Huntington Beach, California demographics

Huntington Beach, CA demographics: median age 44.0; 49.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Huntington Beach city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0636000. The survey estimates a population of 195,240 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Huntington Beach is 44.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.8 years. There are 78,307 households (±1,286). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	44.0 ±0.8	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 195,240
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	34,255 ±1,669	17.5% ±0.9 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	42,203 ±1,874	21.6% ±1.0 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	80,878 ±2,392	41.4% ±1.2 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	37,904 ±1,549	19.4% ±0.8 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 195,240
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	97,101 ±1,414	49.7% ±0.7 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	98,139 ±1,428	50.3% ±0.7 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 195,240
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	122,585 ±3,024	62.8% ±1.5 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,631 ±733	1.3% ±0.4 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,158 ±272	0.6% ±0.1 pp	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	25,563 ±1,771	13.1% ±0.9 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	851 ±362	0.4% ±0.2 pp	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	11,611 ±1,523	5.9% ±0.8 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	30,841 ±2,393	15.8% ±1.2 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 195,240
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	158,471 ±2,038	81.2% ±1.0 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	36,769 ±2,036	18.8% ±1.0 pp	40.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 78,307
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	37,493 ±1,046	47.9% ±1.1 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	4,287 ±572	5.5% ±0.7 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	7,889 ±807	10.1% ±1.0 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	21,132 ±1,353	27.0% ±1.7 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	7,506 ±698	9.6% ±0.9 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 78,307
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	18,734 ±751	23.9% ±0.9 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	59,573 ±1,822	76.1% ±2.0 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 78,307
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	21,132 ±1,353	27.0% ±1.7 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	28,368 ±1,317	36.2% ±1.6 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	13,175 ±989	16.8% ±1.2 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	10,276 ±645	13.1% ±0.8 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	3,939 ±467	5.0% ±0.6 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	863 ±196	1.1% ±0.2 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	554 ±177	0.7% ±0.2 pp	2.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 195,240
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	160,789 ±1,639	82.4% ±0.8 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	34,451 ±1,646	17.6% ±0.8 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 186,051
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	140,304 ±2,161	75.4% ±1.1 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	17,798 ±1,362	9.6% ±0.7 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	1,219 ±581	0.7% ±0.3 pp	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	1,175 ±389	0.6% ±0.2 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	1,480 ±483	0.8% ±0.3 pp	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	4,410 ±845	2.4% ±0.5 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	871 ±271	0.5% ±0.1 pp	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	2,444 ±480	1.3% ±0.3 pp	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	8,778 ±1,201	4.7% ±0.6 pp	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	1,198 ±337	0.6% ±0.2 pp	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	3,430 ±805	1.8% ±0.4 pp	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	2,565 ±795	1.4% ±0.4 pp	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	379 ±213 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 146,018
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	8,748 ±885	6.0% ±0.6 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	23,659 ±1,298	16.2% ±0.9 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	29,038 ±1,385	19.9% ±0.9 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	13,059 ±1,158	8.9% ±0.8 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	45,757 ±2,071	31.3% ±1.4 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	25,757 ±1,472	17.6% ±1.0 pp	14.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 193,201
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	169,755 ±1,724	87.9% ±0.9 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	14,279 ±1,362	7.4% ±0.7 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	4,978 ±803	2.6% ±0.4 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	2,586 ±582	1.3% ±0.3 pp	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	1,603 ±700	0.8% ±0.4 pp	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.6% of Huntington Beach residents (±0.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 95.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Huntington Beach	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.6% ±0.6 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	95.9% ±2.2 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.9% ±0.4 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Huntington Beach . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

Read Huntington Beach housing and cost context or return to the city profile.