Manhattan Beach, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 36,605 (All urban)

Manhattan Beach, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 15,094 (14,536 occupied: 9,440 owner occupied, 5,096 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	35%
State:	43%

Housing density: 3838 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,924 (lower quartile is $1,332, upper quartile is $2,797)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $2,445

Median gross rent in Manhattan Beach, CA in 2007: $1,998

Housing units in Manhattan Beach with a mortgage: 6,982 (698 second mortgage, 913 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,888

Manhattan Beach,CA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $1,959,182 (it was $669,800 in 2000)

Manhattan Beach:	$1,959,182
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $1,385,168 - $2,103,931

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $1,616,483
Here: $1,616,483
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $1,781,411
Here: $1,781,411
State: $541,123

In 2-unit structures: $1,963,352
Here: $1,963,352
State: $702,713

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,717,206
Here: $1,717,206
State: $512,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,091,066
Here: $1,091,066
State: $482,470

Mobile homes: $345,978
Here: $345,978
State: $59,450

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $37,500
Here: $37,500
State: $63,652

Household type by relationship

Households: 34,025

In family households: 25,766 (6,815 male householders, 1,670 female householders)
7,495 spouses, 8,715 children (8,210 natural, 308 adopted, 197 stepchildren), 224 grandchildren, 150 brothers or sisters, 100 parents, 235 other relatives, 362 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 8,259 (3,110 male householders (2,177 living alone)), 2,896 female householders (2,059 living alone)), 2,253 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 14 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,633 2-persons, 1,912 3-persons, 2,071 4-persons, 658 5-persons, 182 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,236 1-person, 1,423 2-persons, 282 3-persons, 52 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 5 6-persons.

6,372 married couples with children.
901 single-parent households (230 men, 671 women).

88.3% of residents of Manhattan Beach speak English at home.
4.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
3.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 3,107 (9.1%)
(59.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Manhattan Beach, California:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 67 3 rooms: 343 4 rooms: 600 5 rooms: 1,940 6 rooms: 2,134 7 rooms: 1,690 8 rooms: 1,237 9 or more rooms: 1,422

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Manhattan Beach, California:
	1 room: 257 2 rooms: 671 3 rooms: 1,061 4 rooms: 1,392 5 rooms: 908 6 rooms: 462 7 rooms: 192 8 rooms: 77 9 or more rooms: 76

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 145
1995 to 1998: 511
1990 to 1994: 880
1980 to 1989: 1,947
1970 to 1979: 1,890
1960 to 1969: 2,293
1950 to 1959: 4,344
1940 to 1949: 1,978
1939 or earlier: 1,106

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Manhattan Beach:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 258 2 bedrooms: 1,827 3 bedrooms: 4,375 4 bedrooms: 2,103 5 or more bedrooms: 870

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Manhattan Beach:
	no bedroom: 304 1 bedroom: 1,545 2 bedrooms: 2,082 3 bedrooms: 903 4 bedrooms: 250 5 or more bedrooms: 12

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Manhattan Beach in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 198 1 vehicle: 2,041 2 vehicles: 5,042 3 vehicles: 1,661 4 vehicles: 401 5 or more vehicles: 97

Cars and other vehicles available in Manhattan Beach in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 188 1 vehicle: 2,439 2 vehicles: 1,948 3 vehicles: 380 4 vehicles: 104 5 or more vehicles: 37

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Manhattan Beach, CA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 1
$60,000 to $69,999: 5
$70,000 to $79,999: 2
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 13
$125,000 to $149,999: 9
$150,000 to $174,999: 15
$175,000 to $199,999: 6
$200,000 to $249,999: 6
$250,000 to $299,999: 27
$300,000 to $399,999: 60
$400,000 to $499,999: 87
$500,000 to $749,999: 131
$750,000 to $999,999: 452
$1,000,000 or more: 9394

Manhattan Beach rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Manhattan Beach:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 3
$250 to $299: 6
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 5
$500 to $549: 15
$550 to $599: 22
$600 to $649: 20
$650 to $699: 17
$700 to $749: 18
$750 to $799: 45
$800 to $899: 39
$900 to $999: 166
$1,000 to $1,249: 585
$1,250 to $1,499: 827
$1,500 to $1,999: 1,078
$2,000 or more: 2,561
No cash rent: 95

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 454 1990 to 1994: 285 1985 to 1989: 412 1980 to 1984: 341 1975 to 1979: 391 1970 to 1974: 229 1970 to 1974: 211 1965 to 1969: 784

Manhattan Beach, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.1%
Number of people working at home: 1,139 (6.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 361
5 to 9 minutes: 1816
10 to 14 minutes: 2319
15 to 19 minutes: 2306
20 to 24 minutes: 2104
25 to 29 minutes: 772
30 to 34 minutes: 2054
35 to 39 minutes: 714
40 to 44 minutes: 1155
45 to 59 minutes: 2601
60 to 89 minutes: 1348
90 or more minutes: 341

Manhattan Beach mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 16,075 (84%)
Carpooled: 1,312 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 49 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 5 (0%)
Taxi: 12 (0%)
Motorcycle: 14 (0%)
Bicycle: 60 (0%)
Walked: 240 (1%)
Other means: 117 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,139 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 446
$10,000 to $14,999: 298
$15,000 to $19,999: 189
$20,000 to $24,999: 315
$25,000 to $29,999: 187
$30,000 to $34,999: 378
$35,000 to $39,999: 389
$40,000 to $44,999: 431
$45,000 to $49,999: 363
$50,000 to $59,999: 1037
$60,000 to $74,999: 1183
$75,000 to $99,999: 1963
$100,000 to $124,999: 1746
$125,000 to $149,999: 1129
$150,000 to $199,999: 1686
$200,000 or more: 2751

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 5396

German: 4397

English: 3119

Irish: 2971

Italian: 2265

United States or American: 1566

Russian: 1047

Polish: 759

Swedish: 731

French (except Basque): 665

Scotch-Irish: 661

Scottish: 660

European: 605

Norwegian: 597

Dutch: 341

Greek: 267

Iranian: 258

British: 246

Hungarian: 238

Arab:: 203

Danish: 200

Eastern European: 188

French Canadian: 180

Welsh: 163

Austrian: 147

Canadian: 138

Swiss: 123

Portuguese: 119

Ukrainian: 112

Armenian: 108

Yugoslavian: 103

Egyptian: 100

Finnish: 94

Czech: 92

Czechoslovakian: 89

Northern European: 86

Scandinavian: 86

Latvian: 76

Subsaharan African:: 67

Slovak: 63

Lithuanian: 55

Belgian: 53

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 51

Romanian: 49

Croatian: 49

Lebanese: 48

Brazilian: 45

Israeli: 40

Syrian: 38

Serbian: 37

Other Subsaharan African: 36

Turkish: 35

Jamaican: 27

Australian: 24

Slavic: 20

Estonian: 17

Basque: 16

Macedonian: 16

African: 16

Afghan: 14

Arab/Arabic: 11

Alsatian: 10

Haitian: 10

U.S. Virgin Islander: 9

Ugandan: 8

South African: 7

Slovene: 7

Maltese: 7

Iraqi: 6

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Canada (11%)
United Kingdom (10%)
Iran (5%)
Germany (4%)
Taiwan (4%)
Mexico (4%)
Philippines (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 17438
Northeast: 4091
Midwest: 4557
South: 2490
West: 1940

57% of Manhattan Beach residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 12
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 22
7th and 8th grade: 20
9th grade: 29
10th grade: 58
11th grade: 59
12th grade, no diploma: 162
High school graduate (or equivalency): 744
Less than 1 year of college: 353
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,307
Associate degree: 613
Bachelor's degree: 4,805
Master's degree: 2,473
Professional school degree: 1,405
Doctorate degree: 482

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 26
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 32
7th and 8th grade: 57
9th grade: 15
10th grade: 77
11th grade: 43
12th grade, no diploma: 180
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,284
Less than 1 year of college: 689
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,527
Associate degree: 807
Bachelor's degree: 4,960
Master's degree: 1,754
Professional school degree: 788
Doctorate degree: 279

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.1%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 13.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 2.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $131,594
Black householders: $95,342
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $97,132
Asian householders: $140,923
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $111,774
Some other race householders: $96,162
Two or more races householders: $109,799
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $78,753

Manhattan Beach household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Manhattan Beach household income for Black householders

Manhattan Beach household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Manhattan Beach household income for Asian householders

Manhattan Beach household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Manhattan Beach household income for Some other race householders

Manhattan Beach household income for Two or more races householders

Manhattan Beach household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Manhattan Beach marital status for males

Manhattan Beach marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $1,983,166
Black or African American householders: $1,503,170
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $780,104
Asian householders: $1,919,986
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $515,681
Some other race householders: $1,795,672
Two or more races householders: $1,076,701
Hispanic or Latino householders: $1,763,204

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 10,191
One, attached: 1,347
Two: 1,535
3 or 4: 1,097
5 to 9: 411
10 to 19: 265
20 to 49: 150
50 or more: 65
Mobile homes: 23
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Median worth of mobile homes: $872,364

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Manhattan Beach:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (92%) Electricity (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (85%) Electricity (12%) No fuel used (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 356

Here:	10.1%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 119

Here:	8.6%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 225

Here:	22.7%
California:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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