Housing density: 2,403 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $809,547.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,732 (lower quartile is $1,421, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,942
Median gross rent in Imperial Beach, CA in 2022: $1,872
Housing units in Imperial Beach with a mortgage: 1,819 (247 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 194 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 55
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $119,714
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $103,368
Median monthly housing costs: $1,858
Compare current foreclosures near Imperial Beach, CA:
2,762 married couples with children.
2,159 single-parent households (738 men, 1,421 women).
55.3% of residents of Imperial Beach speak English at home.
38.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
3.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (15% speak English well, 68% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
Foreign born population: 4,452 (17.1%)
(45.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
Percentage of workers working in this county: 97.9% Number of people working at home: 1,298 (9.7% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 308
5 to 9 minutes: 750
10 to 14 minutes: 937
15 to 19 minutes: 1,926
20 to 24 minutes: 2,114
25 to 29 minutes: 1,096
30 to 34 minutes: 1,979
35 to 39 minutes: 296
40 to 44 minutes: 838
45 to 59 minutes: 675
60 to 89 minutes: 639
90 or more minutes: 224
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 2,927 (55.9%)
Carpooled: 496 (9.5%)
Bus: 72 (1.4%)
Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 7 (0.1%)
Taxi: 5 (0.1%)
Bicycle: 74 (1.4%)
Walked: 475 (9.1%)
Worked at home: 1,298 (24.8%)
Unemployment by race in 2022
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
2.8%Males
5.9%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
15.4%Females
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
2.8%Females
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
11.3%Males
Unemployment rate for other race residents
3.6%Males
2.7%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
4.1%Males
4.1%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
5.2%Males
6.6%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Imperial Beach, California
1,4352010 or later
7482000 to 2009
8211990 to 1999
1,6221980 to 1989
1,1861970 to 1979
1,020Before 1970
First ancestries reported:
American: 564 (3.5%)
Irish: 507 (3.1%)
English: 446 (2.7%)
German: 352 (2.2%)
European: 238 (1.5%)
Italian: 137 (0.8%)
French: 129 (0.8%)
Scottish: 120 (0.7%)
Arab: 102 (0.6%)
Polish: 93 (0.6%)
Dutch: 76 (0.5%)
French Canadian: 59 (0.4%)
Czech: 50 (0.3%)
Iranian: 48 (0.3%)
Scotch-Irish: 44 (0.3%)
Iraqi: 39 (0.2%)
Russian: 37 (0.2%)
Lithuanian: 36 (0.2%)
Brazilian: 33 (0.2%)
Welsh: 32 (0.2%)
Macedonian: 29 (0.2%)
Norwegian: 25 (0.2%)
Syrian: 20 (0.1%)
British: 19 (0.1%)
Canadian: 19 (0.1%)
Hungarian: 18 (0.1%)
Haitian: 17 (0.1%)
Swedish: 16 (0.10%)
Greek: 13 (0.08%)
Croatian: 11 (0.07%)
Danish: 8 (0.05%)
Slovak: 8 (0.05%)
Scandinavian: 6 (0.04%)
African: 5 (0.03%)
Northern European: 4 (0.02%)
Slavic: 2 (0.01%)
Finnish: 2 (0.01%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico
Imperial Beach:
70.6% (3,145)
California:
37.2% (3,881,193)
Philippines
Imperial Beach:
14.8% (659)
California:
7.8% (818,297)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 15,006
Other state: 6,047
Northeast: 1,332
Midwest: 1,639
South: 1,644
West: 1,421
86.6% of Imperial Beach residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 40.2% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 43.9% lived in California.
Imperial Beach:
86.6%
State average:
88.9%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 148
Nursery to 4th grade: 40
5th and 6th grade: 109
7th and 8th grade: 56
9th grade: 100
10th grade: 82
11th grade: 94
12th grade, no diploma: 360
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,826
Less than 1 year of college: 799
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,606
Associate degree: 606
Bachelor's degree: 1,241
Master's degree: 413
Professional school degree: 83
Doctorate degree: 39
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 167
Nursery to 4th grade: 71
5th and 6th grade: 147
7th and 8th grade: 50
9th grade: 223
10th grade: 31
11th grade: 314
12th grade, no diploma: 222
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,093
Less than 1 year of college: 735
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,328
Associate degree: 669
Bachelor's degree: 1,621
Master's degree: 484
Professional school degree: 41
Doctorate degree: 147
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 4,184
One, attached: 1,222
Two: 270
3 or 4: 914
5 to 9: 1,305
10 to 19: 1,497
20 to 49: 476
50 or more: 273
Mobile homes: 89
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 23
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.7%
House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago