93950 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 93950, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

93950 is a zip code in Monterey County, California, which covers Seaside-Monterey, with a total population of 15,169 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 93950 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 93950.

The estimated population of people living in 93950 is 15,169, with a median age of 48.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 93950 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
15,169
 -1.95% -3.07%
2020
15,471
 -0.49% -
2019
15,547
 -0.31% -
2018
15,595
 -0.35% -
2017
15,650
 - -

Population of 93950 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 93950 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
75.5%
78.8%
 -4.19%
Black/African American
0.7%
1.2%
 -41.67%
Native
0.4%
0.3%
 +33.33%
Hispanic
11.4%
11.1%
 +2.70%
Asian
7.4%
5.1%
 +45.10%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
4.5%
3.4%
 +32.35%
Other
0.2%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 93950 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 93950 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 93950 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 93950 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 48 -0.62% 46.6 +1.3% 48.7 -3.37%
2020 48.3 -1.23% 46 0% 50.4 -2.51%
2019 48.9 +0.82% 46 +0.88% 51.7 -0.19%
2018 48.5 -1.22% 45.6 +0.66% 51.8 -2.63%
2017 49.1 - 45.3 - 53.2 -

The median age of the 93950 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 93950 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 9 746 -7.54% 704 +24.48% 684 887
10 to 19 853 -16.99% 599 +31.99% 712 802
20 to 29 893 -10.18% 643 +12.06% 738 717
30 to 39 625 +27.44% 960 1.17% 802 954
40 to 49 968 -19.18% 951 -5.08% 791 890
50 to 59 1,064 -10.73% 1,325 -18% 953 1,102
60 to 69 1,136 -4.2% 1,587 -21.24% 1,084 1,271
70+ 1,029 +9.81% 1,567 +5.61% 1,130 1,652

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 93950 zip code is $92,980.00.

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 93950.

  • Under 25
    $60,385.00
  • 25 to 44
    $95,000.00
  • 45 to 64
    $117,357.00
  • 65 and over
    $74,960.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 93950 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 93950, 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 93950 is currently $121,853.00.

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.

13.37% of households in 93950 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 93950 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    9.58%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    12.49%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    17.04%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    14.05%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    19.19%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    14.26%
  • $200,000 or more
    13.37%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 93950 is $54,881.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 93950 by the total population of 93950.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 93950 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 93950 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
    26.97%
  • Bachelor's degree
    47.00%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    6.93%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    17.09%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.01%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 93950 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 93950 zip over the age of 16 is 12,643.

Of those people, a total of 61.30% 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 93950 is 55.20%.

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 93950 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 559 40.10% 32.10%
20 to 24 years 581 69.00% 17.00%
25 to 29 years 874 87.40% 0.00%
30 to 34 years 945 81.70% 6.80%
35 to 44 years 1,550 85.60% 6.10%
45 to 54 years 1,927 88.20% 6.40%
55 to 59 years 1,070 82.10% 2.20%
60 to 64 years 1,125 52.50% 1.00%
65 to 74 years 2,466 38.90% 0.80%
75 years and over 1,546 8.50% 5.30%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 93950. 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 10,510 59.50% 4.80%
Black or African American 113 24.80% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 40 42.50% 0.00%
Asian 823 73.60% 13.30%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 390 75.90% 0.00%
Two or more races 767 70.70% 8.20%
Hispanic or Latino 1,406 68.40% 3.50%
Not Hispanic or Latino 9,816 58.60% 5.10%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 93950 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 93950 is 6,978, with median earnings of $59,031.00.

Women in 93950 are earning approximately 68.30% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 6,978 $59,031.00
Male 3,426 $65,804.00
Female 3,552 $44,956.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 93950 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 1,081 $98,967.00
Business and Financial 451 $78,942.00
Computer and Mathematical 237 $139,375.00
Architecture and Engineering 131 $63,083.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 169 $64,089.00
Community and Social Service 114 $56,250.00
Legal 49 $69,271.00
Educational and Library 958 $72,786.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 256 $38,529.00
Healthcare Practitioners 646 $62,045.00
Healthcare Support 222 $26,146.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 70 $147,903.00
Law Enforcement 76 $135,756.00
Food Preparation and Serving 362 $31,029.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 144 $22,292.00
Personal Care and Service 178 $31,042.00
Sales 607 $36,384.00
Office and Administrative Support 685 $37,277.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 16 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 166 $39,444.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 86 $37,000.00
Production 65 $50,662.00
Transportation and Material Moving 178 $70,253.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 93950 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 93950.

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 627 $100,313.00 454 $98,281.00
Business and Financial 203 $54,327.00 248 $81,406.00
Computer and Mathematical 202 $157,083.00 35 $56,750.00
Architecture and Engineering 116 $59,762.00 15 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 96 $64,195.00 73 $61,250.00
Community and Social Service 52 $55,625.00 62 $75,625.00
Legal 35 $69,271.00 14 $0.00
Educational and Library 333 $85,074.00 625 $55,505.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 147 $41,422.00 109 $35,134.00
Healthcare Practitioners 233 $59,731.00 413 $73,750.00
Healthcare Support 65 $0.00 157 $23,792.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 54 $148,548.00 16 $0.00
Law Enforcement 76 $135,756.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 87 $57,031.00 275 $26,477.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 70 $47,870.00 74 $21,250.00
Personal Care and Service 81 $40,536.00 97 $21,750.00
Sales 268 $41,477.00 339 $29,444.00
Office and Administrative Support 166 $36,250.00 519 $37,917.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 16 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 158 $62,955.00 8 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 82 $36,000.00 4 $0.00
Production 58 $50,147.00 7 $0.00
Transportation and Material Moving 178 $70,253.00 0 $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 6,731 households in 93950, with an average household size of 2.21 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 3,885 families living in the 93950 zip code with an average family size of 2.9 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 93950:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 3,117 231 537 2,846
Average Household Size 2.96 2.97 2.86 1.21
Total Families 3,117 231 537 0
Average Household Size 2.95 2.81 2.67 0

Poverty

Of the 3,885 families living in 93950, 3.00% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 93950:

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 8,229 housing units in 93950.

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

Total Percentage
Occupied 6,731 81.80%
Vacant 1,498 18.20%

42.14% of the total 8,229 housing units in 93950 are rental units. This is approximately 3,468 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 3,146 are occupied by the owner - or 38.23% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 93950 is $2,115.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 93950 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
    117
  • Less than $500
    15
  • $500 to $999
    126
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    378
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    1,047
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    729
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    508
  • $3,000 or more
    665

Property Value

The median value of a property in 93950 is $929,200.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 93950 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    37
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    29
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    0
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    20
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    15
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    107
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    1,710
  • $1,000,000 or more
    1,228

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 93950. The chart below shows the number of properties in 93950 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    2,099
  • 1940 to 1949
    563
  • 1950 to 1959
    1,710
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,468
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,055
  • 1980 to 1989
    626
  • 1990 to 1999
    355
  • 2000 to 2009
    261
  • 2010 to 2013
    92
  • 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 93950 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    329
  • 1 vehicle available
    2,820
  • 2 vehicles available
    2,618
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    964

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 93950 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 93950 that commute to work in a particular way.

20.3 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 93950.

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
    527
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    760
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,188
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,240
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    807
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    125
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    496
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    167
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    166
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    219
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    188
  • 90 or more minutes
    144

Summary

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