Huntington Beach

Population: 196,010
Median household income: $119,885
Median home value: $1,047,300

Located in Orange County, California, Huntington Beach is a community with a population of 196,010. At $119,885, its median household income sits above Orange County's $113,702.

From 2019 to 2023, Huntington Beach's population declined 2.1% from 200,259 to 196,010, while its median home value rose 35.8% from $771,100 to $1,047,300.

70.6% of workers drive to work alone. 46.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 196,010
Median age: 43.4 yrs
Median household income: $119,885
Median home value: $1,047,300
Median gross rent: $2,424
Housing units: 81,812
Homeownership rate: 55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

200,259196,010

Median household income

$95,046$119,885

Median home value

$771,100$1,047,300

Median gross rent

$1,903$2,424

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	200,259	$95,046	$771,100	$1,903
2020	199,778	$97,469	$803,400	$1,965
2021	198,735	$104,728	$845,500	$2,123
2022	197,481	$114,747	$976,800	$2,318
2023	196,010	$119,885	$1,047,300	$2,424

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9,204	4.7%
5 to 17	25,606	13.1%
18 to 24	15,519	7.9%
25 to 34	27,869	14.2%
35 to 44	24,017	12.3%
45 to 54	26,337	13.4%
55 to 64	30,053	15.3%
65 to 74	21,413	10.9%
75 and over	15,992	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	116,126	59.2%
Black or African American	2,340	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	502	0.3%
Asian	24,414	12.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	728	0.4%
Some other race	1,108	0.6%
Two or more races	12,701	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	38,091	19.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate16.2%

Some college or associate's30.6%

Bachelor's degree29.5%

Graduate or professional degree17.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,815	6.1%
High school graduate	23,586	16.2%
Some college or associate's	44,526	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	42,974	29.5%
Graduate or professional degree	25,780	17.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone70.6%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home19.4%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	71,300	70.6%
Carpooled	6,677	6.6%
Public transit	483	0.5%
Walked	1,531	1.5%
Bicycle	584	0.6%
Worked from home	19,571	19.4%
Other means	863	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15,971	19.6%
15 to 29 min	26,810	32.9%
30 to 44 min	22,858	28.1%
45 to 59 min	8,122	10.0%
60+ min	7,677	9.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 7.5% (14,531 of 194,966)

	Count	Share
Family households	50,176	64.7%
Nonfamily households	27,373	35.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	77,549	94.8%
Vacant	4,263	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	43,261	55.8%
Renter-occupied	34,288	44.2%

1-unit, detached46.2%

1-unit, attached12.7%

2 to 4 units13.9%

5 to 19 units10.0%

20 or more units13.9%

Mobile home & other3.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	37,810	46.2%
1-unit, attached	10,371	12.7%
2 to 4 units	11,369	13.9%
5 to 19 units	8,193	10.0%
20 or more units	11,342	13.9%
Mobile home & other	2,727	3.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0636000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 27 sq mi
Water area: 1.33 sq mi
Center point: 33.6980, -118.0038