Bombay Beach vs Seeley

A side-by-side comparison of Bombay Beach and Seeley: population, income, housing, and more.

Bombay Beach and Seeley are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Seeley has the higher population (1,654 vs 313 in Bombay Beach). Seeley has the higher median household income ($56,917 vs $25,968 in Bombay Beach). Seeley has the higher median home value ($186,200 vs $94,300 in Bombay Beach).

Population, income & housing

	Bombay Beach	Seeley
Population	313	1,654
Median age	54.1 yrs	29.4 yrs
Median household income	$25,968	$56,917
Median home value	$94,300	$186,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,066
Housing units	282	626
Homeownership rate	87.1%	47.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	6.2%
Unemployment rate	11.6%	17.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bombay Beach	Seeley
Population	297 → 313 (+5.4%)	2,010 → 1,654 (-17.7%)
Median household income	$21,154 → $25,968 (+22.8%)	$29,595 → $56,917 (+92.3%)
Median home value	$43,700 → $94,300 (+115.8%)	$160,800 → $186,200 (+15.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$795 → $1,066 (+34.1%)

Bombay Beach

Population

297313

Median household income

$21,154$25,968

Median home value

$43,700$94,300

Seeley

Population

2,0101,654

Median household income

$29,595$56,917

Median home value

$160,800$186,200

Median gross rent

$795$1,066

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bombay Beach	Seeley
Under 5	8.3%	13.4%
5 to 17	8.3%	17.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	11.1%
25 to 34	23.6%	17.6%
35 to 44	0.0%	15.7%
45 to 54	17.3%	13.1%
55 to 64	12.5%	7.2%
65 to 74	24.0%	4.5%
75 and over	6.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bombay Beach	Seeley
White (non-Hispanic)	53.7%	2.1%
Black or African American	26.5%	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	19.8%	10.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	81.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bombay Beach	Seeley
No high school diploma	20.7%	12.9%
High school graduate	47.1%	21.9%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	59.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bombay Beach	Seeley
Drove alone	65.5%	84.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	21.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.6%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bombay Beach	Seeley
1-unit, detached	65.2%	41.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.7%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	13.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30.9%	27.0%

Poverty & households

	Bombay Beach	Seeley
Poverty rate	61.3%	23.0%
Average household size	2.24	3.68
Mean commute (minutes)	—	25
Median year structure built	1962	1992