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93960

Soledad, CA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
27,471
Median household income
$96,049
People below poverty
18.2%
Median home value
$595,000

Income

The median income of households in 93960 was $96,049. An estimated 3.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 12% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 93960 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.2
$10,000 to $14,999 3.6
$15,000 to $24,999 3.8
$25,000 to $34,999 6.8
$35,000 to $49,999 10.9
$50,000 to $74,999 12.3
$75,000 to $99,999 14.4
$100,000 to $149,999 20.3
$150,000 to $199,999 12.7
$200,000 or more 12

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 93960 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 51119
Female 50307

An estimated 90% of households received earnings. An estimated 20.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 18.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,067. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 93960 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 90
Social Security 20.6
Retirement income 18.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.4
Cash public assistance income 5.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 18.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 27% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 14.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 13.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 93960 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 18.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 27
People 65 years old and over below poverty 14.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 13.8

In 2020-2024, 17.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 66.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 27% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 47.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 93960 in 2020-2024, 89.4% had health insurance coverage and 10.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 48.4% and public coverage was 48.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.8%.


In 2020-2024, 93960 had a total population of 27,471 - 10,189 (37.1%) females and 17,282 (62.9%) males. The median age was 35.4 years. An estimated 24.9% of the population was under 18 years, 38.3% was 19 to 44 years, 27.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 6.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 93960 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 768 758
5 to 9 1215 494
10 to 14 1207 1385
15 to 19 994 836
20 to 24 1090 1039
25 to 29 1248 497
30 to 34 1492 597
35 to 39 1249 687
40 to 44 1697 933
45 to 49 1691 747
50 to 54 1289 498
55 to 59 1346 550
60 to 64 1060 314
65 to 69 368 268
70 to 74 300 336
75 to 79 114 162
80 to 84 50 52
85 and over 104 36

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 15.7% were White; 6.7% were Black or African American; 2.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3.3% were Asian; 2.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 15% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 80.2% of the people in 93960 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 8.6% of the people in 93960 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 5,161 households in 93960. The average household size was 4.05 people.

Married-couple households made up 65.9% of the households in 93960 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 18.1% of all households, while 9.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 4.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 6.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 10.2% of all households.

In 93960, 54.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 19.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 93960 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 65.9
Cohabiting Couples 6.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
9.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 38.2% of males and 50.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 50.2 38
Now married, except separated 38.2 50.1
Separated 1.3 1.2
Widowed 1.5 3.6
Divorced 8.8 7.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 93960, 787 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 8.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 69.5% of the people living in 93960 were U.S. natives. 63.2% of the 93960 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 30.5% of 93960 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 24.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 81 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 93960 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 93960.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 93960 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 92.3
Asia 5.5
Europe 0.2
Africa 0.9
Northern America 0
Oceania 1.2

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 93960 in 2020-2024, 68.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 65.2% of people at least five years old; 28.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 93960 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 65.2
Other Indo-European languages 0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2
Other languages 1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 93960 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 93960 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.7
Different house, same county 2.4
Different county, same state 4.7
Different state 0.3
Abroad 0.8

Education

In 2020-2024, 58.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 6.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 41.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 93960 was 9,027 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 275 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 6,423. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,329.

Educational Attainment of People in 93960 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 41.2
High school diploma or equivalency 25.5
Some college, no degree 17.8
Associate's degree 8.6
Bachelor's degree 4.8
Graduate or professional degree 2.1

Disability

In 93960, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 3.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.4% of people under 18 years old, to 2.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 20.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 93960, 41 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 57.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 74.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 21.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 6,569 74.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,897 21.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 274 3.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 93960 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 93960 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 25.9
Construction 7.4
Manufacturing 6.9
Wholesale trade 3.8
Retail trade 7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.6
Information 0.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 4.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.3
Other Services, except public administration 2.5
Public administration 8.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 93960 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,842 21
Service occupations 1,493 17
Sales and office occupations 1,547 17.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,608 29.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,285 14.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 77.3% of 93960 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 12.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 29.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 93960 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 77.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 12.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.6
Walked 0.5
Other means 4.9
Worked from home 4.3

In 2020-2024, 93960 had a total of 5,305 housing units. Of these housing units, 76% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 18% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 93960 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 76
Apartments in multi-unit structures 18
Mobile homes 6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

18.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 2.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 93960 was 5.3 rooms, and of these housing units 68.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 93960 had 5,161 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 144 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 56.3% while renters occupied 43.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.72 and in renter-occupied houses it was 4.47.

3.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 5.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 1.2% and another 48.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 93960:

House Heating Fuel Used in 93960 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 37.5
Electricity 54.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.4
All other fuels 5.3
No fuel used 1.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 93960 was $595,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 63.5 % had a mortgage. 36.5% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,434 and for owners without a mortgage it was $640.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 93960 was $1,631. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.