93908 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 93908, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

93908 is a zip code in Monterey County, California, which covers Castroville CCD, Gonzales CCD, Salinas CCD, Seaside-Monterey CCD, and Toro Park, with a total population of 12,605 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 93908 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 93908.

The estimated population of people living in 93908 is 12,605, with a median age of 43.5.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 93908 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
12,605
+3.36%
+9.70%
2020
12,195
 -1.64% -
2019
12,398
+2.52%
-
2018
12,093
+5.25%
-
2017
11,490
 - -

Population of 93908 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 93908 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
60.8%
68.1%
 -10.72%
Black/African American
0.2%
0%
 0.00%
Native
0%
0%
 0.00%
Hispanic
28.7%
23.3%
 +23.18%
Asian
7.2%
6.2%
 +16.13%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0.5%
 -100.00%
Two Or More Races
2.7%
1.8%
 +50.00%
Other
0.4%
0.1%
 +300.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 93908 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 93908 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 93908 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 93908 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 43.5 -6.65% 46.4 -1.9% 41 -11.26%
2020 46.6 -3.72% 47.3 -1.46% 46.2 -5.13%
2019 48.4 -3.01% 48 -4.19% 48.7 -2.21%
2018 49.9 -0.2% 50.1 +0.6% 49.8 -0.6%
2017 50 - 49.8 - 50.1 -

The median age of the 93908 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 93908 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 462 +67.05% 500 +72.22% 772 938
10 to 19 706 +13.85% 721 +38.61% 792 995
20 to 29 567 -27.02% 444 -26.19% 426 332
30 to 39 574 +16.56% 440 +67.51% 652 808
40 to 49 593 +40.42% 730 +14.61% 864 824
50 to 59 986 -2.24% 1,156 -15.18% 947 978
60 to 69 999 -27.44% 778 +11.91% 743 854
70+ 885 +18.24% 949 -36.35% 1,037 643

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 93908 zip code is $158,094.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 93908.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $123,365.00
  • 45 to 64
    $207,628.00
  • 65 and over
    $99,738.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 93908 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 93908, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 93908 is currently $186,857.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

37.18% of households in 93908 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 93908 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    4.43%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    7.83%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    8.43%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    11.65%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    15.51%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    14.98%
  • $200,000 or more
    37.18%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 93908 is $64,482.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 93908 by the total population of 93908.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 93908 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 93908 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    20.80%
  • Bachelor's degree
    52.22%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    6.48%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    18.21%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.29%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 93908 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 93908 zip over the age of 16 is 9,757.

Of those people, a total of 62.70% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 93908 is 60.80%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 93908 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 649 39.90% 0.00%
20 to 24 years 469 62.70% 7.10%
25 to 29 years 289 84.80% 10.70%
30 to 34 years 519 97.50% 0.00%
35 to 44 years 1,648 75.40% 5.50%
45 to 54 years 1,956 85.40% 1.10%
55 to 59 years 950 82.30% 0.00%
60 to 64 years 863 65.10% 5.20%
65 to 74 years 1,465 31.70% 3.40%
75 years and over 949 10.20% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 93908. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 7,042 62.20% 4.00%
Black or African American 22 40.90% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian 793 59.60% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 1,288 60.10% 0.30%
Two or more races 612 78.90% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 2,302 63.80% 4.40%
Not Hispanic or Latino 6,358 61.80% 2.90%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 93908 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 93908 is 5,933, with median earnings of $73,924.00.

Women in 93908 are earning approximately 60.90% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 5,933 $73,924.00
Male 3,351 $88,836.00
Female 2,582 $54,102.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 93908 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 1,098 $155,889.00
Business and Financial 428 $80,813.00
Computer and Mathematical 72 $151,923.00
Architecture and Engineering 71 $85,547.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 200 $120,595.00
Community and Social Service 59 $0.00
Legal 144 $132,841.00
Educational and Library 402 $65,625.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 82 $33,281.00
Healthcare Practitioners 535 $125,893.00
Healthcare Support 74 $36,500.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 20 $0.00
Law Enforcement 22 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 88 $13,750.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 225 $34,750.00
Personal Care and Service 163 $30,117.00
Sales 768 $88,043.00
Office and Administrative Support 480 $29,488.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 212 $53,377.00
Construction and Extraction 315 $34,566.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 153 $45,341.00
Production 84 $55,778.00
Transportation and Material Moving 169 $53,906.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 93908 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 93908.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 780 $157,083.00 318 $155,455.00
Business and Financial 81 $115,188.00 347 $80,346.00
Computer and Mathematical 46 $157,500.00 26 $66,875.00
Architecture and Engineering 71 $85,547.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 137 $121,726.00 63 $86,510.00
Community and Social Service 59 $0.00 0 $0.00
Legal 55 $134,602.00 89 $107,679.00
Educational and Library 77 $67,009.00 325 $43,750.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 16 $0.00 66 $33,698.00
Healthcare Practitioners 242 $217,188.00 293 $63,583.00
Healthcare Support 0 $0.00 74 $36,500.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 20 $0.00 0 $0.00
Law Enforcement 22 $0.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 49 $10,903.00 39 $21,250.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 166 $34,000.00 59 $60,507.00
Personal Care and Service 65 $31,914.00 98 $2,499.00
Sales 428 $122,569.00 340 $16,053.00
Office and Administrative Support 127 $28,914.00 353 $30,233.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 209 $53,443.00 3 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 304 $34,375.00 11 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 143 $44,271.00 10 $0.00
Production 84 $55,778.00 0 $0.00
Transportation and Material Moving 123 $71,157.00 46 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 4,379 households in 93908, with an average household size of 2.87 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 3,441 families living in the 93908 zip code with an average family size of 3.27 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 93908:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 2,887 252 302 938
Average Household Size 3.36 2.26 4.06 1.13
Total Families 2,887 252 302 0
Average Household Size 3.36 1.84 3.55 0

Poverty

Of the 3,441 families living in 93908, 2.80% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 93908:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 4,578 housing units in 93908.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 4,379 95.65%
Vacant 199 4.35%

17.10% of the total 4,578 housing units in 93908 are rental units. This is approximately 783 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 3,506 are occupied by the owner - or 76.58% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 93908 is $1,645.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 93908 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    90
  • Less than $500
    40
  • $500 to $999
    95
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    240
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    57
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    48
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    52
  • $3,000 or more
    251

Property Value

The median value of a property in 93908 is $846,200.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 93908 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    53
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    12
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    8
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    30
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    69
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    144
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    2,513
  • $1,000,000 or more
    677

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 93908. The chart below shows the number of properties in 93908 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    56
  • 1940 to 1949
    101
  • 1950 to 1959
    340
  • 1960 to 1969
    638
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,125
  • 1980 to 1989
    978
  • 1990 to 1999
    977
  • 2000 to 2009
    363
  • 2010 to 2013
    0
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 93908 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    78
  • 1 vehicle available
    560
  • 2 vehicles available
    1,775
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,966

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 93908 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 93908 that commute to work in a particular way.

28.4 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 93908.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    68
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    259
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    529
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,198
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,059
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    319
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    579
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    228
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    156
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    305
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    68
  • 90 or more minutes
    321

Summary

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