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Population (2000): 401,762
Land Area (2000): 8,603.819 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 1,163.214 square kilometers

Salinas Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	370,961	2002	416,522	2005	417,382
2000	379,905	2003	417,745	2006	415,815
2001	409,228	2004	419,230	2007	408,059

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	716,382	88.95%
Rural, Farm	5,541	0.69%
Rural, Non-farm	83,448	10.36%

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Salinas Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	172,806	156,096	16,711	9.67%	97
1991	171,226	151,729	19,498	11.39%	114
1992	177,176	155,073	22,104	12.48%	125
1993	176,857	153,695	23,162	13.10%	131
1994	175,002	153,325	21,677	12.39%	124
1995	174,613	153,050	21,563	12.35%	124
1996	178,015	157,828	20,187	11.34%	114
1997	181,818	161,808	20,010	11.01%	110
1998	184,218	164,400	19,818	10.76%	108
1999	187,622	169,475	18,146	9.67%	97
2000	203,189	188,246	14,942	7.35%	74
2001	204,817	188,850	15,967	7.80%	79
2002	208,913	190,226	18,688	8.95%	90
2003	210,277	191,395	18,882	8.98%	90
2004	208,981	191,614	17,367	8.31%	84
2005	208,830	193,522	15,308	7.33%	74
2006	206,400	192,065	14,336	6.95%	70
2007	209,195	194,065	15,130	7.23%	73
2008	213,487	195,751	17,736	8.31%	84

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	167,836	144,804	23,032	13.72%	137
Feb 1990	169,133	146,218	22,915	13.55%	135
Mar 1990	171,174	150,845	20,329	11.88%	119
Apr 1990	173,844	156,804	17,040	9.80%	98
May 1990	174,816	162,478	12,338	7.06%	71
Jun 1990	176,820	164,522	12,298	6.96%	70
Jul 1990	177,841	164,596	13,245	7.45%	74
Aug 1990	175,185	163,420	11,765	6.72%	67
Sep 1990	169,449	157,632	11,817	6.97%	70
Oct 1990	170,584	158,055	12,529	7.34%	73
Nov 1990	173,765	153,999	19,766	11.38%	114
Dec 1990	173,225	149,773	23,452	13.54%	135

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	170,782	140,149	30,633	17.94%	179
Feb 1991	171,593	142,385	29,208	17.02%	170
Mar 1991	171,452	144,741	26,711	15.58%	156
Apr 1991	172,163	151,359	20,804	12.08%	121
May 1991	171,446	156,473	14,973	8.73%	87
Jun 1991	174,261	158,488	15,773	9.05%	91
Jul 1991	172,231	158,320	13,911	8.08%	81
Aug 1991	171,032	158,845	12,187	7.13%	71
Sep 1991	167,871	155,617	12,254	7.30%	73
Oct 1991	167,927	155,279	12,648	7.53%	75
Nov 1991	170,589	151,388	19,201	11.26%	113
Dec 1991	173,369	147,701	25,668	14.81%	148

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	172,986	141,981	31,005	17.92%	179
Feb 1992	175,527	142,614	32,913	18.75%	188
Mar 1992	176,110	149,147	26,963	15.31%	153
Apr 1992	177,732	158,183	19,549	11.00%	110
May 1992	176,623	160,044	16,579	9.39%	94
Jun 1992	178,648	161,183	17,465	9.78%	98
Jul 1992	180,558	163,874	16,684	9.24%	92
Aug 1992	178,320	162,112	16,208	9.09%	91
Sep 1992	174,988	159,928	15,060	8.61%	86
Oct 1992	176,228	159,129	17,099	9.70%	97
Nov 1992	177,930	153,400	24,530	13.79%	138
Dec 1992	180,467	149,279	31,188	17.28%	173

