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Pajaro, California.

A community in Monterey County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Monterey County’s.

Living in Pajaro, Monterey County, California

Pajaro, in Monterey County, had 2,882 people in the 2020 census. Unemployment in Monterey County was 5.7% in August 2026, and the county had 0.9% fewer jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most people in Monterey County work in schools and health care, then farming.

People 2,882 in the 2020 census; median age 30.1
Household income Too few homes in Pajaro for the Census survey to measure.
Unemployment 5.7% Monterey County, August 2026; 5.8% a year before
Homes Too few homes in Pajaro for the Census survey to measure.
  • 689households
  • 5%of adults have a degree
  • 29 mintypical commute

What people in Monterey County work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care22%
  • Farming, forestry and mining14%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment11%
  • Professional and business services11%
  • Shops (retail)10%
  • Building trades7%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Monterey County had 198,525 jobs in 2025, 0.9% fewer than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in December, 62° and 39°; warmest in September, 74° and 53° 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° J F M A M J J A S 74° 53° O N D 62° 39°
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in December, 62° and 39°; warmest in September, 74° and 53° 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° J F M A M J J A S 74° 53° O N D 62° 39°

Coldest in December, with highs near 62° and lows near 39°; warmest in September, with highs near 74° and lows near 53°. About 23 inches of rain a year, and little or no snow.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Watsonville Wtr Wks weather station, 2 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Monterey County

  1. Foothill PackingAgriculture production or harvesting crews3,128
  2. Premier Packing of CaliforniaFarm labor contractors2,754
  3. PRO AG HarvestingFarm labor contractors2,687
  4. Taylor Fresh FoodsPacking fruits and vegetables2,619
  5. Community Hosp. Monterey PeninsulaGeneral hospital2,046FTE
  6. Dominguez FarmsFarm labor contractors2,042
  7. Camarillo Harvesting, LLC SalinasStrawberry farming2,000
  8. Tanimura & AntleVegetable and potato farming, vegetable dominant crops, field, bedding plants and seed production1,889

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 371 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 79,481 people in all across the county; Pajaro has two of its own. Hospitals come from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. EarthquakesVery high
  2. DroughtRelatively high
  3. Inland floodingRelatively high

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Pajaro’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, very high. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Monterey County.