Huntington Beach is a city in Southern California on the coast. The city has an estimated population of 189,992 inhabitants, according to the 2010 US national census. The population is made up of people from many categories, which are summarized below; according to the data published on the fact seeker website, the population with the highest number of toddlers based on race is white people. Furthermore, white people constitute the majority of the population, accounting for 76.7 percent of the total.
In terms of senior adults, fact finder shows that white people have a large proportion of them. In terms of the ethnic groups, the Asians have the highest number of ethnic groups being comprised of 7 ethnic groups
In regard to specific cultures, the non-Hispanic or Latino also have the highest number of population.
Social Characteristics
According to a survey conducted in 2011 to 2015 by the American Community Survey the 5 years estimate data projected that education attainment among high school graduate or higher stood at 92.4 percent. The data is summarized as below
According to the Household by type tract, households with single female have the greatest population totaling to 7,685 households.
Regarding households with two parents, there is a total of 26,729 households with parents a majority of which originate from the white people according to the race tract.
In terms of people living alone, the data reveals that there is total populations of 18,489 who are living alone a majority of them are females totaling to 10,191. Additionally, a population of 4,671 female older adults 65 years is living alone a number greater than females.
Looking at the poverty projections, among the households with female householder and no husband present comprise a section of highest population living below the poverty line.
Economic Characteristics
The employment profile comprises individuals 16 years and above being engaged in various sectors of employment. According to the presented statistics, a total population of 152,059 is involved in the employment sector. The data is summarized as below;
The types of jobs have been split into two, Occupation and Industry.
The commuting workers are also comprised by persons of 16 years and above totaling to 101,300.
The unemployment rate has been estimated to be 2.7% of the total population working.
The income range has been computed as follows;
Housing Profile
According to the presented data, there are 78,003 housing units where 74,285 (95.2 %) housing units are occupied while 3,718 (4.8 %) are vacant. In terms of age, 0.3% of the total housing units were built from the year 2013. A majority of the housing was built in the year 1960 to 1979 comprising 68% of the total housing units. Regarding to the facilities, 99.9% of the housing are complete with plumbing facilities. Other data is presented as follows;
Growth trends
Huntington Beach growth trend is regarding population, infrastructure, and economics. Regarding population, according to the census survey, the population in 2015 was estimated to be 201,899 (DeNavas-Walt, Proctor and Smith, 2010). The population has been projected to continue increasing. Importantly, it is worth mentioning that the increase in population has led to the growth in the percentage number of housing units that will accommodate the increasing number of population.
The expanding population has also contributed to a continuous growth in the level of the economy. For instance, in the past 15 to 20 years, Huntington Beach has experienced a second wave of generation urbanization where the land intensive industrial, processing, and distributive uses have been replaced by the commercial office, retail, and high-tech light industrial uses. As a result, the economic sphere of Huntington Beach has been propelled. The wave of transition has given rise to new businesses that fit the description of the 21st century. In the preceding 10 to 15 years, it is estimated that the city will be transformed regarding economy and infrastructures.
References
DeNavas-Walt, C., Proctor, B. D., & Smith, J. C. (2010). US Census Bureau, current population reports, P60-238. Income, poverty, and health insurance coverage in the United States: 2009.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
