Manhattan Beach is a city of 34,210 people in California. That is roughly 106% ahead of the California median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 79% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $2,000,000+, having roughly tripled since 2000. The median household earns $204,306, about 148% above the national median. Renters pay $3,449 a month at the median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $204,306, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
79% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Top-priced homes
median home value $2,000,000+, the Census reporting cap
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Manhattan Beach
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree56.4% → 78.9%(+22.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Asian share4.3% → 13.3%(+9.1 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
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)8.9%(100)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.3%(272)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.2%(372)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.6%(63)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.2%(36)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,121 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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Over time
Manhattan Beach, decade by decade
Manhattan Beach population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
32,063
$162,540
$1,200,037+
56.4%
24.0
2000
33,852
$183,532
$1,220,145
67.6%
32.9
2010
35,135
$189,493
$1,438,572+
73.8%
44.5
2020
35,506
$186,564
$2,424,079+
76.8%
58.3
2024
34,210
$204,306
$2,000,000+
78.9%
58.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