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	176,034	140,645	35,389	20.10%	201
Feb 1993	177,895	142,166	35,729	20.08%	201
Mar 1993	175,434	145,321	30,113	17.16%	172
Apr 1993	173,885	150,939	22,946	13.20%	132
May 1993	176,571	158,241	18,330	10.38%	104
Jun 1993	176,923	158,675	18,248	10.31%	103
Jul 1993	179,837	161,593	18,244	10.14%	101
Aug 1993	179,492	163,220	16,272	9.07%	91
Sep 1993	173,967	158,589	15,378	8.84%	88
Oct 1993	176,351	159,860	16,491	9.35%	94
Nov 1993	177,368	155,857	21,511	12.13%	121
Dec 1993	178,526	149,236	29,290	16.41%	164

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	176,931	141,443	35,488	20.06%	201
Feb 1994	176,744	142,334	34,410	19.47%	195
Mar 1994	175,558	145,497	30,061	17.12%	171
Apr 1994	172,707	149,855	22,852	13.23%	132
May 1994	174,600	158,014	16,586	9.50%	95
Jun 1994	173,834	157,816	16,018	9.21%	92
Jul 1994	175,824	159,874	15,950	9.07%	91
Aug 1994	175,755	161,003	14,752	8.39%	84
Sep 1994	173,135	159,231	13,904	8.03%	80
Oct 1994	173,499	159,283	14,216	8.19%	82
Nov 1994	175,885	155,980	19,905	11.32%	113
Dec 1994	175,554	149,575	25,979	14.80%	148

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	172,960	140,291	32,669	18.89%	189
Feb 1995	172,209	141,566	30,643	17.79%	178
Mar 1995	172,802	143,364	29,438	17.04%	170
Apr 1995	174,220	150,971	23,249	13.34%	133
May 1995	172,778	154,253	18,525	10.72%	107
Jun 1995	174,473	157,620	16,853	9.66%	97
Jul 1995	177,777	161,877	15,900	8.94%	89
Aug 1995	176,691	161,993	14,698	8.32%	83
Sep 1995	174,639	161,249	13,390	7.67%	77
Oct 1995	174,051	160,657	13,394	7.70%	77
Nov 1995	177,517	155,705	21,812	12.29%	123
Dec 1995	175,235	147,056	28,179	16.08%	161

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	176,359	141,559	34,800	19.73%	197
Feb 1996	176,531	144,998	31,533	17.86%	179
Mar 1996	176,601	148,864	27,737	15.71%	157
Apr 1996	176,237	155,469	20,768	11.78%	118
May 1996	177,097	161,717	15,380	8.68%	87
Jun 1996	178,785	164,549	14,236	7.96%	80
Jul 1996	181,838	167,232	14,606	8.03%	80
Aug 1996	179,307	166,516	12,791	7.13%	71
Sep 1996	176,350	164,377	11,973	6.79%	68
Oct 1996	178,665	166,238	12,427	6.96%	70
Nov 1996	180,405	160,434	19,971	11.07%	111
Dec 1996	178,006	151,985	26,021	14.62%	146

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	180,764	147,404	33,360	18.46%	185
Feb 1997	181,389	150,152	31,237	17.22%	172
Mar 1997	182,768	153,415	29,353	16.06%	161
Apr 1997	182,159	161,216	20,943	11.50%	115
May 1997	180,460	166,005	14,455	8.01%	80
Jun 1997	182,151	168,515	13,636	7.49%	75
Jul 1997	182,504	169,149	13,355	7.32%	73
Aug 1997	182,187	169,917	12,270	6.73%	67
Sep 1997	180,497	168,957	11,540	6.39%	64
Oct 1997	181,052	168,408	12,644	6.98%	70
Nov 1997	183,342	164,626	18,716	10.21%	102
Dec 1997	182,544	153,936	28,608	15.67%	157

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	184,794	150,708	34,086	18.45%	184
Feb 1998	183,758	151,875	31,883	17.35%	174
Mar 1998	184,548	155,208	29,340	15.90%	159
Apr 1998	183,423	163,398	20,025	10.92%	109
May 1998	183,196	168,500	14,696	8.02%	80
Jun 1998	184,808	170,554	14,254	7.71%	77
Jul 1998	186,567	173,337	13,230	7.09%	71
Aug 1998	184,547	172,808	11,739	6.36%	64
Sep 1998	180,816	169,274	11,542	6.38%	64
Oct 1998	182,479	170,162	12,317	6.75%	67
Nov 1998	185,724	168,281	17,443	9.39%	94
Dec 1998	185,959	158,698	27,261	14.66%	147

