Salinas city, California Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on September 4, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 163.54K population of Salinas city, CA residents comprised of 130.18K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (79.60%), and 33.36K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (20.40%).

Race: The Some Other Race Alone population was the largest racial group in Salinas city, CA, with a population of 74.62K (45.63%). The White Alone population was the second largest racial group in Salinas city, CA, with a population of 37.67K (23.04%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Salinas city, CA, with a population of 33.36K (20.40%). The smallest racial group in Salinas city, CA was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 442 (0.27%).

Ethnicity: The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Salinas city, CA, with a population of 73.97K (45.23%). The Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the second largest ethnic group in Salinas city, CA, with a population of 30.57K (18.69%). The Hispanic - White Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Salinas city, CA, with a population of 19.32K (11.82%). The smallest ethnic group in Salinas city, CA was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 100 (0.06%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Salinas city, California from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other cities and places in California and also for the state of California.

Salinas city, CA Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Salinas city, CA Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Salinas city, CA Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Salinas city, CA Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of City or Place Population
Black or African American Alone 2289 1.40
White Alone 37673 23.04
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 5469 3.34
Asian Alone 9693 5.93
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 442 0.27
Some Other Race Alone 74616 45.63
Two Or More Races 33360 20.40
Salinas city, CA Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of City or Place Population
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 73965 45.23
Hispanic - Two or More Races 30565 18.69
Hispanic - White Alone 19322 11.82
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 18351 11.22
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 8870 5.42
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 5041 3.08
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 2795 1.71
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 1927 1.18
Hispanic - Asian Alone 823 0.50
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 651 0.40
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 428 0.26
Hispanic - Black Alone 362 0.22
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 342 0.21
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 100 0.06