Monterey County vs. San Benito County

	Monterey County (CA)	San Benito County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	435,594	61,537
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.9%	11.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	415,061	55,265
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	415,057	55,269
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.1%	6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	26.1%	25.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.6%	12.9%
Female persons, percent	49.1%	49.9%
White alone, percent	82.7%	87.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.5%	1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.6%	3.1%
Asian alone, percent	6.8%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.6%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	3.8%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	59.1%	60.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	29.6%	33.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	17,403	2,494
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	30.0%	20.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	142,399	19,438
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	51.1%	63.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$477,200	$496,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,185	$2,378
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$554	$636
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,401	$1,477
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	26.5%	13.6%
Building permits, 2018	732	553
Households, 2014-2018	126,052	17,740
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.30	3.33
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.9%	88.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	55.1%	40.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.6%	93.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	80.8%	88.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	71.3%	79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	24.5%	19.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.4%	6.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.5%	8.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.0%	68.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.7%	61.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,328,768	49,887
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,150,972	143,209
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,258,929	591,100
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,775,222	275,366
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,457,401	345,195
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,445	$6,068
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.7	35.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$66,676	$81,977
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,836	$31,475
Persons in poverty, percent	13.3%	8.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	8,754	986
Total employment, 2017	113,209	12,664
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	5,267,379	575,922
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.0%	7.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	25,436	3,649
All firms, 2012	30,151	3,867
Men-owned firms, 2012	15,108	1,694
Women-owned firms, 2012	10,537	1,596
Minority-owned firms, 2012	11,087	1,408
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	17,358	2,306
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,414	296
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	25,705	3,319
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.4%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.3%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	21.8%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	32.5%	30.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	126.5	39.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	3,280.60	1,388.71

Source: United States Census Bureau

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