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Former Salinas softball team manager pleads not guilty

A former Salinas girls softball team manager pleaded not guilty Tuesday to seven felony counts of sexual assault against a minor, the Monterey County ......

Sports roundup: County athletes run wild at CCS

Five Monterey County teams earned trips to the CIF State Championships, and four local runners captured individual titles at the Central Coast Section ......

Police Blotter for Salinas (11/10/2009-11/13/2009)

132 Grove St Salinas , CA 93901-4156 Reported: 11/13/2009 Possess A Controlled Substance 461 Old Natividad Rd Salinas , CA 93906-1407...

Salinas libraries asked to cut 400000

Salinas public libraries are being asked to plan budget reductions of ......

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Salinas, CA Demographics

Salinas, California Population (2007) :143517
Population (2000 census)151060
2006 Data:
Salinas, CA average commute time27.37 minutes
Bicycle commuters0.00%
Walking commuters:1.36%
Residents that work at home:3.14%
Salinas, CA general demographics:
Population (2006 estimate)141112
Male:52.08%
Female:47.92%
White alone64.27%
Black or African American alone1.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone0.67%
Asian alone5.87%
Some other race alone24.33%
Two or more races:2.87%
Hispanic or Latino71.32%
U.S. citizen, born in the United States62.38%
U.S. citizen, born abroad of American parent(s)1.27%
U.S. citizen by naturalization7.71%
Not a U.S. citizen28.25%
Children under the age of 510.26%
2000 Data:
Median household income in 199943720
Per capita income in 199914495
Median year structure built1973
Median gross rent725
Median gross rent as a percentage of household income in 199926.7
Median Value of Owner Occupied Houses189500
Median real estate taxes1493
Racial breakdown
Hispanic or Latino:64.37
Hispanic or Latino:64.37
White alone24.00
White alone24.00
Asian alone5.75
Asian alone5.75
Black or African American alone2.92
Black or African American alone2.92
Two or more races2.00
Two or more races2.00
American Indian and Alaska Native alone0.45
American Indian and Alaska Native alone0.45
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone0.24
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone0.24
Some other race alone0.23
Some other race alone0.23