Seaside, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 33,797 (Urban population: 33,785, Rural population: 12 (all nonfarm))

Seaside, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 11,005 (9,841 occupied: 4,328 owner occupied, 5,513 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	56%
State:	43%

Housing density: 1247 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: $1,022 (lower quartile is $831, upper quartile is $1,400)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,238

Median gross rent in Seaside, CA in 2007: $1,107

Housing units in Seaside with a mortgage: 2,999 (442 second mortgage, 262 home equity loan, 26 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 864

Seaside,CA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $600,275 (it was $232,200 in 2000)

Seaside:	$600,275
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $532,846 - $616,971

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $503,443
Here: $503,443
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $744,568
Here: $744,568
State: $541,123

In 2-unit structures: $686,741
Here: $686,741
State: $702,713

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $463,002
Here: $463,002
State: $512,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $301,879
Here: $301,879
State: $482,470

Mobile homes: $51,786
Here: $51,786
State: $59,450

Household type by relationship

Households: 31,618

In family households: 28,353 (5,527 male householders, 1,955 female householders)
5,611 spouses, 10,049 children (9,415 natural, 192 adopted, 442 stepchildren), 917 grandchildren, 848 brothers or sisters, 281 parents, 1,582 other relatives, 1,583 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,265 (1,133 male householders (772 living alone)), 1,257 female householders (1,008 living alone)), 875 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 168 (82 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,165 2-persons, 1,732 3-persons, 1,612 4-persons, 860 5-persons, 511 6-persons, 602 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,780 1-person, 478 2-persons, 84 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.

6,145 married couples with children.
1,857 single-parent households (571 men, 1,286 women).

56.4% of residents of Seaside speak English at home.
29.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (29% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
4.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
9.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 9,921 (31.2%)
(30.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.2
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Seaside, California:
	1 room: 24 2 rooms: 192 3 rooms: 434 4 rooms: 602 5 rooms: 1,401 6 rooms: 971 7 rooms: 456 8 rooms: 191 9 or more rooms: 57

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Seaside, California:
	1 room: 354 2 rooms: 726 3 rooms: 817 4 rooms: 1,230 5 rooms: 1,454 6 rooms: 626 7 rooms: 182 8 rooms: 103 9 or more rooms: 21

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 22
1995 to 1998: 46
1990 to 1994: 261
1980 to 1989: 872
1970 to 1979: 2,016
1960 to 1969: 3,999
1950 to 1959: 2,469
1940 to 1949: 881
1939 or earlier: 439

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Seaside:
	no bedroom: 38 1 bedroom: 433 2 bedrooms: 1,043 3 bedrooms: 2,333 4 bedrooms: 446 5 or more bedrooms: 35

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Seaside:
	no bedroom: 496 1 bedroom: 1,145 2 bedrooms: 1,865 3 bedrooms: 1,751 4 bedrooms: 234 5 or more bedrooms: 22

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Seaside in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 153 1 vehicle: 1,327 2 vehicles: 1,828 3 vehicles: 647 4 vehicles: 257 5 or more vehicles: 116

Cars and other vehicles available in Seaside in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 569 1 vehicle: 2,375 2 vehicles: 2,022 3 vehicles: 477 4 vehicles: 42 5 or more vehicles: 28

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

Less than $10,000: 5
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 2
$25,000 to $29,999: 19
$30,000 to $34,999: 22
$35,000 to $39,999: 21
$40,000 to $49,999: 39
$50,000 to $59,999: 24
$60,000 to $69,999: 23
$70,000 to $79,999: 23
$80,000 to $89,999: 13
$90,000 to $99,999: 18
$100,000 to $124,999: 17
$125,000 to $149,999: 12
$150,000 to $174,999: 3
$175,000 to $199,999: 12
$200,000 to $249,999: 52
$250,000 to $299,999: 65
$300,000 to $399,999: 412
$400,000 to $499,999: 816
$500,000 to $749,999: 1845
$750,000 to $999,999: 896
$1,000,000 or more: 273

Seaside rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Seaside:

Less than $100: 32 people
$100 to $149: 14
$150 to $199: 9
$200 to $249: 21
$250 to $299: 33
$300 to $349: 43
$350 to $399: 27
$400 to $449: 61
$450 to $499: 76
$500 to $549: 73
$550 to $599: 79
$600 to $649: 95
$650 to $699: 121
$700 to $749: 192
$750 to $799: 150
$800 to $899: 476
$900 to $999: 595
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,103
$1,250 to $1,499: 690
$1,500 to $1,999: 471
$2,000 or more: 70
No cash rent: 1,349

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,471 1990 to 1994: 2,348 1985 to 1989: 2,033 1980 to 1984: 922 1975 to 1979: 760 1970 to 1974: 254 1970 to 1974: 180 1965 to 1969: 953

Seaside, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.4%
Number of people working at home: 271 (1.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 212
5 to 9 minutes: 1453
10 to 14 minutes: 2637
15 to 19 minutes: 3669
20 to 24 minutes: 2429
25 to 29 minutes: 737
30 to 34 minutes: 1439
35 to 39 minutes: 96
40 to 44 minutes: 155
45 to 59 minutes: 377
60 to 89 minutes: 300
90 or more minutes: 169

Seaside mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 9,609 (69%)
Carpooled: 2,458 (18%)
Bus or trolley bus: 755 (5%)
Railroad: 21 (0%)
Taxi: 11 (0%)
Motorcycle: 38 (0%)
Bicycle: 204 (1%)
Walked: 329 (2%)
Other means: 248 (2%)
Worked at home: 271 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 628
$10,000 to $14,999: 561
$15,000 to $19,999: 586
$20,000 to $24,999: 760
$25,000 to $29,999: 819
$30,000 to $34,999: 729
$35,000 to $39,999: 687
$40,000 to $44,999: 521
$45,000 to $49,999: 673
$50,000 to $59,999: 1097
$60,000 to $74,999: 1070
$75,000 to $99,999: 971
$100,000 to $124,999: 437
$125,000 to $149,999: 162
$150,000 to $199,999: 109
$200,000 or more: 62

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 17892

German: 1744

Irish: 1056

English: 990

United States or American: 960

Italian: 729

French (except Basque): 319

Norwegian: 235

Scotch-Irish: 225

European: 213

Portuguese: 211

Subsaharan African:: 162

Dutch: 158

Swedish: 150

Scottish: 141

African: 134

Polish: 120

Hungarian: 120

Greek: 112

Danish: 110

British: 97

Welsh: 90

Russian: 88

Swiss: 84

French Canadian: 81

Austrian: 56

Canadian: 42

Czech: 41

Slovak: 34

Serbian: 32

Finnish: 30

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 29

Romanian: 26

Arab:: 23

Nigerian: 22

Jamaican: 21

Belgian: 19

Iranian: 19

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 17

Croatian: 16

Yugoslavian: 16

Brazilian: 16

Ukrainian: 16

Lithuanian: 15

Australian: 14

Turkish: 14

Scandinavian: 12

German Russian: 11

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 8

Slavic: 8

Northern European: 8

Iraqi: 7

Pennsylvania German: 7

Other Arab: 6

South African: 6

Arab/Arabic: 6

Maltese: 5

Czechoslovakian: 5

Moroccan: 4

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

Mexico (59%)
Philippines (13%)
El Salvador (5%)
Vietnam (4%)
Melanesia (3%)
Germany (3%)
Japan (2%)

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

This state: 12613
Northeast: 1232
Midwest: 1888
South: 4050
West: 1372

51% of Seaside residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 329
Nursery to 4th grade: 124
5th and 6th grade: 532
7th and 8th grade: 305
9th grade: 398
10th grade: 163
11th grade: 230
12th grade, no diploma: 579
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,199
Less than 1 year of college: 616
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,525
Associate degree: 576
Bachelor's degree: 1,172
Master's degree: 417
Professional school degree: 89
Doctorate degree: 51

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 392
Nursery to 4th grade: 256
5th and 6th grade: 508
7th and 8th grade: 338
9th grade: 343
10th grade: 310
11th grade: 263
12th grade, no diploma: 555
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,204
Less than 1 year of college: 718
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,406
Associate degree: 662
Bachelor's degree: 1,138
Master's degree: 338
Professional school degree: 83
Doctorate degree: 12

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 6.1%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 29.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 1.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.1%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 10.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 6.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 7.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 9.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $50,862
Black householders: $50,925
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $43,012
Asian householders: $60,115
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $58,660
Some other race householders: $49,019
Two or more races householders: $48,046
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $45,791

Seaside household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Seaside household income for Black householders

Seaside household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Seaside household income for Asian householders

Seaside household income for Some other race householders

Seaside household income for Two or more races householders

Seaside household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Seaside marital status for males

Seaside marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $640,086
Black or African American householders: $566,151
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $404,061
Asian householders: $634,140
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $651,203
Some other race householders: $581,662
Two or more races householders: $670,333
Hispanic or Latino householders: $521,686

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,107
One, attached: 2,279
Two: 485
3 or 4: 444
5 to 9: 520
10 to 19: 441
20 to 49: 141
50 or more: 156
Mobile homes: 432

Median worth of mobile homes: $41,011

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Seaside:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (81%) Electricity (16%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (70%) Electricity (27%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 305

Here:	6.8%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 86

Here:	4.9%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 250

Here:	15.8%
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)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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