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Monterey city, California

CA · population 29,613 · GEOID 0648872

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Unemployment (monterey county) is worse than the national figure. Median gross rent is worse than the national figure.

U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 5-Year · B01003 · 2020-2024 · ±34 · pulled 2026-10-31

data 2026.10 · built 2026-10-31 · pulled 2026-10-31

Population

29,613

0.08% of California · 29,613 of 39,287,377

Receipt U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 5-Year · B01003 · 2020-2024 · ±34 · pulled 2026-10-31

Unemployment (Monterey County)

5.5%

+1.5 pts above the United Statesworse

2024-012026-09

This placeUnited States

Table, 32 periods
Unemployment (Monterey County), against United States
PeriodThis placeUnited StatesMargin
2024-0110.5%4.1%—
2024-0211.3%4.2%—
2024-0310.3%3.9%—
2024-047.8%3.5%—
2024-056.0%3.7%—
2024-066.0%4.3%—
2024-076.1%4.5%—
2024-085.6%4.4%—
2024-095.0%3.9%—
2024-105.3%3.9%—
2024-116.2%4.0%—
2024-128.9%3.8%—
2025-0110.6%4.4%—
2025-0211.2%4.5%—
2025-0310.8%4.2%—
2025-048.2%3.9%—
2025-056.5%4.0%—
2025-066.3%4.4%—
2025-076.1%4.6%—
2025-085.8%4.5%—
2025-095.5%4.3%—
2025-116.9%4.3%—
2025-129.3%4.1%—
2026-0110.6%4.7%—
2026-0210.8%4.7%—
2026-0310.0%4.3%—
2026-047.2%4.0%—
2026-055.9%4.1%—
2026-065.7%4.4%—
2026-075.7%4.4%—
2026-085.7%4.3%—
2026-095.5%4.0%—

Receipt U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Local Area Unemployment Statistics · LAUCN060530000000003 · 2026-09 · pulled 2026-10-31

Median gross rent

$2,353

worse than the United States

This place $2,353
California $2,036
United States $1,413

Receipt U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 5-Year · B25064 · 2020-2024 · pulled 2026-10-31

Output (Monterey County)

$38.3B

+3.5% vs 2023

20162024
Table, 9 periods
Output (Monterey County)
PeriodOutput (Monterey County)Margin
2016$25.1B—
2017$25.9B—
2018$27.2B—
2019$28.5B—
2020$28.7B—
2021$31.6B—
2022$35.0B—
2023$37.0B—
2024$38.3B—

California $4048.1B · this place is 0.95% of the state

This measure has no national series.

Receipt U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · BEA Regional, CAGDP2 · CAGDP2-1 · 2024 · pulled 2026-10-31

Federal obligations (Monterey County)

$3.3B

−20.4% vs FY2025

FY2021FY2026
Table, 6 periods
Federal obligations (Monterey County)
PeriodFederal obligations (Monterey County)Margin
FY2021$3.9B—
FY2022$4.0B—
FY2023$4.0B—
FY2024$4.1B—
FY2025$4.1B—
FY2026$3.3B—

This measure has no state or national series.

Receipt USAspending.gov · Federal award obligations by county · spending_by_geography · FY2026 · pulled 2026-10-31

More about this place

Median age 37.5 U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Bachelor's degree or higher 52.9% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Poverty rate 9.8% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Labor force participation 68.0% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Median home value $1.1M U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Median household income $102,846 U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Unemployment rate, five-year average 6.0% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Consumer price index (United States) 336 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2026-09-01
30-year fixed mortgage rate (United States) 7.2% Freddie Mac · 2026-10-29
Share of California 0.08% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024