Beaumont is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 56,349 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Beaumont is the 173rd largest community in California. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Beaumont, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Beaumont, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Beaumont’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Beaumont does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $102,469.00.

Housing costs in Beaumont are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.25% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Beaumont, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.19 minutes every day commuting to work.

The overall education level of Beaumont is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.83% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Beaumont in 2022 was $35,794, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,176 for a family of four. However, Beaumont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Beaumont is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Beaumont home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Beaumont, accounting for 46.23% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Beaumont residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Beaumont include English, German, Irish, Italian, and European.

Beaumont also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.61%.

The most common language spoken in Beaumont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.