Moving to Imperial Beach, California
Population: 26,992. Estimated population in July 2024: 26,374 (-2.3% change)
Males: 13,475 (49.9%), Females: 13,517 (50.1%)
San Diego County
Zip codes: 91932.
Demographics
Median resident age: 28.6 years
Median household income: $35,882
Median house value: $171,700
Population by Race
Races in Imperial Beach:
- White Non-Hispanic (43.5%)
- Hispanic (40.1%)
- Other race (17.8%)
- Two or more races (6.5%)
- Black (5.3%)
- Filipino (5.3%)
- American Indian (2.1%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.6%)
- Japanese (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (10.9%), Irish (6.7%), English (6.3%), Italian (4.0%), United States (3.9%), French (2.3%).
Elevation: 20 feet
Land area: 4.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Imperial Beach
- High school or higher: 77.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 12.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Imperial Beach city
- Never married: 31.6%
- Now married: 47.3%
- Separated: 3.8%
- Widowed: 4.4%
- Divorced: 12.8%
20.4% Foreign born (13.9% Latin America, 5.3% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +335 (+1.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Imperial Beach:
- PARADISE VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; NATIONAL CITY, CA)
- SHARP CORONADO HOSPITAL AND HLTHCR CTR (about 9 miles; CORONADO, CA)
- VILLA VIEW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Imperial Beach:
- NORTH ISLAND NAS /HALSEY FIELD/ (about 10 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Abbreviation: NZY)
- SAN DIEGO INTL-LINDBERGH FLD (about 12 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Abbreviation: SAN)
- MC CLELLAN-PALOMAR (about 39 miles; CARLSBAD, CA; Abbreviation: CRQ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Imperial Beach:
- IMPERIAL BEACH NOLF (REAM FLD) (about 1 miles; IMPERIAL BEACH, CA; Abbreviation: NRS)
- BROWN FIELD MUNI (about 11 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Abbreviation: SDM)
- MONTGOMERY FIELD (about 16 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Abbreviation: MYF)
Amtrak station near Imperial Beach:
- 11 miles: SAN DIEGO (1050 KETTNER BLVD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Imperial Beach:
- COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING SYSTEMS INC (Location: 497 11TH ST STE 4; Private, not-for-profit)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Imperial Beach:
- SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE (about 6 miles; CHULA VISTA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 9,533)
- SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 10,902)
- POINT LOMA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,587)
- SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 25,831)
- UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO (about 15 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,311)
- SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE (about 16 miles; SAN DIEGO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 10,769)
- GROSSMONT COLLEGE (about 19 miles; EL CAJON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 9,607)
Schools
Public high school in Imperial Beach:
- MAR VISTA SENIOR HIGH (Students: 2,296; Location: 505 ELM AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Imperial Beach:
- IMPERIAL BEACH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 40; Location: 631 12TH ST; Grades: PK – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Imperial Beach:
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY (Students: 724; Location: 1290 EBONY AVE.; Grades: KG – 06)
- ONEONTA ELEMENTARY (Students: 642; Location: 1311 TENTH ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
- IMPERIAL BEACH ELEMENTARY (Students: 630; Location: 650 IMPERIAL BEACH BLVD.; Grades: KG – 06)
- BAYSIDE ELEMENTARY (Students: 476; Location: 490 EMORY ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
- WEST VIEW ELEMENTARY (Students: 361; Location: 525 THIRD ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
Private primary/middle school in Imperial Beach:
- ST JAMES LUTHERAN PRESCH & KDG (Students: 76; Location: 866 IMPERIAL BEACH BLVD; Grades: PK – KG)