Seal 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 24,283 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Seal Beach is the 277th largest community in California.

Seal Beach is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 90.95% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Seal Beach is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Seal Beach who work in management occupations (16.17%), sales jobs (14.24%), and office and administrative support jobs (12.26%).

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

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

A very large number of seniors call Seal Beach home: people 65 and over are 37.24% of the population. Because of the prominence of the retirement community, this is good place for the over-65 crowd to settle, as many of the city's services and social community are geared to this demographic.

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

As is often the case in a small city, Seal Beach doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Seal Beach Information and Demographics

The education level of Seal Beach citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 37.85% of adults in Seal Beach have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Seal Beach in 2000 was $34,589, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $138,356 for a family of four.

Seal Beach is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Seal Beach home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Seal Beach is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Seal Beach include German, English, Irish, Italian, Russian, Polish, Scottish, and Dutch.

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