Seal Beach is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 24,627 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Seal Beach is the 285th largest community in California. Seal Beach home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Seal Beach real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Seal Beach is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 91.06% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Seal Beach is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Seal Beach who work in management occupations (16.18%), sales jobs (13.32%), and teaching (10.43%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 20.56% 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. Seal Beach is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. One downside of living in Seal Beach, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.07 minutes every day commuting to work. If knowledge is power, Seal Beach is a pretty powerful place. 51.36% of the adults in Seal Beach have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Seal Beach in 2022 was $65,859, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $263,436 for a family of four. However, Seal Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Seal Beach is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Seal Beach home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Seal Beach residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Seal Beach also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.48% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Seal Beach include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Norwegian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Seal Beach's cultural character, accounting for 17.26% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Seal Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
