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

Map of Seaside, CA

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)