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Seal Beach, California: commercial real estate data.
Seal Beach is a Census city of 24,722 people across 11.30 square miles of land, in Orange County. Median household income is $85,964, 76.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 23 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $11.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Seal Beach
What Seal Beach is
- Census place typecity
- Land area11.3 sq mi
- Water area0.52 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,187
- 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.
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How many people live in Seal Beach
- Population24,722
- Median age61.5
- Population under 183,196
- Share under 1812.9 percent
- Population 65 and over10,805
- Share 65 and over43.7 percent
- Households12,837
- Family households6,120
- Share of households that are families47.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Seal Beach
- Median household income$85,964
- Per capita income$68,110
- Civilian labor force9,742
- Employed9,287
- Unemployed455 plus or minus 141
- Unemployment rate4.7 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over20,562
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher51.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree21.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Seal Beach
- Housing units14,632
- Occupied units12,837
- Vacant units1,795
- Vacancy rate12.3 percent
- Owner occupied9,827
- Renter occupied3,010
- Ownership rate76.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$486,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,649
- Annual rent as a share of median income37.0 percent
- Single family units8,406
- Share single family57.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6,136
- Share in buildings of two or more41.9 percent
- Mobile homes90 plus or minus 58
- Median year structure built1966
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Seal Beach gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,821
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,093
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,879
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.2 percent
- Drove alone67.1 percent
- Carpooled3.2 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.2 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home25.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Seal Beach
SBA loans in Seal Beach (7(a))
- Approvals23
- Gross approval$11,272,700
- Average approval$490,117
- Median approval$255,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$892,000
- Largest approval$2,868,700
- Jobs supported208
- Jobs per approval9.0
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Paid in full7
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more8.7 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders14
- Distinct industries by NAICS20
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Seal Beach, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Seal Beach
SBA loans in Seal Beach (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$10,389,000
- Average approval$2,077,800
- Median approval$1,276,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported164
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Seal Beach, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Seal Beach
Flood risk in Seal Beach
- NFIP communityCity of Seal Beach
- NFIP community number060233
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/21/19
The City of Seal Beach participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060233 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Orange County, not Seal Beach
Orange County context, not Seal 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 Seal 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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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Seal Beach questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Seal Beach, California?
24,722, in 12,837 households. Seal Beach city covers 11.30 square miles of land, which is 2,187 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Seal 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 Seal Beach?
$85,964. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $486,800. Median gross rent is $2,649 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Seal Beach businesses?
23 7(a) approvals totaling $11.3 m since FY2020, across 14 lenders, median approval $255,000, plus 5 504 approvals worth $10.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Seal Beach, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Seal Beach borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Seal Beach. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Seal Beach in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Seal Beach appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Seal Beach, city of, community 060233, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Seal 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 Seal Beach.
Is zoning published for Seal Beach?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.