Salinas migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 11,387 people moved into the Salinas metro and 15,889 moved out, a net of −4,502. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: more arrivals come from Santa Cruz, CA than anywhere else: 1,337 people in 2022–23. The top destination for leavers is San Jose, CA (1,424). The listed corridors cover about 69% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net outflow has held roughly steady over the last three years, from −4,269 in 2020–21 to −4,502 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
433,729
▲ 0.1% year over year · growing
Peak population · 2020
440,493
1.5% below the 2020 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population grew in 2025 even after losing 2,697 people to domestic migration. International migration (+521) and births minus deaths (+2,440) more than made up for it.
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 440,493 in 2020. The 2025 estimate of 433,729 is 1.5% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$14M
▼ $686M arrived · $700M left
Avg household income · movers
$101k in · $77k out
arrivals out-earn leavers by 31%
Salinas wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Salinas metro in 2022–23 reported $686M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $700M with them, a net loss of $14M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $101k of income, vs $77k for leavers. Arrivals out-earn leavers by 31%.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 69% of inbound and 69% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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