Del Monte Forest, California
Del Monte Forest is a census-designated place in Monterey County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a total population of 4,204, down from 4,514 at the 2010 census. The census area includes the separate well-known community of Pebble Beach.
The Del Monte Forest is a habitat area of the same location, which originally occupied considerably more area prior to urban development of the 20th century. The forest is dominated by Monterey pine, but also contains other important tree species and a variety of rare and endangered plant species.
Geography and ecology
Del Monte Forest is located in northwestern Monterey County at 36°35'11" North, 121°56'51" West. It occupies the western half of the Monterey Peninsula and is bordered to the east by the city of Monterey and to the north by the city of Pacific Grove. The city of Carmel-by-the-Sea is to the south. Pebble Beach is in the southern part of the CDP.According to the United States Census Bureau, Del Monte Forest has a total area of, of which are land and are water. The total area is 24.55% water.
The community is a habitat for a number of limited range and endangered species.
History
The Del Monte Forest was originally part of the resort complex of the Hotel Del Monte in Monterey. The resort hotel was built by Charles Crocker, one of California's Big Four railroad barons, through Southern Pacific Railroad's property division, the Pacific Improvement Company. The hotel first opened on June 10, 1880. Samuel Finley Brown Morse formed the Del Monte Properties Company on February 27, 1919, and acquired the extensive holdings of the PIC, which included the Del Monte Forest, the Del Monte Lodge and the Hotel Del Monte. The actual hotel building and surrounding grounds were acquired by the United States Navy after World War II to be the Navy's new location of the Naval Postgraduate School.Demographics
The 2020 United States census reported that Del Monte Forest had a population of 4,204. The population density was. The racial makeup of Del Monte Forest was 79.0% White, 0.9% African American, 0.1% Native American, 10.1% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 1.3% from other races, and 8.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.7% of the population.The census reported that 91.0% of the population lived in households, 7.6% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 1.5% were institutionalized.
There were 1,749 households, out of which 15.3% included children under the age of 18, 60.8% were married-couple households, 3.5% were cohabiting couple households, 23.7% had a female householder with no partner present, and 11.9% had a male householder with no partner present. 23.8% of households were one person, and 16.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.19. There were 1,245 families.
The age distribution was 15.6% under the age of 18, 6.1% aged 18 to 24, 10.9% aged 25 to 44, 25.8% aged 45 to 64, and 41.6% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 60.0years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males.
There were 2,801 housing units at an average density of, of which 1,749 were occupied. Of these, 84.0% were owner-occupied, and 16.0% were occupied by renters.
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $154,730, and the per capita income was $128,746. About 3.9% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line.
Government
At the county level, Del Monte Forest is represented on the Monterey County Board of Supervisors by Supervisor Kate Daniels.In the California State Legislature, Del Monte Forest is in, and in.
In the United States House of Representatives, Del Monte Forest is in.
Education
Portions of the CDP are in the Carmel Unified School District, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District, and Pacific Grove Unified School District.The respective high school of the first district is Carmel High School.