Imperial Beach is a medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 26,980 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Imperial Beach is the 256th largest community in California.

6.59% of the workforce is employed in the armed forces, making the military a huge focus of life in Imperial Beach. Even though it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy. The Retail and Accomodation industries respectively employ 13.20% and 11.60% of the civilian workforce.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Imperial 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.

Imperial Beach is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Imperial Beach Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Imperial Beach with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 11.65% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Imperial Beach in 2000 was $16,003, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $64,012 for a family of four.

Imperial Beach is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Imperial Beach home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Imperial Beach is White, followed by Asian. Imperial Beach also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 39.78% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Imperial Beach include German, English, Irish, and Italian.

In addition, Imperial Beach has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (20.38%).

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