
93925	1,241	$73K	$679K	40%	8%	83%	28 min
93926	8,724	$78K	$622K	54%	10%	96%	29 min
93927	21,574	$83K	$532K	52%	8%	94%	26 min
93928	1,175	$-666667K	$-666667K	–	31%	–	19 min
93930	17,243	$76K	$445K	52%	14%	92%	31 min
93932	482	$134K	$793K	85%	13%	100%	39 min
93933	28,122	$100K	$834K	43%	43%	88%	26 min
93940	30,605	$106K	$1.10M	41%	53%	95%	21 min
93944	2,665	$-666667K	$-666667K	0%	51%	100%	12 min
93950	14,951	$106K	$1.19M	50%	60%	94%	24 min
93953	3,613	$143K	$2.00M	87%	72%	96%	25 min
93954	191	$60K	$340K	46%	5%	100%	24 min
93955	32,266	$85K	$788K	35%	30%	95%	23 min
93960	27,471	$96K	$595K	56%	7%	92%	32 min
93962	174	$-666667K	$844K	76%	67%	100%	31 min
95004	4,363	$131K	$877K	75%	39%	84%	29 min
95012	10,814	$80K	$599K	48%	8%	92%	28 min
95039	948	$49K	$453K	63%	30%	94%	29 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

437,613 residents in 132,489 households, next to the California figure.

26%

under 18

24%

aged 18–34

15%

aged 65 and over

20%

of households are people living alone

51%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

145,469 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $781,000 (±$13,801).

52%

of households own their home

63%

of homes are detached single-family houses

18%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$2,055

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20196%

2000–200910%

1990–199911%

1980–198914%

1970–197919%

1960–196914%

1950–195914%

1940–19495%

1939 or earlier7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,883.

$97,230

median household income

12.7%

of people live below the poverty line

5.2%

unemployment rate

28%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

27 min

average commute to work

13%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

80%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

10%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

94%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Monterey County, California, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.