Fresno County vs. Monterey County

	Fresno County (CA)	Monterey County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	994,400	435,594
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.9%	4.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	930,496	415,061
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	930,450	415,057
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.8%	7.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	28.3%	26.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.3%	13.6%
Female persons, percent	50.1%	49.1%
White alone, percent	76.7%	82.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	5.8%	3.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	3.0%	2.6%
Asian alone, percent	11.0%	6.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.6%
Two or More Races, percent	3.2%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	53.5%	59.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	29.0%	29.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	36,619	17,403
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	21.3%	30.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	333,769	142,399
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	52.8%	51.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$237,500	$477,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,579	$2,185
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$467	$554
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$967	$1,401
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	25.9%	26.5%
Building permits, 2018	2,929	732
Households, 2014-2018	304,624	126,052
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.16	3.30
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.0%	87.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	44.8%	55.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.7%	87.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	77.9%	80.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	75.3%	71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	20.7%	24.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.2%	5.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.7%	11.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.7%	59.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.9%	53.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,226,169	1,328,768
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	5,325,615	2,150,972
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	8,658,325	2,258,929
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	9,266,337	5,775,222
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	9,117,752	4,457,401
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,619	$10,445
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.6	22.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$51,261	$66,676
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,284	$28,836
Persons in poverty, percent	21.3%	13.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	16,881	8,754
Total employment, 2017	261,800	113,209
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	11,318,094	5,267,379
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.4%	5.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	53,708	25,436
All firms, 2012	59,569	30,151
Men-owned firms, 2012	30,341	15,108
Women-owned firms, 2012	22,727	10,537
Minority-owned firms, 2012	30,912	11,087
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	26,343	17,358
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,556	2,414
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	51,988	25,705
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.9%	2.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	11.3%	7.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	21.4%	21.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.4%	32.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	156.2	126.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	5,957.99	3,280.60

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Fresno county (CA) and Monterey county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.