Seal Beach city, CA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 25,046 ( 878 from 2010 )
Land area: 11.3 square miles
Population density: 2222.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	17,407	69.50%	6.3%
Black:	324	1.29%	27.1%
Indian:	53	0.21%	39.5%
Asian:	3,281	13.10%	41.1%
2+ races:	800	3.19%	38.6%
Hispanic:	3,126	12.48%	34.1%

Total non-White:	7,639	30.50%	36.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-1,173	-5.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,051	10.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
24,168
18,580	76.88%
255	1.06%
38	0.16%
2,325	9.62%
577	2.39%
2,331	9.64%
5,588	23.12%

2000
24,283
20,175	83.08%
521	2.15%
86	0.35%
1,301	5.36%
564	2.32%
1,618	6.66%
4,108	16.92%

1990
25,098
22,637	90.19%
168	0.67%
47	0.19%
1,032	4.11%
n/a
1,214	4.84%
2,461	9.81%

1980
25,975
24,021	92.48%
262	1.01%
53	0.20%
700	2.69%
n/a
901	3.47%
1,954	7.52%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,595	-6.6
1,480	6.1

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-2,462	-9.8
1,647	6.6

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,384	-5.3
507	2.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Seal Beach city, CA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
60.8
3,346	13.4%
21,700	86.6%
10,947	43.7%

13,203
1.87

6,086	46.1%
5,104	83.9%
222	3.6%
7,117	53.9%

2010
Number	Percent
57.3
3,151	13.0%
21,017	87.0%
9,252	38.3%

13,017
1.84

5,962	45.8%
4,891	82.0%
264	4.4%
7,055	54.2%

2000
Number	Percent
53.7
3,330	13.7%
20,953	86.3%
9,042	37.2%

13,041
1.84

5,977	45.8%
5,079	85.0%
316	5.3%
7,064	54.2%

1990
Number	Percent
51.4
2,960	11.8%
22,138	88.2%
9,236	36.8%

13,357
1.86

6,226	46.6%
5,441	87.4%
253	4.1%
7,131	53.4%

1980
Number	Percent
48.9
3,684	14.2%
22,291	85.8%
9,128	35.1%

13,361
1.91

6,481	48.5%
5,509	85.0%
332	5.1%
6,880	51.5%

2022 Housing Data for Seal Beach city, CA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	420	3.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	365	2.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	531	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	533	4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	800	6.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	552	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	541	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	370	2.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	691	5.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	664	5.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,100	8.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,048	7.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,173	8.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	557	4.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,324	10.0%
$200,000 or more	2,534	19.2%

Median Household Income	75,507
Per Capita Income	65,859

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	479	3.6%
Public Assistance	182	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	547	4.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	6,644	70.1%
Unemployed	243	2.6%
In Armed Forces	117	1.2%

Total Labor Force	7,004	73.9%
Not in Labor Force	2,474	26.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,000	2,242	57.2%
Non-Profit	292	574	33.7%
Self-Employed	772	477	61.8%

Local Government	515	667	43.6%
State Government	91	314	22.5%
Federal Government	60	44	57.7%

Total Private + Self	3,772	2,719	58.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	958	1,599	37.5%
Total	4,730	4,318	52.3%

Pct. Govt.	18.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,267	25.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,940	21.4%
Professional, Technical	3,115	34.4%
Service Occupations	917	10.1%
All others	809	8.9%

White Collar		80.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,242	13.7%
Educational services	1,233	13.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	944	10.4%
Manufacturing	898	9.9%
Retail trade	773	8.5%
Other services	548	6.1%
Construction	532	5.9%
Finance and insurance	523	5.8%
Wholesale trade	412	4.6%
Public administration	375	4.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	310	3.4%
Accommodation and food services	292	3.2%
Transportation and warehousing	237	2.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	210	2.3%
Information	193	2.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	170	1.9%
Utilities	151	1.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	5	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,915	7.65%
Puerto Rican	161	0.64%
Cuban	170	0.68%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	265	1.06%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	134	0.54%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	46	0.18%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	85	0.34%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	261	1.04%
Argentinean	62	0.25%
Bolivian	8	0.03%
Chilean	15	0.06%
Colombian	92	0.37%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	57	0.23%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	27	0.11%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	354	1.41%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	1,036	4.14%
Japanese	682	2.72%
Chinese	496	1.98%
Filipino	348	1.39%
Vietnamese	204	0.81%
Indian	195	0.78%
Thai	88	0.35%
Taiwanese	49	0.20%
Indonesian	45	0.18%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	19,796	81.3%
Spanish	1,542	6.3%
Korean	891	3.7%
Other Indo-European	426	1.7%
Chinese	407	1.7%
Other Asian	301	1.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	251	1.0%
Tagalog	238	1.0%
Arabic	198	0.8%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	4,111	16.4%
Irish	3,506	14.0%
German	3,186	12.7%
Italian	1,126	4.5%
Norwegian	798	3.2%
Polish	662	2.6%
American	594	2.4%
Scottish	584	2.3%
French	543	2.2%
European	527	2.1%
Dutch	388	1.5%
Swedish	360	1.4%
Russian	315	1.3%
British	296	1.2%
Greek	270	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	24,485	97.8%
Not a citizen	561	2.2%

