{
  "reviewedAt": "2026-10-20",
  "geography": "Huntington Beach city, California",
  "source": "https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/huntingtonbeachcitycalifornia",
  "disclaimer": "Dated Census estimates and historical business data; not current conditions or council performance grades. ACS sampling uncertainty applies; margins of error are not shown.",
  "facts": [
    {
      "topic": "Residents",
      "question": "How many people live here?",
      "value": "191,451",
      "period": "July 1, 2025 estimate",
      "note": "Population is down 3.7% from the 2020 estimates base. This is not the same series as a comparison of decennial census counts.",
      "responsibility": "City planning; regional economy",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/huntingtonbeachcitycalifornia",
      "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau"
    },
    {
      "topic": "Residents",
      "question": "How many households call HB home?",
      "value": "78,307",
      "period": "ACS 2020–2024",
      "note": "Average household size is 2.48 people. Five-year estimates pool observations; they are not a current headcount.",
      "responsibility": "City services; Census measurement",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/huntingtonbeachcitycalifornia",
      "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau"
    },
    {
      "topic": "Housing",
      "question": "What does renting cost?",
      "value": "$2,510",
      "period": "ACS 2020–2024",
      "note": "Median monthly gross rent includes applicable utilities. It is not today’s advertised asking rent.",
      "responsibility": "City land use; state law; private market",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/huntingtonbeachcitycalifornia",
      "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau"
    },
    {
      "topic": "Housing",
      "question": "How common is homeownership?",
      "value": "55.4%",
      "period": "ACS 2020–2024",
      "note": "Share of occupied housing units that are owner occupied; not the share of all people who own a home.",
      "responsibility": "City land use; state law; private market",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/huntingtonbeachcitycalifornia",
      "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau"
    },
    {
      "topic": "Housing",
      "question": "What are owner-occupied homes worth?",
      "value": "$1.10m",
      "period": "ACS 2020–2024",
      "note": "Median reported value, not a current sales-price index. Values and housing costs vary across the city.",
      "responsibility": "Private market; city land use",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/huntingtonbeachcitycalifornia",
      "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau"
    },
    {
      "topic": "Economy",
      "question": "What is typical household income?",
      "value": "$120,919",
      "period": "ACS 2020–2024 · 2024 dollars",
      "note": "Median household income is not individual pay. Do not divide median rent by this figure to estimate renter cost burden.",
      "responsibility": "Regional economy; state and federal policy",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/huntingtonbeachcitycalifornia",
      "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau"
    },
    {
      "topic": "Economy",
      "question": "How much retail activity is recorded?",
      "value": "$4.67bn",
      "period": "Economic Census 2022",
      "note": "Retail sales of $4,672,920,000. Sales are not city tax revenue; this is a historical business snapshot.",
      "responsibility": "Businesses; city economic development",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/huntingtonbeachcitycalifornia",
      "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau"
    },
    {
      "topic": "Transportation",
      "question": "How long is the commute?",
      "value": "28.4 min",
      "period": "ACS 2020–2024",
      "note": "Mean travel time for workers age 16+ who did not work from home; not a measure of every trip or transit reliability.",
      "responsibility": "City streets; OCTA; Caltrans",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/huntingtonbeachcitycalifornia",
      "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau"
    },
    {
      "topic": "Education",
      "question": "How many adults have a bachelor’s degree?",
      "value": "49.0%",
      "period": "ACS 2020–2024",
      "note": "Adults age 25+ with a bachelor’s degree or higher. This is resident attainment, not a school performance score.",
      "responsibility": "School and college districts; individual circumstances",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/huntingtonbeachcitycalifornia",
      "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau"
    },
    {
      "topic": "Health & access",
      "question": "How many households have broadband?",
      "value": "95.9%",
      "period": "ACS 2020–2024",
      "note": "Households with a broadband subscription; this does not measure connection speed or affordability.",
      "responsibility": "Providers; state and federal programs; city access",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/huntingtonbeachcitycalifornia",
      "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau"
    },
    {
      "topic": "Health & access",
      "question": "What share report a disability?",
      "value": "7.0%",
      "period": "ACS 2020–2024",
      "note": "People under age 65 with a disability. This excludes older residents and is not the city’s total disability prevalence.",
      "responsibility": "County health; city accessibility; state programs",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/huntingtonbeachcitycalifornia",
      "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau"
    },
    {
      "topic": "Residents",
      "question": "How many residents are veterans?",
      "value": "7,909",
      "period": "ACS 2020–2024",
      "note": "Civilian veterans; a five-year estimate rather than a count of current service members.",
      "responsibility": "Federal VA; county services; local access",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/huntingtonbeachcitycalifornia",
      "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau"
    }
  ]
}