Seal Beach California City Guide

Seal Beach reportedly has 24,364 residents. Seeing as the population was less than 24,100 in 2010, this city’s 10 year growth rate is 1.16% and the annual growth rate is 0.17%.

53% of the population is female, which equals 12,960 residents. Another 11,404 men live in Seal Beach, which accounts for 47% of the city’s population.

The median resident age in Seal Beach is 59. When stacked against California’s median of 36 and the national median of 38, Seal Beach’s population leans heavily toward older residents. In fact, 21% of residents are 35-54, 15% are 55-64, and almost 35% of residents are over 65.

Almost 80% of Seal Beach’s population is White, and 10.5% of the city’s residents are of Asian descent. Meanwhile, 4.7% of residents are biracial or multiracial, and 2.2% of the population is Black or African American. An estimated 12.3% of the population is Hispanic or Latino.

Around 84% of Seal Beach residents speak English alone, while 4.5% of residents are fluent in Spanish. Another 2.6% of the population speaks Korean, and 1.3% of residents speak Chinese, Mandarin, or Cantonese.

An estimated 15.7% of Seal Beach’s population was born outside of the country, which is comparably lower than California’s average of 27%.

Seal Beach has a low high school dropout rate of 5%, which falls well under both statewide and national rates. About 95% of the city’s residents graduated high school or earned an equivalent degree.

Over 24% of the population has received some college education, while less than 10% of residents over 25 years old have an associate’s degree. About 49% of the city’s adult population has received a bachelor’s degree, while almost 19% of the population holds a graduate or professional degree. 3% of residents have a doctorate degree.

78% of Seal Beach students are enrolled in public educational facilities, while 22% of students receive their education at private campuses.

In 2019, Seal Beach ranked among the top 25 best cities for real estate investment in California. 75.4% of housing units in the town are owner-occupied. This is higher than the U.S. national average of 63.9%. In 2017, the estimated median household income in the city was $68,890. This was an increase of 13% from the $60,222 recorded in 2016.

In July 2019, the median property value in the city was $548,659. That represented an increase of 62% compared to the median property of $338,100 recorded in 2017. Between 2016 and 2017, the median property value grew to 9.63% from $308,400 to $338,100.

Since 2000, real estate in Seal Beach has appreciated by 51.51%. This shows an average annual home appreciation rate of 4.24% for this time period.

Prices of homes in Seal Beach are some of the highest in California and in the U.S. Nearly 71% of housing units and master-planned communities in the city were built from 1960 to 1969. About 68% of the homes in the area have two or fewer bedrooms.

Seal Beach is also home to the major planned retirement community called Leisure World. It has a population of about 9,000 residents. Newly constructed homes in the area are close to the beach and can cost more than $2M.

Seal Beach is considered one of the safest and best cities to raise a family. Nearly 40% of the housing units in the area are high rise apartments. This is followed by single-family detached homes, which account for 34%. Other common housing types include affordable condos, small apartment buildings, and urban townhomes. As of January 2020, there were about 200 homes for sale in Seal Beach.

The average salary in Seal Beach is $108K. Additionally, the median household income is reportedly $68K. $56K is roughly the city’s per capita income.

Less than 8% of the city’s population earns under $25K each year. From there, over 6% of residents earn $25K-$35K. 11.5% of residents earn between $35K-$50K each year, and about 15% of the population earns $50K-$65K. Another 25% of Seal Beach residents make between $65K-$100K annually. Over 36% of the city’s population earns more than $100K each year.

6.3% of Seal Beach residents live in poverty, while 4.3% of the population is unemployed.