Marina vs Seaside

A side-by-side comparison of Marina and Seaside: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Seaside has the higher population (31,964 vs 22,324 in Marina). Marina has the higher median household income ($88,518 vs $82,303 in Seaside). Marina has the higher median home value ($760,800 vs $692,600 in Seaside).

Population, income & housing

	Marina	Seaside
Population	22,324	31,964
Median age	36.7 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	$88,518	$82,303
Median home value	$760,800	$692,600
Median gross rent	$2,105	$2,314
Housing units	8,269	10,942
Homeownership rate	39.3%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.1%	27.5%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marina	Seaside
Population	21,981 → 22,324 (+1.6%)	33,956 → 31,964 (-5.9%)
Median household income	$64,258 → $88,518 (+37.8%)	$63,575 → $82,303 (+29.5%)
Median home value	$513,000 → $760,800 (+48.3%)	$488,400 → $692,600 (+41.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,402 → $2,105 (+50.1%)	$1,781 → $2,314 (+29.9%)

Marina

Population

21,98122,324

Median household income

$64,258$88,518

Median home value

$513,000$760,800

Median gross rent

$1,402$2,105

Seaside

Population

33,95631,964

Median household income

$63,575$82,303

Median home value

$488,400$692,600

Median gross rent

$1,781$2,314

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marina	Seaside
Under 5	5.2%	4.7%
5 to 17	15.8%	17.0%
18 to 24	13.4%	13.7%
25 to 34	13.3%	16.4%
35 to 44	13.4%	12.6%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.2%
55 to 64	12.2%	12.0%
65 to 74	8.6%	7.8%
75 and over	6.1%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marina	Seaside
White (non-Hispanic)	38.3%	30.9%
Black or African American	6.1%	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	13.3%	10.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3.3%	1.8%
Some other race	0.5%	0.8%
Two or more races	8.1%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	30.2%	46.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marina	Seaside
No high school diploma	10.8%	18.9%
High school graduate	21.1%	21.9%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	16.2%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marina	Seaside
Drove alone	69.3%	70.6%
Carpooled	12.0%	12.9%
Public transit	2.5%	1.7%
Walked	2.2%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.6%	1.4%
Worked from home	11.0%	7.9%
Other means	2.6%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marina	Seaside
1-unit, detached	48.1%	59.6%
1-unit, attached	8.1%	11.8%
2 to 4 units	15.1%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	16.0%	11.0%
20 or more units	8.5%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Marina	Seaside
Poverty rate	14.6%	14.9%
Average household size	2.62	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1980	1968