Salinas, CA Profile

Salinas, CA, population 144,278, is located in California's Monterey county, about 47.6 miles from San Jose and 49.6 miles from Santa Clara.

Through the 90's Salinas's population has grown by about 39%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Salinas has declined by about 3%. Since 2005 Salinas's population has stayed about the same.

Salinas's property crime levels tend to be higher than California's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Salinas tend to be higher than California's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	53%
	Females	47%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	45%
	African American	3%
	Native American	1%
	Asian	6%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	45%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.00%
Over 60	4.00%	Over 60:	5.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	142,959	N/A
2001	145,377	1.69%
2002	146,455	0.74%
2003	146,575	0.08%
2004	146,200	-0.26%
2005	143,971	-1.52%
2006	141,875	-1.46%
2007	141,496	-0.27%
2008	142,705	0.85%
2009	144,278	1.10%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$43,720

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	825
2002	727
2003	798
2004	813
2005	691
2006	757
2007	794
2008	732
2009	789
2010	806

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	15	56	399	799
2002	20	59	367	692
2003	19	57	399	725
2004	17	69	452	678
2005	7	43	335	645
2006	7	45	383	683
2007	14	51	378	711
2008	25	38	337	650
2009	29	47	379	678
2010	19	23	365	755

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	3,711
2002	3,637
2003	4,933
2004	4,523
2005	4,544
2006	4,076
2007	4,735
2008	3,692
2009	3,457
2010	3,222

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	843	4,102	765
2002	757	4,013	926
2003	837	5,163	1,415
2004	918	4,549	1,297
2005	935	4,339	1,504
2006	907	3718	1398
2007	1205	3332	2341
2008	1415	2646	1238
2009	1382	2463	1121
2010	1358	2437	853