San Benito County, California Demographics

San Benito County is 48th out of 3,143 other counties in People per household

San Benito County is 3rd in California out of 58 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

San Benito County is 8th in California out of 58 other counties in People per household

San Benito County is 12th in California out of 58 other counties in Residents younger than 18

San Benito County is 14th in California out of 58 other counties in Income per household

San Benito County is 14th in California out of 58 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

San Benito County is 17th in California out of 58 other counties in Home median value

San Benito County is 17th in California out of 58 other counties in Residents younger than 5

San Benito County is 18th in California out of 58 other counties in Race - White

San Benito County is 20th in California out of 58 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Size Demographics
	San Benito County	Rank	California	US
Current population (2012)	56,884	42nd	38,041,430	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,388.7	35th	155,779.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	39.8	41st	239.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	San Benito County	Rank	California	US
Residents younger than 5	7.0%	17th	6.7%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	27.8%	12th	24.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	10.4%	53rd	12.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	San Benito County	Rank	California	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	75.3%	48th	80.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	18.3%	41st	30.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	San Benito County	Rank	California	US
Race - White	88.7%	18th	73.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.3%	41st	6.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	3.1%	14th	1.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	3.3%	35th	13.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.4%	20th	0.5%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.3%	37th	3.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	57.3%	3rd	38.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	37.3%	46th	39.4%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	San Benito County	Rank	California	US
Female residents	49.9%	31st	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	21.2%	23rd	27.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	San Benito County	Rank	California	US
Housing units	17,887	46th	13,720,462	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	13.0%	42nd	30.8%	25.9%
Households	16,785	45th	12,433,172	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	63.8%	24th	56.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$432,900	17th	$421,600	$186,200
People per household	3.2	8th	2.9	2.6
Building permits (last year)	41	43rd	58,549	829,658

Income Demographics
	San Benito County	Rank	California	US
Income per capita	$26,300	29th	$29,634	$27,915
Income per household	$65,570	14th	$61,632	$52,762
Income below poverty line	11.3%	43rd	14.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	San Benito County	Rank	California	US
Non-farm private establishments	894	44th	849,316	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	9,426	41st	12,698,427	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	3,652	44th	3,425,510	27,092,908
Retail sales	$352,941	45th	$455,032,270	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$6,475	51st	$12,561	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$50,184	49th	$80,852,787	$613,795,732