Seaside is a medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 31,786 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Seaside is the 228th largest community in California.

The armed forces are a huge part of the life in Seaside, employing 6.28% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Accomodation and Retail industries employ 20.75% and 11.82% of the civilian workforce, respectively.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Seaside are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Seaside Information and Demographics

The population of Seaside overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 14.96%. Of adults 25 and older in Seaside, 17.52% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Seaside in 2000 was $15,183, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $60,732 for a family of four.

Seaside is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Seaside home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Seaside is White, followed by African-American. Seaside also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 34.48% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Seaside include German, Irish, English, and Italian.

In addition, Seaside has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (31.21%).

The most common language spoken in Seaside is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.