Huntington Beach is a relatively large coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 194,310 people and 45 associated neighborhoods, Huntington Beach is the 23rd largest community in California.

Huntington Beach home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but Huntington Beach real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Huntington Beach has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Huntington Beach telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.58% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One thing that you will notice about Huntington Beach is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Huntington Beach a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

Huntington Beach is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Huntington Beach is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Huntington Beach, the average commute to work is 30.77 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The education level of Huntington Beach ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Huntington Beach, 46.66% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Huntington Beach in 2022 was $60,654, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $242,616 for a family of four. However, Huntington Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Huntington Beach is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Huntington Beach home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Huntington Beach residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Huntington Beach also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.73% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Huntington Beach include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Huntington Beach's cultural character, accounting for 16.28% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Huntington Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.