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Beaumont

California · 60,835 residents (2025 est.) · 30.3 sq mi
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Beaumont is home to 56,266 people in California. The population has more than tripled since 2000, adding 44,882 people. Few US cities rank higher on income. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. This skews young, with a median age of 35.5. About 27% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 196%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
56,266
+394%since 2000
from 11,384 in 2000
60,835 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,855 / sq mi
+99%since 2009
from 932 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
35.5
+17%since 2000
from 30.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
30.3 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
5K19K33K47K61K19902000201020202024Beaumont
202456K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 58.4%(4,699)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 98%(4,485)
US avg: 6%
10 to 148.4%(4,750)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.8%(3,848)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.8%(3,275)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.4%(6,388)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4416%(8,989)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.4%(6,409)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 648.7%(4,906)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.1%(5,121)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.9%(2,743)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.2%(653)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$107,118
+98%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $29,721 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$38,913
+175%since 2000
from $14,141 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
65.8%
+25.1 ptssince 2009
from 40.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.0%
−10.2 ptssince 2000
from 20.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.384
+2%since 2010
from 0.377 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance9.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical7.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade7.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade6.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services4.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration2.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.7%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.7%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$503,500
+196%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $93,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,681
+89%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $489 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
80.8%
+26.8 ptssince 2000
from 54.0% in 2000
19.2% rent
Vacancy rate
1.8%
−8.4 ptssince 2009
from 10.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
3.17 people
+7%since 2009
from 2.97 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
32.0%
−16.6 ptssince 2009
from 48.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
51.8%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 55.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.7
−4%since 2009
from 4.9 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
57
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic55.6%(6,334)
Black2.7%(304)
Hispanic / Latino36.2%(4,122)
Asian1.6%(187)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic33.8%(18,991)
Black8.1%(4,585)
Hispanic / Latino46.8%(26,325)
Asian6.8%(3,837)
Other4.5%(2,528)
Diversity Score
82
+5%since 2009
from 77 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican40.4%(22,729)
Central American1.9%(1,089)
Puerto Rican0.9%(502)
Salvadoran0.7%(400)
Peruvian0.7%(374)
Guatemalan0.5%(297)
Cuban0.5%(274)
Bolivian0.3%(192)
Nicaraguan0.3%(171)
Spaniard0.3%(141)
Honduran0.2%(106)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Colombian0.2%(103)
Dominican0.2%(95)
Costa Rican0.2%(95)
Ecuadorian0.1%(38)
Argentine0%(17)
Asian origin
Filipino3.3%(1,850)
Asian Indian1.1%(643)
Chinese0.9%(531)
Vietnamese0.6%(310)
Korean0.3%(157)
Japanese0.3%(146)
Nepalese0.1%(60)
Taiwanese0%(22)
Cambodian0%(18)
Pacific Islander origin
Fijian0.2%(87)
Guamanian0.1%(51)
Samoan0.1%(43)
Chamorro0%(18)
Ancestry
German7.5%(4,207)
English6.8%(3,808)
Irish5.5%(3,090)
Italian3.2%(1,822)
American2.4%(1,340)
French1.4%(762)
Scottish1.2%(667)
Norwegian1%(581)
Arab1%(569)
Polish0.9%(517)
Dutch0.7%(373)
+ 30 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.6%(361)
Portuguese0.4%(203)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(197)
Nigerian0.3%(152)
Romanian0.3%(143)
British0.2%(119)
Russian0.2%(115)
Hungarian0.2%(109)
Austrian0.2%(102)
Greek0.2%(99)
Welsh0.1%(78)
Armenian0.1%(70)
Swiss0.1%(68)
Ukrainian0.1%(65)
Jordanian0.1%(64)
Slovene0.1%(58)
Danish0.1%(39)
Australian0.1%(37)
Serbian0.1%(37)
Canadian0.1%(33)
Belgian0%(17)
Israeli0%(12)
Egyptian0%(11)
Lebanese0%(11)
Turkish0%(10)
Czech0%(8)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
27.4%
+18.5 ptssince 2000
from 8.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.0%
+20.7 ptssince 2000
from 69.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
11.2%
+7.8 ptssince 2000
from 3.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
35.7 min
+99%since 2000
from 17.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
76.4%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 80.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.9%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 11.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.4%
+7.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.9%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 4.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.9%
−2.5 ptssince 2011
from 7.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
62.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2011
from 62.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.7%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 71.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
19.9%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 21.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
40.9%
+10.4 ptssince 2009
from 30.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.1%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 47.5% in 2009
Female
51.9%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 52.5% in 2009
Foreign born
14.1%
−4.3 ptssince 2009
from 18.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.3%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 10.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.1%
+3.6 ptssince 2012
from 7.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.5%
−8.0 ptssince 2013
from 12.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.2%
+7.2 ptssince 2017
from 86.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 98.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
90.8%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 88.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
69.8%
+2.2 ptssince 2016
from 67.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
23.8%
+1.0 ptssince 2016
from 22.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married33.4%(6,798)
Married57%(11,591)
Widowed1.9%(378)
Divorced7.7%(1,571)
Women 15+
Never married31.7%(6,962)
Married51.8%(11,390)
Widowed6.3%(1,395)
Divorced10.2%(2,247)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.5%
−8.0 ptssince 2013
from 12.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
59.7%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 60.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.1%
+5.7 ptssince 2020
from 9.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.5%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 14.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
20.7%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 21.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 1.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
69.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 69.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
34.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 34.3% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)21.5%(712)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.7%(653)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37%(1,222)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.1%(104)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.6%(54)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,307 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Beaumont, California?

Beaumont, California has about 56,266 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Beaumont, California?

The typical household in Beaumont, California earns about $107,118 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Beaumont, California expensive?

In Beaumont, California, the median home is worth about $503,500, and the typical rent is about $1,681 a month.

How educated are people in Beaumont, California?

About 27.4% of adults age 25 and over in Beaumont, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Beaumont, California?

About 10.0% of people in Beaumont, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Beaumont, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Beaumont, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 46,581 residents, a change of about 481 percent over that period.

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