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Neighborhood Profile

Imperial Beach Real Estate

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Imperial Beach is about 20 miles south of downtown San Diego, just south of Coronado, which it connects to via the Silver Strand, and a few miles north of the Mexican border.

Imperial Beach boasts that it is the most southwesterly community in the U.S.  Located 20 miles south of San Diego, just north of Tijuana, the community was started originally as a beach retreat for residents of Imperial Valley in 1887, hence the name.
 
The area has had a long pier for fishing since 1909 when the original pier was built to house machiner that generated electricity from wave action.  The "Edwards Wave Motor" was not very successful and was dismantled shortly after it was installed.  The pier has been destroyed several times by wave action.  The last time it was replaced was 1988.

Imperial Beach is known for some of the best sand in the country.  The community holds the annual U.S. Open Sandcastle Competition with contestants from all over the country.  The sandcastles are intricate marvels of transitory architecture.

There are two wildlife sanctuaries and a state park in the area. The Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge, the Tijuana River National Estuarine Sanctuary and Border Field State Park provide recreational opportunities.

The city incorporated in 1956 becoming the 10th city in San Diego County. 

Area Statistics

Demographics Details Imperial Beach
91932 		California National
Population
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 25,869 37,274,313 305,316,813
Population Change Since 1990 -3.00% 25.00% 23.00%
Population Density 3,809 228 N/A
Male 12,919 18,651,537 150,510,358
Female 12,950 18,622,776 154,806,455
Never Married 6,270 8,677,018 64,637,695
Married 8,599 14,319,521 127,444,321
Separated 1,556 2,022,610 12,786,810
Widowed 878 1,605,121 15,653,044
Divorced 2,495 2,748,669 23,462,677
Number of households
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 8,934 12,358,701 113,634,428
Average Household Size 3.00 3.00 3.00
Median Age
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 28.70 33.93 35.89

Income and Jobs Details Imperial Beach
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Median Household Income
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 $43,896 $59,386 $52,683
Average household Income $56,856 $82,999 $68,953
Per capita income $20,053 $28,446 $26,464
Median Disposable Income $37,937 $49,289 $44,384
Average Total Household Expenditure
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 $47,603 $61,204 $53,788
Sales Tax Rate 7.75% N/A N/A
White Collar Jobs
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 81.41% 78.53% 77.74%
Blue Collar Jobs
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 18.59% 21.47% 22.26%

Ethnicity Details Imperial Beach
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White 17,695 22,309,044 224,453,567
African American 1,186 2,254,414 37,869,650
Hispanic 11,575 13,776,689 47,315,892
Native American, Eskimo, Aleut 232 246,114 2,340,063
Asian / Pacific Islander 2,117 4,735,904 14,030,291
Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 205 164,967 570,472
Other 4,434 7,563,870 26,052,770

Education Details Imperial Beach
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Less than 9th Grade 1,414 2,478,313 12,483,769
Some High School 1,527 2,050,552 17,561,471
High School Graduate 4,524 5,773,092 61,595,298
Some College 3,808 4,645,100 38,173,701
Associate Degree 1,317 1,863,096 15,535,305
Bachelors Degree 1,746 4,565,703 35,327,843
Graduate Degree 782 2,532,639 20,540,943

Climate Details Imperial Beach
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Average January High Temperature 68.50ºF 55.03ºF N/A
Average January Low Temperature 46.10ºF 35.19ºF N/A
Average July High Temperature 76.10ºF 87.41ºF N/A
Average July Low Temperature 64.00ºF 56.48ºF N/A
Annual Precipitation 9.95 25.51 N/A