Humidity & wind
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Population
191,451
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$1,100,000
Owner-occupied units
Huntington Beach, CA
California · 33.698° N, 118.004° W · 27 sq mi
Huntington Beach is a city in California, with a population of 191,451 and about 7,016 residents per square mile. The median household earns $120,919 a year, and the median home is worth $1,100,000.
Conditions
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Sunrise & sunset
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
27 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
7,016
People per square mile
Rank by population
#141
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#502
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$120,919
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$2,510
Per month
Homeownership
55.4%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
28.4 min
One way
People
Median age
44
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
49%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
17.6%
Households
78,307
2.48 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 23.1%
Professional & business services 14.5%
Manufacturing 11%
Retail trade 10.1%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of California
State bird
California Quail
State flower
California Poppy
State capital
Sacramento
Nickname
The Golden State
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Cities near Huntington Beach
- Fountain Valley, CA3 mi · 55,508
- Westminster, CA4 mi · 88,966
- Garden Grove, CA6 mi · 170,455
- Costa Mesa, CA6 mi · 108,881
- Santa Ana, CA7 mi · 315,586
- Newport Beach, CA9 mi · 81,977
- Orange, CA10 mi · 138,365
- Long Beach, CA11 mi · 450,469
Cities about the same size
- Tempe, AZ190,571
- Brownsville, TX192,957
- Akron, OH189,691
- Clarksville, TN188,829
- Chattanooga, TN194,144
- Fort Lauderdale, FL188,677
- Montgomery, AL195,300
- Providence, RI195,310
More in California
- Los Angeles3,869,089
- San Diego1,406,106
- San Jose989,814
- San Francisco826,079
- Fresno555,549
- Sacramento536,449
- Oakland440,838
- Bakersfield422,165
Wealthiest person in California
Name
Mark Zuckerberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$189B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Palo Alto
Source of wealth
Meta
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in California · private sector
Employer
University of California
Sector
Education
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in California
Company
Apple
Revenue
$391.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Cupertino
Ticker
AAPL
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.