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	186,948	155,597	31,351	16.77%	168
Feb 1999	185,657	155,453	30,204	16.27%	163
Mar 1999	185,018	158,380	26,638	14.40%	144
Apr 1999	190,475	170,659	19,816	10.40%	104
May 1999	190,010	176,777	13,233	6.96%	70
Jun 1999	191,523	178,467	13,056	6.82%	68
Jul 1999	190,937	178,923	12,014	6.29%	63
Aug 1999	188,733	177,961	10,772	5.71%	57
Sep 1999	184,160	173,705	10,455	5.68%	57
Oct 1999	184,853	174,592	10,261	5.55%	56
Nov 1999	186,802	172,045	14,757	7.90%	79
Dec 1999	186,342	161,145	25,197	13.52%	135

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	194,703	172,301	22,402	11.51%	115
Feb 2000	198,847	176,339	22,508	11.32%	113
Mar 2000	201,280	180,607	20,673	10.27%	103
Apr 2000	203,935	188,921	15,014	7.36%	74
May 2000	204,272	191,894	12,378	6.06%	61
Jun 2000	205,530	193,879	11,651	5.67%	57
Jul 2000	210,362	198,623	11,739	5.58%	56
Aug 2000	208,234	197,426	10,808	5.19%	52
Sep 2000	203,546	194,179	9,367	4.60%	46
Oct 2000	203,711	194,069	9,642	4.73%	47
Nov 2000	203,920	189,749	14,171	6.95%	69
Dec 2000	199,922	180,966	18,956	9.48%	95

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	195,843	172,550	23,293	11.89%	119
Feb 2001	197,155	173,972	23,183	11.76%	118
Mar 2001	199,896	178,533	21,363	10.69%	107
Apr 2001	206,306	190,559	15,747	7.63%	76
May 2001	209,018	197,543	11,475	5.49%	55
Jun 2001	210,172	198,818	11,354	5.40%	54
Jul 2001	210,160	198,815	11,345	5.40%	54
Aug 2001	207,954	196,912	11,042	5.31%	53
Sep 2001	206,540	195,955	10,585	5.12%	51
Oct 2001	206,503	195,052	11,451	5.55%	55
Nov 2001	205,540	189,143	16,397	7.98%	80
Dec 2001	202,722	178,349	24,373	12.02%	120

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	201,991	175,097	26,894	13.31%	133
Feb 2002	203,217	176,791	26,426	13.00%	130
Mar 2002	204,800	179,860	24,940	12.18%	122
Apr 2002	211,736	192,230	19,506	9.21%	92
May 2002	212,517	198,086	14,431	6.79%	68
Jun 2002	213,904	199,597	14,307	6.69%	67
Jul 2002	215,262	200,775	14,487	6.73%	67
Aug 2002	212,458	198,926	13,532	6.37%	64
Sep 2002	210,837	197,967	12,870	6.10%	61
Oct 2002	210,697	197,462	13,235	6.28%	63
Nov 2002	208,263	189,816	18,447	8.86%	89
Dec 2002	201,279	176,100	25,179	12.51%	125

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	202,706	174,112	28,594	14.11%	141
Feb 2003	204,752	177,304	27,448	13.41%	134
Mar 2003	205,668	180,931	24,737	12.03%	120
Apr 2003	215,899	196,696	19,203	8.89%	89
May 2003	214,924	199,388	15,536	7.23%	72
Jun 2003	216,737	200,782	15,955	7.36%	74
Jul 2003	216,599	201,602	14,997	6.92%	69
Aug 2003	214,624	200,671	13,953	6.50%	65
Sep 2003	210,964	198,063	12,901	6.12%	61
Oct 2003	210,730	197,354	13,376	6.35%	63
Nov 2003	208,692	191,891	16,801	8.05%	81
Dec 2003	201,032	177,944	23,088	11.48%	115

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	201,998	175,075	26,923	13.33%	133
Feb 2004	202,893	177,254	25,639	12.64%	126
Mar 2004	204,977	180,481	24,496	11.95%	120
Apr 2004	210,632	193,821	16,811	7.98%	80
May 2004	213,133	199,125	14,008	6.57%	66
Jun 2004	216,309	202,150	14,159	6.55%	65
Jul 2004	215,249	201,257	13,992	6.50%	65
Aug 2004	215,024	202,494	12,530	5.83%	58
Sep 2004	211,748	200,140	11,608	5.48%	55
Oct 2004	209,313	197,105	12,208	5.83%	58
Nov 2004	207,912	192,881	15,031	7.23%	72
Dec 2004	198,586	177,582	21,004	10.58%	106

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	197,065	173,640	23,425	11.89%	119
Feb 2005	200,700	177,669	23,031	11.48%	115
Mar 2005	202,315	181,653	20,662	10.21%	102
Apr 2005	212,027	197,154	14,873	7.01%	70
May 2005	214,447	202,401	12,046	5.62%	56
Jun 2005	217,302	205,225	12,077	5.56%	56
Jul 2005	217,937	205,892	12,045	5.53%	55
Aug 2005	216,857	205,512	11,345	5.23%	52
Sep 2005	212,724	201,923	10,801	5.08%	51
Oct 2005	211,257	200,483	10,774	5.10%	51
Nov 2005	207,322	193,695	13,627	6.57%	66
Dec 2005	196,007	177,022	18,985	9.69%	97

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	196,160	175,223	20,937	10.67%	107
Feb 2006	198,644	177,799	20,845	10.49%	105
Mar 2006	196,131	176,449	19,682	10.04%	100
Apr 2006	207,115	191,895	15,220	7.35%	73
May 2006	211,235	199,489	11,746	5.56%	56
Jun 2006	214,175	202,746	11,429	5.34%	53
Jul 2006	217,652	206,129	11,523	5.29%	53
Aug 2006	215,662	205,002	10,660	4.94%	49
Sep 2006	211,987	202,287	9,700	4.58%	46
Oct 2006	207,757	198,241	9,516	4.58%	46
Nov 2006	203,507	191,357	12,150	5.97%	60
Dec 2006	196,778	178,159	18,619	9.46%	95

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	197,948	176,182	21,766	11.00%	110
Feb 2007	198,375	177,091	21,284	10.73%	107
Mar 2007	199,236	180,922	18,314	9.19%	92
Apr 2007	210,476	195,301	15,175	7.21%	72
May 2007	212,826	200,792	12,034	5.65%	57
Jun 2007	216,644	204,793	11,851	5.47%	55
Jul 2007	218,878	206,764	12,114	5.53%	55
Aug 2007	217,602	206,243	11,359	5.22%	52
Sep 2007	216,174	205,274	10,900	5.04%	50
Oct 2007	211,704	200,568	11,136	5.26%	53
Nov 2007	208,040	194,482	13,558	6.52%	65
Dec 2007	202,441	180,371	22,070	10.90%	109

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	204,907	181,137	23,770	11.60%	116
Feb 2008	202,165	179,051	23,114	11.43%	114
Mar 2008	204,287	181,567	22,720	11.12%	111
Apr 2008	213,690	196,865	16,825	7.87%	79
May 2008	216,342	201,844	14,498	6.70%	67
Jun 2008	220,056	205,459	14,597	6.63%	66
Jul 2008	221,202	206,278	14,924	6.75%	67
Aug 2008	220,510	205,661	14,849	6.73%	67
Sep 2008	218,221	203,894	14,327	6.57%	66
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Salinas Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	29,584	16.20%
2.	Construction	18,980	10.39%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	13,496	7.39%
4.	Public Administration	10,608	5.81%
5.	Educational Services	9,986	5.47%
6.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	8,554	4.68%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	8,134	4.45%
8.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	7,302	4.00%
9.	Health Care	6,808	3.73%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	4,654	2.55%
11.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	4,572	2.50%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	4,536	2.48%
13.	Finance and Insurance	3,942	2.16%
14.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	3,454	1.89%
15.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	3,088	1.69%
16.	Food Manufacturing	2,850	1.56%
17.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	2,574	1.41%
18.	Truck Transportation	2,456	1.35%
19.	Other Transportation	2,172	1.19%
20.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	1,772	0.97%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	19,784	13.61%
2.	Health Care	16,566	11.39%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	12,534	8.62%
4.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	10,706	7.36%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	7,990	5.50%
6.	Public Administration	7,388	5.08%
7.	Finance and Insurance	5,936	4.08%
8.	Social Assistance	5,734	3.94%
9.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	4,882	3.36%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	4,578	3.15%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	3,512	2.42%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	3,340	2.30%
13.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	3,328	2.29%
14.	Department and Other General Stores	3,270	2.25%
15.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	3,266	2.25%
16.	Private Household Services	2,272	1.56%
17.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	2,190	1.51%
18.	Food Manufacturing	1,932	1.33%
19.	Construction	1,906	1.31%
20.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	1,900	1.31%

Salinas Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Agricultural Workers	25,156	13.78%
2.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	9,096	4.98%
3.	Other Management Occupations	8,054	4.41%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	6,874	3.76%
5.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	6,726	3.68%
6.	Other Installation / Maintenance	5,568	3.05%
7.	Other Production Occupations	5,378	2.95%
8.	Vehicle Mechanics	5,038	2.76%
9.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	4,764	2.61%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	4,214	2.31%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	4,120	2.26%
12.	Law Enforcement Workers	4,006	2.19%
13.	Carpenters	3,702	2.03%
14.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	3,666	2.01%
15.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	3,564	1.95%
16.	Construction Laborers	3,512	1.92%
17.	Computer Specialists	3,398	1.86%
18.	Other Material Moving Workers	3,086	1.69%
19.	Other Construction Trades	3,064	1.68%
20.	Top Executives	2,858	1.57%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Agricultural Workers	11,074	7.62%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	8,014	5.51%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	6,402	4.40%
4.	Secretaries and Admins	6,172	4.25%
5.	Other Management Occupations	6,018	4.14%
6.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	5,698	3.92%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	5,506	3.79%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	5,448	3.75%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	5,214	3.59%
10.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	4,538	3.12%
11.	Cashiers	4,434	3.05%
12.	Registered Nurses	4,062	2.79%
13.	Child Care Workers	3,590	2.47%
14.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	3,384	2.33%
15.	Waiters and Waitresses	3,182	2.19%
16.	Business Operations Specialists	2,898	1.99%
17.	Other Production Occupations	2,686	1.85%
18.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	2,570	1.77%
19.	Customer Service Representatives	2,522	1.73%
20.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	2,490	1.71%

Salinas Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	327,905	54.54%
15-35 hours	69,590	11.58%
1-14 hours	16,625	2.77%
No regular hours	187,080	31.12%

Salinas Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	13,658	4.30%
5 AM-5:29 AM	15,963	5.02%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	15,218	4.79%
6 AM-6:29 AM	28,098	8.84%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	29,497	9.28%
7 AM-7:29 AM	45,779	14.40%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	52,131	16.40%
8 AM-8:29 AM	32,314	10.16%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	16,341	5.14%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	20,182	6.35%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	9,592	3.02%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	4,606	1.45%
Noon-3:59 PM	19,423	6.11%
4 PM-11:59 PM	15,150	4.76%

Salinas Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	11,477	3.61%
5-9	41,273	12.98%
10-14	58,145	18.29%
15-19	58,460	18.39%
20-24	43,607	13.71%
25-29	14,540	4.57%
30-34	39,684	12.48%
35-39	5,616	1.77%
40-44	7,620	2.40%
45-59	15,753	4.95%
60-89	12,715	4.00%
At least 90	9,062	2.85%

Salinas Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	2,828	0.89%	224,674	70.66%
30-44	2,140	0.67%	50,780	15.97%
45-59	682	0.21%	15,071	4.74%
At least 60	1,526	0.48%	20,251	6.37%

Salinas Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	2,696	0.82%
Car / truck / van, carpool	64,350	19.50%
Car / truck / van, solo	226,631	68.69%
Motorcycle	642	0.19%
Other	3,772	1.14%
Public transportation	7,176	2.17%
Walked	12,685	3.84%
Worked at home	11,982	3.63%

Salinas Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Salinas Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 242,398 (761,462 people)
: 177,078 (645,704 people)
: 61,519
: 363,449
Salinas Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	15,430	6.35%
$10,000-$14,999	12,040	4.96%
$15,000-$19,999	13,057	5.37%
$20,000-$24,999	14,186	5.84%
$25,000-$29,999	14,897	6.13%
$30,000-$34,999	14,348	5.91%
$35,000-$39,999	14,876	6.12%
$40,000-$44,999	13,579	5.59%
$45,000-$49,999	13,552	5.58%
$50,000-$59,999	24,325	10.01%
$60,000-$74,999	26,550	10.93%
$75,000-$99,999	29,035	11.95%
$100,000-$124,999	16,082	6.62%
$125,000-$149,999	7,774	3.20%
$150,000-$199,999	5,950	2.45%
$200,000 or more	7,293	3.00%

Salinas Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	25,748	21.24%
Family, 2 people	29,012	23.93%
Nonfamily, 2 people	5,941	4.90%
Family, 3 people	17,630	14.54%
Nonfamily, 3 people	982	0.81%
Family, 4 people	16,879	13.92%
Nonfamily, 4 people	333	0.27%
Family, 5 people	10,475	8.64%
Nonfamily, 5 people	138	0.11%
Family, 6 people	5,753	4.75%
Nonfamily, 6 people	73	0.06%
Family, 7 or more people	8,182	6.75%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	90	0.07%

Salinas Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	203,393	29.56%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	88,315	12.84%
Public Assistance	9,586	1.39%
Retirement	43,008	6.25%
Self Employment	37,837	5.50%
Social Security	59,667	8.67%
Supplemental Security	11,121	1.62%
Wage / Salary	192,962	28.04%
Other	42,164	6.13%

Salinas Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	63,868	46.24%
With children under 18	74,250	53.76%

Salinas Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	28,834	9.10%
Married	183,686	58.00%
Never Married	97,489	30.78%
Widowed	6,691	2.11%

Salinas Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	33,281	11.23%
Married	164,674	55.59%
Never Married	71,927	24.28%
Widowed	26,363	8.90%

Salinas Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Salinas Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Salinas Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	105,735	18.33%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	85,925	14.89%
High school diploma or equivalent	114,300	19.81%
Some college, no degree	123,360	21.38%
Associate degree	35,090	6.08%
Bachelors degree	69,781	12.09%
Graduate or professional degree	42,777	7.41%

Salinas Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	8,139	2.03%	3,913	0.97%	12,052	3.00%
Kindergarten	13,113	3.26%	1,156	0.29%	14,269	3.55%
Grades 1-4	49,984	12.44%	3,676	0.91%	53,660	13.36%
Grades 5-8	49,036	12.21%	3,945	0.98%	52,981	13.19%
Grades 9-12	49,197	12.25%	3,947	0.98%	53,144	13.23%
Undergrad college	34,870	8.68%	4,424	1.10%	39,294	9.78%
Graduate or professional school	5,158	1.28%	4,192	1.04%	9,350	2.33%
Total	209,497	52.14%	25,253	6.29%	234,750	58.43%

Salinas Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Salinas Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Salinas Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	991	915
2002	824	856
2003	819	793
2004	870	849

Salinas Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Salinas Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Salinas Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	663,583	86.49%
Below Poverty Level	103,621	13.51%

Salinas Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Salinas Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 12,221
Salinas Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	3.898	0.369	0.078	1.477	5.823	5.701	20.272	3.035	29.008
2000	3.856	0.400	0.066	1.777	6.099	5.886	19.681	2.527	28.094
2001	3.700	0.283	0.064	1.535	5.581	5.601	20.759	2.778	29.138
2002	2.905	0.339	0.067	1.378	4.689	6.067	20.544	3.335	29.946
2003	2.959	0.314	0.065	1.580	4.917	6.279	23.589	4.905	34.772
2004	2.896	0.308	0.079	1.720	5.002	6.254	22.594	4.888	33.736
2005	2.772	0.283	0.034	1.363	4.452	6.730	22.737	5.556	35.023
2006	3.088	0.279	0.036	1.441	4.844	6.522	19.730	5.296	31.548
2007	3.433	0.301	0.071	1.563	5.369	7.401	19.710	8.244	35.355

Salinas Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	12,921
2000	12,990
2001	14,208
2002	14,426

Salinas Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Salinas Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Salinas Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	64,716	16.11%
10-19 Years	62,073	15.45%
20-29 Years	63,043	15.69%
30-39 Years	63,507	15.81%
40-49 Years	56,846	14.15%
50-59 Years	38,963	9.70%
60-69 Years	23,334	5.81%
70-79 Years	19,035	4.74%
80-89 Years	8,660	2.16%
90+ Years	1,585	0.39%

Salinas Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	207,941	51.76%
Female	193,821	48.24%

Salinas Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Hispanic/Latino	187,969	46.79%
Caucasian	162,045	40.33%
Asian	23,203	5.78%
African-American	14,085	3.51%
Multiracial	9,945	2.48%
Amerindian	1,782	0.44%
Pacific Islander	1,543	0.38%
Other Race	1,190	0.30%

Salinas Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	65,016	17.62%
2.	English	54,350	14.73%
3.	Irish	50,102	13.58%
4.	Italian	33,101	8.97%
5.	United States Or American	24,535	6.65%
6.	French Non-Basque	15,231	4.13%
7.	Scottish	12,468	3.38%
8.	Portuguese	9,395	2.55%
9.	Norwegian	9,215	2.50%
10.	Scotch Irish	8,658	2.35%

Salinas Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	392,338	52.79%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	293,376	39.47%
3.	Tagalog	12,210	1.64%
4.	German	5,610	0.75%
5.	Korean	5,208	0.70%
6.	Italian	4,135	0.56%
7.	Japanese	4,011	0.54%
8.	Vietnamese	3,440	0.46%
9.	French	3,238	0.44%
10.	Chinese	3,108	0.42%

Salinas Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	571,764	70.99%
Naturalized immigrant	67,247	8.35%
Not a citizen	166,360	20.66%

Salinas Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Salinas Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Salinas Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Monterey County

Salinas Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Aromas	Elkhorn	Pebble Beach
Big Sur	Gonzales	Prunedale
Boronda	Greenfield	Salinas
Bradley	Jolon	San Ardo
Carmel	King City	San Lucas
Carmel By The Sea	Las Lomas	Sand City
Carmel Valley	Lockwood	Seaside
Castroville	Marina	Soledad
Chualar	Monterey	Spreckels
Coastal	Moss Landing	Toro
Del Monte Forest	Pacific Grove
Del Rey Oaks	Pajaro

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

Salinas (156,851)	Gonzales (9,423)	Spreckels (485)
Seaside (40,927)	Castroville (7,596)	San Lucas (419)
Monterey (29,674)	Carmel Valley (6,281)	Moss Landing (300)
Marina (25,101)	Del Monte Forest (4,531)	Sand City (261)
Prunedale (16,432)	Las Lomas (3,078)	Bradley (120)
Carmel (15,712)	Aromas (2,797)	Big Sur
Pacific Grove (15,522)	San Ardo (2,689)	Pebble Beach
King City (14,980)	Del Rey Oaks (1,650)	Lockwood
Greenfield (13,977)	Elkhorn (1,591)	Carmel By The Sea
Soledad (12,645)	Chualar (1,444)	Jolon
Toro (10,424)	Boronda (1,325)
Pajaro (9,908)	Coastal (1,180)