Native	20,724	82.7%
Foreign-born	4,322	17.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
496	2.4%	681	3.3%	3,109	14.9%	5,894	28.2%	6,092	29.1%	4,658	22.3%
Average years of education: 14.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	496	2.4%
9-12 Years	681	3.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,109	14.9%
Some College	5,894	28.2%
Bach. Degree	6,092	29.1%
Grad Degree	4,658	22.3%
Average years of education: 14.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +1,380	D +326	D + 1.8%
D +1,706
2020 vs. 2012	R +410	D +2,032	D + 13.7%
D +2,442
2020 vs. 2008	R +667	D +1,036	D + 6.6%
D +1,703

2016 vs. 2008	R -713	D +710	D + 4.8%
D -3
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	89%	Joe Biden (D)	8,793	50.4%	Donald Trump* (R)	8,400	48.1%	262	1.5%	17,455	14	1	0.10%
2016	73%	Hillary Clinton (D)	7,087	47.9%	Donald Trump (R)	7,020	47.5%	679	4.6%	14,786	16	2	0.10%
2012	70%	Mitt Romney (R)	7,990	54.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	6,351	43.5%	271	1.9%	14,612	18	7	0.11%
2008	72%	John McCain (R)	7,733	51.1%	Barack Obama (D)	7,090	46.9%	301	2.0%	15,124	14	6	0.11%
2004	71%	George W. Bush* (R)	8,104	54.3%	John Kerry (D)	6,648	44.5%	171	1.1%	14,923	10	4	0.12%
2000	68%	George W. Bush (R)	7,151	49.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	6,487	45.2%	700	4.9%	14,338	8	2	0.13%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Seal Beach city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

8,793

50.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

8,400

48.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

160

0.9%

Other

102

0.6%

TOTAL

17,455

Turnout: 89%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 1

2016 President, Seal Beach city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

7,087

47.9%

Donald Trump (R)

7,020

47.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

493

3.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

151

1.0%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

14,786

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 2

2012 President, Seal Beach city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

6,351

43.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

7,990

54.7%

Other

271

1.9%

TOTAL

14,612

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 7

2008 President, Seal Beach city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

7,090

46.9%

John McCain (R)

7,733

51.1%

Other

301

2.0%

TOTAL

15,124

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 6

2004 President, Seal Beach city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

8,104

54.3%

John Kerry (D)

6,648

44.5%

Other

171

1.1%

TOTAL

14,923

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 4

2000 President, Seal Beach city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

7,151

49.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

6,487

45.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

522

3.6%

Other

178

1.2%

TOTAL

14,338

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Seal Beach city, CA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	138%	Mark Meuser (R)	13,618	50.4%	Alex Padilla* (D)	13,428	49.6%	0	0.0%	27,046	11	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	68%	Brian Dahle (R)	6,781	51.0%	Gavin Newsom* (D)	6,524	49.0%	0	0.0%	13,305	10	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2018	S1	59%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	6,724	56.9%	Kevin DeLeon (D)	5,097	43.1%	0	0.0%	11,821	n/a	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	71%	John H. Cox (R)	7,452	52.7%	Gavin Newsom (D)	6,676	47.3%	0	0.0%	14,128	15	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2016	S3	63%	Kamala Harris (D)	7,985	62.7%	Loretta Sanchez (D)	4,750	37.3%	0	0.0%	12,735	n/a	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2014	G	49%	Neel Kashkari (R)	5,370	53.9%	Jerry Brown* (D)	4,584	46.1%	0	0.0%	9,954	14	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:
2012	S1	68%	Elizabeth Emken (R)	7,665	54.0%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	6,532	46.0%	0	0.0%	14,197	17	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2012:
2010	S3	59%	Carly Fiorina (R)	7,066	56.6%	Barbara Boxer* (D)	4,824	38.7%	586 [+]	4.7%	12,476	14	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Gail Lightfoot (Libertarian) 164 (1.3%); Ed Noonan (American Independent) 163 (1.3%); Duane Roberts (Green) 137 (1.1%); Marsha Feinland (Peace & Freedom) 122 (1.0%);
2010	G	60%	Meg Whitman (R)	6,999	55.5%	Jerry Brown (D)	5,018	39.8%	603 [+]	4.8%	12,620	15	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Dale Ogden (Libertarian) 209 (1.7%); Chelene Nightingale (American Independent) 192 (1.5%); Laura Wells (Green) 161 (1.3%); Carlos Alvarez (Peace & Freedom) 41 (0.3%);
2006	S1	53%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	5,512	49.3%	Dick Mountjoy (R)	5,169	46.2%	504 [+]	4.5%	11,185	11	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Michael Metti (Libertarian) 141 (1.3%); Marsha Feinland (Peace & Freedom) 138 (1.2%); Todd Chretien (Green) 113 (1.0%); Don Grundmann (American Independent) 112 (1.0%);
2006	G	54%	Arnold Schwarzenegger* (R)	7,603	66.7%	Phil Angelides (D)	3,324	29.2%	469 [+]	4.1%	11,396	11	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Art Olivier (Libertarian) 183 (1.6%); Peter Camejo (Green) 134 (1.2%); Janice Jordan (Peace & Freedom) 83 (0.7%); Ed Noonan (American Independent) 69 (0.6%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	14,664
Median Value	$483,100

Occupied	13,203	90.0%
Vacant	1,461	10.0%

Owned	10,056	76.2%
Rented	3,147	23.8%
Median Rent	$2,308

Single-Family Units	8,737	59.6%
Detached	5,387	36.7%
Attached	3,350	22.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4,798	32.7%
Mobile Homes	72	0.5%

Seal Beach city, CA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Seal Beach city, CA

2022 Housing Data for Seal Beach city, CA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Seal Beach city, CA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Seal Beach city, CA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Seal Beach city, CA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Seal Beach city, CA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Seal Beach city, CA