Humidity & wind
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Population
159,134
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$654,100
Owner-occupied units
Salinas, CA
California · 36.690° N, 121.634° W · 24 sq mi
Salinas is a city in California, with a population of 159,134 and about 6,767 residents per square mile. The median household earns $91,908 a year, and the median home is worth $654,100.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
24 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
6,767
People per square mile
Rank by population
#174
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#576
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$91,908
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,991
Per month
Homeownership
47%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
26.6 min
One way
People
Median age
32.4
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
16.5%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
37.5%
Households
43,620
3.65 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 20%
Agriculture & mining 18.6%
Retail trade 10.5%
Professional & business services 10.2%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of California
State bird
California Quail
State flower
California Poppy
State capital
Sacramento
Nickname
The Golden State
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Cities near Salinas
- Watsonville, CA18 mi · 50,716
- Gilroy, CA22 mi · 60,764
- Santa Cruz, CA30 mi · 61,797
- San Jose, CA43 mi · 989,814
- Cupertino, CA49 mi · 58,333
- Santa Clara, CA50 mi · 133,446
- Sunnyvale, CA53 mi · 156,577
- Milpitas, CA53 mi · 78,596
Cities about the same size
- Charleston, SC159,423
- Kansas City, KS157,805
- Alexandria, VA160,662
- Macon-Bibb County, GA157,556
- Hayward, CA157,113
- Hollywood, FL157,019
- Lakewood, CO156,927
- Corona, CA161,734
More in California
- Los Angeles3,869,089
- San Diego1,406,106
- San Francisco826,079
- Fresno555,549
- Sacramento536,449
- Long Beach450,469
- Oakland440,838
- Bakersfield422,165
Wealthiest person in California
Name
Mark Zuckerberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$189B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Palo Alto
Source of wealth
Meta
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in California · private sector
Employer
University of California
Sector
Education
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in California
Company
Apple
Revenue
$391.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Cupertino
Ticker
AAPL
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.