Imperial Beach, CA Housing Market & City Data
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Housing & Demographic Overview
Key insights about the community
HOUSING DATA (September 2026)
HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW
EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS
EDUCATION
- No Highschool Degree or GED16.1%
- Highschool Education25.0%
- Some College36.9%
- Bachelors Degree14.3%
- Graduate Degree7.6%
- Total College or Above21.9%
- Stem Degree43.1%
GENDER BREAKDOWN
- Male51.7%
- Female48.3%
MARITAL STATUS
- Married36.3%
- Divorced15.2%
- Never Married43.9%
- Widowed4.7%
CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN
CITY DATA
AGE BREAKDOWN
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| Under 18 | 27.5% |
| 19–29 | 17.6% |
| 30–39 | 16.6% |
| 40–49 | 10.5% |
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| 50–59 | 11.6% |
| 60–69 | 8.9% |
| 70–79 | 4.2% |
| 80+ | 2.9% |
WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER
WORKFORCE
ETHNICITY
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Local Discussions
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Neighborhoods in Imperial Beach, CA
Get to know neighborhoods in Imperial Beach, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.
Imperial Beach Terrace ↗
- Median asking price
- $577,000
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 87
DNearby schools · estimated
3.3/10 · 3 schools
South San Diego Park ↗
- Median asking price
- $555,000
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 83
DNearby schools · estimated
3/10 · 3 schools
Seaside Point ↗
- Median asking price
- $825,000
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 70
DNearby schools · estimated
3.3/10 · 3 schools
Holly Park ↗
- Median asking price
- $489,000
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 38
DNearby schools · estimated
3.3/10 · 3 schools
Imperial Beach Park ↗
- Median asking price
- $650,000
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 34
DNearby schools · estimated
3.3/10 · 3 schools
Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.
About these neighborhood estimates
Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.
Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.
Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.