Huntington Beach, CA Population

Overview

198,735

Total Population

43.1

Median age

49.64%

Female population %

101.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

50.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

39,342

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Huntington Beach's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Huntington Beach is 43.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Huntington Beach's population under 18 was 18.65%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Huntington Beach's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.23% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Huntington Beach, 15.15% were under the age of 15, 18.41% aged 15 to 29, 48.22% aged 30 to 64, 16.09% aged 65 to 84, and 2.14% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,431 less females than males in Huntington Beach:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.64% females and 50.36% males in Huntington Beach, CA.
The Huntington Beach, CA gender ratio is 101.5:100 i.e. 101.5 men to 100 women (1.015).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 8,383.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 7,474.

Huntington Beach's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Huntington Beach population: 67.81% are White, 1.19% are Black or African American, 0.46% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 12.86% are Asian, 0.44% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 7.50% are some other race and 9.75% are multiracial.
Huntington Beach's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 39,342 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 159,393 (80.20% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Huntington Beach is White with a population of 134,758 (67.81% of the total population).

Huntington Beach's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 200,580 in the year 2016
From 2000 to 2010, Huntington Beach's population increased by 1,123 (0.59%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Huntington Beach's population increased by 7,330 (3.84%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Huntington Beach's population was lowest in year 2000 at 189,957.