Seacliff, CA

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2024 Population
3,299
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
44.7
0.224% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
5.52%
8.72% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$130,385
7.01% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$1.14M
5.31% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,071
0.671% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Seacliff, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.7% of the residents in Seacliff, CA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Seacliff, CA was $1.14M, and the homeownership rate was 52.7%.

Most people in Seacliff, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Seacliff, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Seacliff, CA is home to a population of 3.3k people, from which 98.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 7.76% of Seacliff, CA residents were born outside of the country (256 people).

In 2024, there were 6.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.15k people) in Seacliff, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 346 Other (Hispanic) and 267 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.7%
2024 Citizenship
98.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.7% of Seacliff, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Seacliff, CA was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Seacliff, CA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.15k ± 467
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    346 ± 175
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    267 ± 128
16.1%
Hispanic Population
530 people

In 2024, there were 6.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.15k people) in Seacliff, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 346 Other (Hispanic) and 267 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

16.1% of the people in Seacliff, CA are hispanic (530 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Seacliff, CA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,877,888 ± 45,899 people
  2. Philippines
    827,719 ± 22,100 people
  3. China
    695,724 ± 20,296 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,877,888 California residents, followed by Philippines with 827,719 and China with 695,724.

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Foreign-Born Population

7.76%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
256 people
7.63%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
266 people

As of 2024, 7.76% of Seacliff, CA residents (256 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Seacliff, CA was 7.63%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    30 ± 30
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    21 ± 28
  3. Korea
    19 ± 24

Seacliff, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.43 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Seacliff, CA employs 2.07k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Seacliff, CA were Health Care & Social Assistance (369 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (277 people), and Educational Services (274 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($155,057), Public Administration ($130,840), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($127,544).

Employment

Occupations

2.07k
2024 Value
± 354
−0.671%
1 Year decline
± 24.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Seacliff, CA declined at a rate of −0.671%, from 2.09k employees to 2.07k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Seacliff, CA, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (200 people), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (195 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (173 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Seacliff, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.07k
2024 Value
± 354
−0.671%
1 Year decline
± 24.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Seacliff, CA declined at a rate of −0.671%, from 2.09k employees to 2.07k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Seacliff, CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (369 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (277 people), and Educational Services (274 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Seacliff, CA, though some of these residents may live in Seacliff, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$77,269
Median earning men ± $33,233
$59,167
Median earning women ± $29,012

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($155,057), Public Administration ($131,287), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($128,372).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($97,019), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($94,144), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($55,938).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.57%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 51 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Seacliff, CA. Showing the available data for California.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (58.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from California

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for California.
Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.
Adam Schiff
Senator from California1
Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Seacliff, CA was $1.14M in 2024, which is 3.44 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.09M to $1.14M, a 5.31% increase. The homeownership rate in Seacliff, CA is 52.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Seacliff, CA have an average commute time of 24.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Seacliff, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.14M
Median Property Value 2024
±$47,477
$833
Median Property Taxes
±$210

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Seacliff, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Seacliff, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

52.7%
Homeownership
2024
67.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 52.7% of the housing units in Seacliff, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 60%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$130,385
Median Household Income
± $22,672
1.58k
Number of Households
± 290

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.58k households in Seacliff, CA grew to $130,385 from the previous year's value of $121,845.

The following chart displays the households in Seacliff, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Seacliff, CA is from California.
0.493
2024 Wage GINI in California
0.495
2023 Wage GINI in California

In 2024, the income inequality in California was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.424% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (74.5%)
  2. Worked At Home (11.7%)
  3. Carpooled (11.1%)

In 2024, 74.5% of workers in Seacliff, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.7%) and those who carpooled to work (11.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

24.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Seacliff, CA have a shorter commute time (24.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.54% of the workforce in Seacliff, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Seacliff, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Seacliff, CA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.52% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Seacliff, CA (182 out of 3.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Seacliff, CA is White, followed by Two Or More and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

94.3% of the population of Seacliff, CA has health coverage, with 55.1% on employee plans, 10.7% on Medicaid, 16.8% on Medicare, 10.8% on non-group plans, and 0.909% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1,233 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 213 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.8% were men and 49.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.1% under 18 years, 22.8% between 18 and 34 years, 40.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.8% were men and 49.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.67%
Uninsured
55.1%
Employer Coverage
10.7%
Medicaid
16.8%
Medicare
10.8%
Non-Group
0.909%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Seacliff, CA grew by 125% from 2.52% to 5.67%.

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