Seal Beach is a city located in Orange County California. Seal Beach has a 2020 population of 23,434. Seal Beach is currently declining at a rate of -0.65% annually and its population has decreased by -2.80% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 24,109 in 2010.
The average household income in Seal Beach is $109,743 with a poverty rate of 5.74%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $1,907 per month, and the median house value is $371,600. The median age in Seal Beach is 58.5 years, 55.1 years for males, and 61.1 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Seal Beachwas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 19,293 | 79.71% |
Asian | 2,677 | 11.06% |
Two or More Races | 1,065 | 4.40% |
Black or African American | 562 | 2.32% |
Some Other Race | 453 | 1.87% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 77 | 0.32% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 77 | 0.32% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 12,542 | 1.91 | 75.6 |
Non Family | 6,466 | 1.15 | 73.7 |
Married | 5,056 | 2.7 | 78.2 |
Female | 748 | 2.75 | 78.2 |
Male | 272 | 3.22 | 63.6 |
2.69
Average Family Size
1.91
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 426 | 2.11% |
9th to 12th Grade | 611 | 3.03% |
High School Graduate | 2,466 | 12.22% |
Some College | 4,848 | 24.03% |
Associates Degree | 1,943 | 9.63% |
Bachelors Degree | 6,087 | 30.18% |
Graduate Degree | 3,791 | 18.79% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
White | 14,846 | 14,280 | 7,510 |
Asian | 2,407 | 2,247 | 1,356 |
Hispanic | 2,056 | 1,810 | 727 |
2+ Races | 491 | 449 | 122 |
Black | 423 | 400 | 148 |
Other Race | 323 | 244 | 94 |
Native American | 77 | 77 | 23 |
Islander | 61 | 61 | 23 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among native american people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 56.34%.
$65,205
Average Earnings
$84,683
Average Male
$50,212
Average Female
83.29% of Seal Beach residents speak only English, while 16.71% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Asian and Pacific Island languages, which is spoken by 7.16% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
White | 16,979 | 848 | 4.99% |
Asian | 2,655 | 212 | 7.98% |
Hispanic | 2,912 | 120 | 4.12% |
Multiple | 1,065 | 90 | 8.45% |
Islander | 77 | 54 | 70.13% |
Black | 541 | 31 | 5.73% |
Other | 20 | NaN% |
5.74%
Overall Poverty Rate
5.03%
Male Poverty Rate
6.35%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Seal Beach is Islander, with 70.13% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Seal Beach is Hispanic, with 4.12% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 0.20%. Among those working part-time, it was 3.42%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 10.76%.
49.9%
Overall Marriage Rate
56.0%
Male Marriage Rate
45.0%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is 45-54, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 1,706 | 10.06% |
Asian | 170 | 7.01% |
Black | 104 | 23.96% |
Hispanic | 88 | 4.16% |
Islander | 36 | 46.75% |
2+ Races | 31 | 5.05% |
Native American | 11 | 14.29% |
6.03%
Veteran Poverty Rate
38.77%
Veteran Disability Rate
48.1%
Labor Force Participation
45.3%
Employment Rate
4.1%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
50.76%
Born in Seal Beach
84.45%
Native Born
15.55%
Foreign Born
3.10%
Non Citizen
12.45%
Naturalized
84.45% of Seal Beach residents were born in the United States, with 50.76% having been born in California. 3.10% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Asia.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
2022 | 23,434 | -154 | -0.65% |
2021 | 23,588 | -154 | -0.65% |
2020 | 23,742 | -154 | -0.64% |
2019 | 23,896 | -154 | -0.64% |
2018 | 24,050 | -159 | -0.66% |
2017 | 24,209 | -191 | -0.78% |
2016 | 24,400 | -75 | -0.31% |
2015 | 24,475 | -31 | -0.13% |
2014 | 24,506 | -31 | -0.13% |
2013 | 24,537 | 81 | 0.33% |
2012 | 24,456 | 136 | 0.56% |
2011 | 24,320 | 211 | 0.88% |
2010 | 24,109 | -48 | -0.02% |
2000 | 24,157 | -941 | -0.38% |
1990 | 25,098 | -877 | -0.34% |
1980 | 25,975 | 1,534 | 0.61% |
1970 | 24,441 | 17,447 | 13.33% |
1960 | 6,994 | 3,441 | 7.01% |
1950 | 3,553 | 2,000 | 8.63% |
1940 | 1,553 | 397 | 3.00% |
1930 | 1,156 | 487 | 5.62% |
1920 | 669 | 0.00% |