Key Takeaways
Monterey is a low performance, high disparity and less populous county.
Monterey County Latinos spend twice as much time commuting on public transit compared to Asians (26 minutes vs. 12 minutes).
Only 37% of the Black population Monterey County is employed, whereas more than half of all other racial groups hold a job.
Only 38% of Latino and Black households own homes in Monterey County while 64% of Pacific Islander households own homes.
Only 75% of Latinos in Monterey County have a usual source of care, like a doctor's office or clinic, while 89% Whites do, making it one of the more disparate counties in California.
In Monterey County, African-American (26 per 1k) youth are 3x more likely than White youth (9 per 1k) to face truancy arrests.
