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Police Blotter for Salinas (08/28/2010)

2 Injured In Salinas Shooting Motive For Shooting Unknown Advertisement | ad info KSBW.com Two people were injured in Salinas shooting Saturday...

Police Blotter for Salinas (08/21/2010)

Baby sitter heads to trial for child rape ASalinas man is headed to trial on charges of raping a 3-year-old girl in June. Salvador Marin Luna, 23,...

Police Blotter for Salinas (08/10/2010)

Salinas Police: Search warrant finds stolen property A stolen computer was found at 4:30 p.m. Saturday while serving a search warrant on the under 100...

Home Sales in Salinas for July

811 Del Monte Ave # 3, Salinas, CA   Recently Sold: $135,000 Beds: 2 Baths: 1.0Sqft: 1,708 Lot: 5,900Sold On: 07/19/2010 Built:...

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2010-09-05 09:00:00 at Salinas, California, United States
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER TOUR W/ KDON AND YOUNG POME
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2010-09-05 22:00:00 at Salinas Union High School District
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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