Seaside, California Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 31,696. Estimated population in July 2024: 34,214 (+7.9% change)
Males: 16,136 (50.9%), Females: 15,560 (49.1%)
Monterey County
Zip code: 93955
Demographics
Median resident age: 29.5 years
Median household income: $41,393
Median house value: $237,700
Population by Race
Races in Seaside:
- White Non-Hispanic (36.4%)
- Hispanic (34.5%)
- Other race (18.4%)
- Black (12.6%)
- Two or more races (7.3%)
- Filipino (5.2%)
- American Indian (2.2%)
- Vietnamese (1.6%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.3%)
- Japanese (1.3%)
- Korean (0.7%)
- Asian Indian (0.5%)
- Other Asian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (7.8%), Irish (6.2%), English (5.0%), Italian (3.2%), United States (3.0%), French (1.9%).
Elevation: 60 feet
Land area: 8.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Seaside
- High school or higher: 70.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
- Unemployed: 5.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Seaside city
- Never married: 27.0%
- Now married: 55.2%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 5.7%
- Divorced: 10.0%
31.3% Foreign born (20.9% Latin America, 6.9% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -7,249 (-18.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Seaside:
- COMM HOSP OF THE MONTEREY PENINSULA (about 5 miles; MONTEREY, CA)
- SALINAS VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; SALINAS, CA)
- NATIVIDAD MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; SALINAS, CA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Seaside:
- MONTEREY PENINSULA (about 3 miles; MONTEREY, CA; Abbreviation: MRY)
- NORMAN Y. MINETA SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL (about 51 miles; SAN JOSE, CA; Abbreviation: SJC)
- SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL (about 79 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Abbreviation: SFO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Seaside:
- MARINA MUNICIPAL (about 7 miles; MARINA, CA; Abbreviation: OAR)
- SALINAS MUNI (about 17 miles; SALINAS, CA; Abbreviation: SNS)
- WATSONVILLE MUNI (about 23 miles; WATSONVILLE, CA; Abbreviation: WVI)
Amtrak station:
SEASIDE (BLDG. T-1176, 4TH ST.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Seaside:
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MONTEREY BAY (Full-time enrollment: 2,383; Location: 100 CAMPUS CTR; Public; Website: www.monterey.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
- WAYNES COLLEGE OF BEAUTY (Location: 1760 D1 FREEMONT BLVD; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Seaside:
- MONTEREY PENINSULA COLLEGE (about 5 miles; MONTEREY, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,295)
- HARTNELL COLLEGE (about 13 miles; SALINAS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,003)
- CABRILLO COLLEGE (about 26 miles; APTOS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,638)
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA CRUZ (about 31 miles; SANTA CRUZ, CA; Full-time enrollment: 11,773)
- GAVILAN COLLEGE (about 34 miles; GILROY, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,791)
- SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; SAN JOSE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 20,861)
- SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; SANTA CLARA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,229)
Schools
Public high school in Seaside:
- SEASIDE HIGH (Students: 1,414; Location: 2200 NOCHE BUENA ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Seaside:
- FITCH (ROGER S.) MIDDLE (Students: 617; Location: 999 COE AVE.; Grades: 06 – 08)
- KING (MARTIN LUTHER) MIDDLE (Students: 616; Location: 1713 BROADWAY; Grades: 06 – 08)
- ORD TERRACE ELEMENTARY (Students: 610; Location: 1755 LASALLE AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
- MARSHALL (GEORGE C.) ELEMENTARY (Students: 577; Location: 300 NORMANDY ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
- DEL REY WOODS ELEMENTARY (Students: 552; Location: 1281 PLUMAS AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
- HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY (Students: 471; Location: 1650 SONOMA AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
- MANZANITA ELEMENTARY (Students: 422; Location: 1720 YOSEMITE ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Seaside:
- MONTEREY BAY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 240; Location: 1184 HILBY AVENUE; Grades: KG – 9)
- CHARTWELL SCHOOL (Students: 78; Location: 1490 IMPERIAL ST; Grades: 2 – 8)
- PENINSULA ADVENTIST SCHOOL-SDA (Students: 56; Location: 1025 MESCAL ST; Grades: KG – 8)