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Huntington Beach, California: commercial real estate data.
Huntington Beach is a Census city of 195,240 people across 26.98 square miles of land, in Orange County. Median household income is $120,919, 55.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 290 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $181.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Huntington Beach
What Huntington Beach is
- Census place typecity
- Land area26.98 sq mi
- Water area1.33 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land7,236
- County holding the largest share of its areaOrange County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Huntington Beach
How many people live in Huntington Beach
- Population195,240
- Median age44.0
- Population under 1834,255
- Share under 1817.5 percent
- Population 65 and over37,904
- Share 65 and over19.4 percent
- Households78,307
- Family households49,669
- Share of households that are families63.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Huntington Beach
Income and work in Huntington Beach
- Median household income$120,919
- Per capita income$64,102
- Civilian labor force109,063
- Employed103,150
- Unemployed5,913
- Unemployment rate5.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over146,018
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher49.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Huntington Beach
- Housing units82,624
- Occupied units78,307
- Vacant units4,317
- Vacancy rate5.2 percent
- Owner occupied43,400
- Renter occupied34,907
- Ownership rate55.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,100,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,510
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.9 percent
- Single family units48,699
- Share single family58.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more31,032
- Share in buildings of two or more37.6 percent
- Mobile homes2,863
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Huntington Beach gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute78,699
- Commuting under 15 minutes16,386
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more35,682
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.3 percent
- Drove alone68.1 percent
- Carpooled6.0 percent
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked1.5 percent
- Worked from home21.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Huntington Beach
SBA loans in Huntington Beach (7(a))
- Approvals290
- Gross approval$181,778,900
- Average approval$626,824
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,795,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported3,072
- Jobs per approval10.6
- Loans with a final outcome54
- Paid in full47
- Charged off7
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans13.0 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.8 percent
- Share to franchises14.8 percent
- Distinct lenders67
- Distinct industries by NAICS137
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Huntington Beach, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Huntington Beach
SBA loans in Huntington Beach (504)
- Approvals98
- Gross approval$87,639,000
- Average approval$894,276
- Median approval$763,500
- Largest approval$4,336,000
- Jobs supported1,110
- Loans with a final outcome32
- Charged off0
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans0.0 percent
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Huntington Beach, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Huntington Beach
Flood risk in Huntington Beach
- NFIP communityCity of Huntington Beach
- NFIP community number065034
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date03/21/19
The City of Huntington Beach participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 065034 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Orange County, not Huntington Beach
Orange County context, not Huntington Beach figures
- Establishments in Orange County106,961
- Covered employment, Orange County1,661,276
- Average annual pay, Orange County$81,403
- Housing units permitted, Orange County6,972
Every figure in this section is published for Orange County as a whole and is not a measurement of Huntington Beach.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Common questions
Huntington Beach questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Huntington Beach, California?
195,240, in 78,307 households. Huntington Beach city covers 26.98 square miles of land, which is 7,236 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Huntington Beach in?
Orange County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Huntington Beach?
$120,919. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,100,000. Median gross rent is $2,510 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Huntington Beach businesses?
290 7(a) approvals totaling $181.8 m since FY2020, across 67 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 98 504 approvals worth $87.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Huntington Beach, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Huntington Beach borrowers get paid back?
Of the 54 loans that have reached a final outcome, 47 were paid in full and 7 charged off, a charge off rate of 13.0 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Huntington Beach in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Huntington Beach appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Huntington Beach, city of, community 065034, carrying Community Rating System class 7, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Huntington Beach figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Orange County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Huntington Beach.
Is zoning published for Huntington Beach?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.