Hermosa Beach is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 18,442 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Hermosa Beach is the 327th largest community in California.

Hermosa Beach is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 93.53% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Hermosa Beach is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hermosa Beach who work in management occupations (17.52%), sales jobs (16.94%), and business and financial occupations (8.84%).

Of important note, Hermosa Beach is also a city of artists. Hermosa Beach has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Hermosa Beach's character.

Also of interest is that Hermosa Beach has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Hermosa Beach, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Hermosa Beach is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Hermosa Beach are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

One downside of living in Hermosa Beach, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.81 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Even though Hermosa Beach is a smaller city, it has many people who hop on public transportation - mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

Hermosa Beach Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Hermosa Beach. 67.63% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Hermosa Beach in 2000 was $54,244, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $216,976 for a family of four. However, Hermosa Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Hermosa Beach home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Hermosa Beach is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hermosa Beach include German, Irish, English, Italian, Russian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Hermosa Beach is English. Some people also speak Spanish.