Imperial Beach vs La Presa

A side-by-side comparison of Imperial Beach and La Presa: population, income, housing, and more.

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

La Presa has the higher population (36,669 vs 25,897 in Imperial Beach). La Presa has the higher median household income ($88,479 vs $79,071 in Imperial Beach). Imperial Beach has the higher median home value ($811,000 vs $595,400 in La Presa).

Population, income & housing

	Imperial Beach	La Presa
Population	25,897	36,669
Median age	35.2 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$79,071	$88,479
Median home value	$811,000	$595,400
Median gross rent	$1,914	$1,795
Housing units	10,276	11,464
Homeownership rate	30.7%	66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	9.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Imperial Beach	La Presa
Population	27,315 → 25,897 (-5.2%)	38,227 → 36,669 (-4.1%)
Median household income	$53,690 → $79,071 (+47.3%)	$66,158 → $88,479 (+33.7%)
Median home value	$563,600 → $811,000 (+43.9%)	$421,300 → $595,400 (+41.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,459 → $1,914 (+31.2%)	$1,438 → $1,795 (+24.8%)

Imperial Beach

Population

27,31525,897

Median household income

$53,690$79,071

Median home value

$563,600$811,000

Median gross rent

$1,459$1,914

La Presa

Population

38,22736,669

Median household income

$66,158$88,479

Median home value

$421,300$595,400

Median gross rent

$1,438$1,795

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Imperial Beach	La Presa
Under 5	7.1%	6.0%
5 to 17	14.6%	18.0%
18 to 24	9.8%	8.1%
25 to 34	17.9%	16.9%
35 to 44	14.7%	13.8%
45 to 54	12.5%	11.3%
55 to 64	11.3%	11.7%
65 to 74	7.8%	8.8%
75 and over	4.3%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Imperial Beach	La Presa
White (non-Hispanic)	33.1%	23.6%
Black or African American	4.5%	12.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	6.1%	8.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.3%
Some other race	0.6%	1.4%
Two or more races	4.6%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	50.8%	49.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Imperial Beach	La Presa
No high school diploma	14.7%	13.9%
High school graduate	29.0%	26.2%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Imperial Beach	La Presa
Drove alone	71.6%	77.3%
Carpooled	9.5%	10.9%
Public transit	4.4%	0.7%
Walked	3.5%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	8.6%
Other means	0.9%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Imperial Beach	La Presa
1-unit, detached	39.4%	65.5%
1-unit, attached	10.9%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	12.6%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	28.8%	6.2%
20 or more units	7.3%	10.6%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Imperial Beach	La Presa
Poverty rate	15.2%	9.9%
Average household size	2.67	3.26
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1972	1975