Seal Beach

Population: 24,868
Median household income: $83,045
Median home value: $492,200

Located in Orange County, California, Seal Beach is a community with a population of 24,868. At $83,045, its median household income sits below Orange County's $113,702.

From 2019 to 2023, Seal Beach's population grew 2.7% from 24,204 to 24,868, while its median home value rose 32.5% from $371,600 to $492,200.

The typical home was built around 1966. 5.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,868
Median age: 61.2 yrs
Median household income: $83,045
Median home value: $492,200
Median gross rent: $2,419
Housing units: 14,616
Homeownership rate: 75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,20424,868

Median household income

$68,852$83,045

Median home value

$371,600$492,200

Median gross rent

$1,907$2,419

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,204	$68,852	$371,600	$1,907
2020	24,268	$72,596	$417,700	$2,031
2021	25,216	$75,821	$451,900	$2,152
2022	25,046	$75,507	$483,100	$2,308
2023	24,868	$83,045	$492,200	$2,419

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

Age distribution

Under 52.5%

5 to 1710.6%

18 to 243.7%

25 to 347.9%

35 to 448.4%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7420.9%

75 and over22.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	625	2.5%
5 to 17	2,630	10.6%
18 to 24	922	3.7%
25 to 34	1,963	7.9%
35 to 44	2,101	8.4%
45 to 54	2,264	9.1%
55 to 64	3,502	14.1%
65 to 74	5,205	20.9%
75 and over	5,656	22.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,004	68.4%
Black or African American	265	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.1%
Asian	3,525	14.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	0.0%
Some other race	155	0.6%
Two or more races	814	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,071	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate15.3%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree28.9%

Graduate or professional degree22.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	948	4.6%
High school graduate	3,173	15.3%
Some college or associate's	5,997	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	5,986	28.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4,587	22.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone67.8%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit0.6%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home23.6%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,194	67.8%
Carpooled	360	3.9%
Public transit	57	0.6%
Walked	234	2.6%
Bicycle	86	0.9%
Worked from home	2,158	23.6%
Other means	49	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,033	14.8%
15 to 29 min	2,737	39.2%
30 to 44 min	1,678	24.0%
45 to 59 min	830	11.9%
60+ min	702	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 1.90
Poverty rate: 5.5% (1,367 of 24,696)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,100	47.1%
Nonfamily households	6,848	52.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,948	88.6%
Vacant	1,668	11.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,827	75.9%
Renter-occupied	3,121	24.1%

1-unit, detached36.3%

1-unit, attached23.9%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units24.2%

20 or more units9.1%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,310	36.3%
1-unit, attached	3,488	23.9%
2 to 4 units	882	6.0%
5 to 19 units	3,532	24.2%
20 or more units	1,325	9.1%
Mobile home & other	79	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0670686
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.52 sq mi
Center point: 33.7544, -118.0713