Salinas, CA

Salinas Metro Area industry wages have increased by 17.4% percent since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in the Salinas Metro Area by a total of 17.4%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for California and greater than the growth in average wages for the US.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Salinas Metro Area Industry Wages Lag Behind California, and Wages Lag Behind the United States Industry Wages

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Wages in all industries in Salinas, CA can be described as medium-high when compared to other Metro Areas throughout the US in the 2nd quarter of 2006. The industry wages are 26.3 percent lower than the with an state average of $45,358. The average pay was less than the overall average in the United States of $40,259.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Salinas Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the Salinas Metro Area

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Management of companies and enterprises industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 2,528 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Management of companies and enterprises industry make up 22.9 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Salinas, CA.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (2,528 jobs lost)
2. Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty (1,403 jobs lost)
3. Full-service restaurants (662 jobs lost)
4. Other professional and technical services (522 jobs lost)
5. Department stores (441 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Salinas Metro Area

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Support activities for crop production industry has grown the most with 4,912 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Support activities for crop production industry makes up 33.1 percent of the total number of new jobs in Salinas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (4,912 new jobs)
2. Fruit and tree nut farming (1,153 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (791 new jobs)
4. Greenhouse and nursery production (665 new jobs)
5. Vegetable and melon farming (504 new jobs)

Out of the 148 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 73 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 75 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In the Salinas, CA metro area, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1,036 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

The total number of jobs has increased by 0.7 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than percent in California, experiencing a gain of 2.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

The Salinas Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 86.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of California, where the industry reported a loss of 19.1 percent. The losses in the Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty industry in Salinas outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 13.3 in percent of jobs in the Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty (86.2 percent decline)
2. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (75.4 percent decline)
3. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (74.7 percent decline)
4. Highway, street, and bridge construction (72.8 percent decline)
5. Travel arrangement and reservation services (69.8 percent decline)

The Salinas Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other general merchandise stores industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 234.0 percent from 2001 (2nd quarter) to 2006 (2nd quarter). This industry sector in Salinas has grow faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of California, where this industry saw a gain of 61 percent. The Other general merchandise stores industry in Salinas outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 31.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (234.0 percent gain)
2. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (214.8 percent gain)
3. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (213.3 percent gain)
4. Support activities for road transportation (144.5 percent gain)
5. Management and technical consulting services (124.0 percent gain)

Salinas One-Year Industry Employment Change

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Total One-Year Employment Growth in the Salinas Metro Area

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Management and technical consulting services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 440 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Management and technical consulting services industry makes up 11.8 percent of the total growth in Salinas.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (440 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (357 new jobs)
3. Other amusement and recreation industries (187 new jobs)
4. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (159 new jobs)
5. Private households (147 new jobs)

From the 158 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 69 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 88 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in the Salinas Metro Area

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Support activities for crop production industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 1,972 jobs. The declines in the Support activities for crop production industry make up 27.0 percent of the total employment decline in Salinas, CA.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (1,972 jobs lost)
2. Fruit and tree nut farming (985 jobs lost)
3. Vegetable and melon farming (585 jobs lost)
4. Greenhouse and nursery production (388 jobs lost)
5. Employment services (267 jobs lost)

In the Salinas, CA metro area, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 3,769 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Employment for all industries has decreased by 2.5 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are greater than growth in the State of California, which experienced a gain of 2.1 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2 percent.

The Salinas Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Management and technical consulting services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 118.4 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Salinas has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for California, where it saw a gain of 14.1 percent. The Management and technical consulting services industry in Salinas outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 9.5 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management and technical consulting services (118.4 percent gain)
2. Electronic equipment repair and maintenance (88.5 percent gain)
3. Vocational rehabilitation services (72.3 percent gain)
4. Performing arts companies (70.3 percent gain)
5. Educational support services (49.1 percent gain)

The Salinas Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 51.3 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of California, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 2.9 percent. The losses in the Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry in Salinas outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 0.3 percent in terms of employees in the Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (51.3 percent decline)
2. Highway, street, and bridge construction (46.9 percent decline)
3. Other miscellaneous manufacturing (42.6 percent decline)
4. Community care facilities for the elderly (38.9 percent decline)
5. Beverage manufacturing (34.6 percent decline)

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in Salinas, CA

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The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Salinas had a median household income level of $46,723, this was 17.3 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Salinas, CA White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $60,776 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 7.5 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Hispanic households in Salinas, CA recorded a median income of $45,911, this income level is 18.8 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $56,444. This median is 0.1 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 8 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $51,975.

Evaluated with other MSAs across the nation, the Salinas metro area may be understood as having a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 13.5 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 22.4 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Salinas, having 21 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

The poverty rate in the Salinas, CA Metro has increased by 0.9 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 13.5 percent to 14.4 percent.

The household income has increased a small amount from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has increased to $57,081, posting a 1 percent growth. The Salinas, CA MSA, when analyzing percentage of growth, ranks 22 of 28 metro area in percent of growth for median household income in the State of California. Salinas ranks 22 of 28 metro area in terms of the growth in median income level for the United States.

When analyzed against other Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the US, the Salinas metro area reported a relatively high median income for households of $56,517 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 1.7 percent higher than the household income median in State of California of $55,567 and the median is 13.1 percent higher than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

As the median household income witnessed a growth since 2000 in the Salinas, CA metro area, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest growth in median income was the Asian Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced an increase of 34.2 percent in the last five years. The Hispanic Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income growth in Salinas, seeing a 31.6 percent decline in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in the Salinas, CA Metro Area

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In the Salinas, CA Metro Area according to the American Community Survey of 2005, 28.6 percent of the White Alone, 27.6 percent of Black or African American, 33 percent of the Asian alone and 5.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Salinas, CA Metro Area can be considered to have a moderately-educated population of the working age, with 24.2 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the American Community Survey of 2005. The Salinas MSA was reported to have a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of California's proportion of 29.6 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 27.2 percent.

From 2000, the Salinas metro area has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 1.6 percent to a total of 24.2 percent in 2005. According to the American Community Survey, the proportion of the population in 2005 with a BA or Higher is less than the 2005 State of California percent of 29.6 and less than the average US percent of 27.2.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 2.6 percent. In the year 2005, 24.6 percent of area's male population, over the age 25, achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher. At the same time, the percent of women, over the age 25, holding at least a Bachelors Degree has increased by a total of 1.0 percent. By 2005, a total of 23.6 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

Reported by the 2005 American Community Survey in the Salinas, CA Metro Area, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 24.6 percent receiving this level of education. The women in the Salinas metro area have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 24.6 percent (Men) versus 23.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 28.4 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Salinas, CA

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The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated the median age in the Salinas metro area to be 32.1 years old. The median age in Salinas is less than the median in California of 34.4. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 31.7 years of age. With a total of 10.8 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Salinas can be described as being made up of a relatively high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the population, with 60.3 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 11 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other metro areas in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

Since the year 2000, a extremely high amount of people migrated into the Salinas metro area, with 22,815 people migrating in internationally. The international migration into Salinas makes up 1.6 percent of immigration into the State of California. This amount of international migration is extremely high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other metro areas across the US.

The Salinas metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has a population that is comprised of 37.5 percent White, 3.2 percent African American, 6 percent Asian, and 50.8 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 60.0 percent of the population being minorities. This is greater than the State of California percent of 53.4. Since 2000, Salinas has increased in diversity when 56.6 percent of the population were minorities.

The Salinas metro area had a population that was estimated at 412,104 for the year 2005. The total population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 403,172. This growth denotes an increase of 2.2 percent. Salinas ranks 21 of 26 MSAs by growth in total population in California and the metro area ranks 183 of 361 metro areas by growth in MSA population in the United States.

When calculating the total land area, the Salinas metro area spans a total of 3322 total square miles. The area has a medium-low density of 124 persons per square mile. Other metro areas with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Elizabethtown (124 per sq. mile ), Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood (124 per sq. mile ), Sherman-Denison (125 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Owensboro (123 per sq. mile ), Cedar Rapids (123 per sq. mile ), Charleston (121 per sq. mile ).

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Salinas

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The residential real estate values in Salinas, California have increased very sharply since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $379,900, or 142.9 percent, since 2000 when their medians were valued at $265,800.

Salinas had a median home value in the year 2005 of $645,700, according to the American Community Survey. This home value is greater than the State of California 2005 home value of $477,700 and greater than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

Salinas has an extremely high percentage of homes that are high in price. For 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 71.3 percent of the areas residential property was valued over $500k.

In Salinas, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 137,533 housing structures in 2005. The metro area has seen a medium level of growth in the number housing units, adding all together 3,956 residential units since 2001, or 3 percent.

There is a limited amount of affordable housing in Salinas, California. In 2005, only 5 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

Throughout the State of California, Salinas ranks 23 of the 26 metro areas in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The MSA stands 280 of 361, comparing the percentage change in residential real estate in other US MSAs.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Salinas, California -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

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In Salinas, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Accommodation and food services and Other services, except public administration industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has a US LQ in the region of 28.69. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 28.69 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Salinas may be an exporter of products or services of Agricu

A well-paying sector in Salinas is the utilities industry with wages that annually pay $75,637. In the Metropolitan Area since the year 2001, the annual average wages in the industry have grown by 37.5 percent or $20,634. The State of California has a similar pattern in the utilities industry, ranking near the top of industries in terms of 2004 annual average wages.

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Salinas, changing a total of 22.8 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of -0.6 percent. The State of California had an industry job change of -0.6 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in the Salinas Metro Area. The industry lost a total of 2,846 employees during the period, or 30.1 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 42.6 percent of the total jobs loss in the Metro Area.

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting has the largest businesses in Salinas Metropolitan Area (MSA), averaging 73 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the US industry average of 12 and greater than the California typical size of 20 for the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry.

In Salinas, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Accommodation and food services, and the Retail Trade industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting is the major employer in the Metropolitan Area making up 30.2 percent of all the jobs in the Metropolitain Area. This makes up 42,509 employees. The Accommodation and food services and Retail Trade sectors provide 13.1 and 11.9 percent of all employment.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).