Beaumont is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 56,349 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Beaumont is the 173rd largest community in California. Much of the housing stock in Beaumont was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Beaumont economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Beaumont, where the median household income is $102,469.00. Housing costs in Beaumont are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.Beaumont is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Beaumont is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Beaumont who work in office and administrative support (11.17%), sales jobs (10.55%), and management occupations (10.46%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.25% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Beaumont is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Beaumont, the average commute to work is 34.19 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The percentage of people in Beaumont who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.83% of adults in Beaumont have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Beaumont in 2022 was $35,794, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,176 for a family of four. However, Beaumont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Beaumont is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Beaumont home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Beaumont, accounting for 46.23% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Beaumont residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Beaumont include English, German, Irish, Italian, and European. Beaumont also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.61%. The most common language spoken in Beaumont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
