People QuickFacts Seaside California Population, 2006 estimate 34,066 36,457,549 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 2.9% 7.6% Population, 2000 31,696 33,871,648 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 9.7% 7.3% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 30.2% 27.3% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 8.5% 10.6% Female persons, percent, 2000 49.1% 50.2%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 49.2% 59.5% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 12.6% 6.7% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.0% 1.0% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 10.1% 10.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 1.3% 0.3% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 7.3% 4.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 34.5% 32.4%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 47.2% 50.2% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 31.2% 26.2% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 43.6% 39.5% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 70.1% 76.8% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 17.5% 26.6% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 19.6 27.7  Housing units, 2000 11,005 12,214,549 Homeownership rate, 2000 44.0% 56.9% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $237,700 $211,500  Households, 2000 9,833 11,502,870 Persons per household, 2000 3.21 2.87 Median household income, 1999 $41,393 $47,493 Per capita money income, 1999 $15,183 $22,711 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 12.1% 14.2%     Business QuickFacts Seaside California Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 13,909 655,954,708 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 565,311 359,120,365 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $16,634 $10,264 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 40,145 55,559,669 Total number of firms, 2002 1,677 2,908,758 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 3.9% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 12.8% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 14.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 29.9%      Geography QuickFacts Seaside California Land area, 2000 (square miles) 8 155,959 Persons per square mile, 2000 3,589.6 217.2 FIPS Code 70742 06 Counties Monterey County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts