曼哈顿海滨市坐落在洛杉矶的西南方太平洋的海边。这里是著名的世界沙滩排球和冲浪比赛的场地，每年的八月这里都举办世界沙滩排球决赛和国际冲浪比赛。曼哈顿海滨城市的房价（每平方尺价格）一直高居在全美房价排名榜。2014年11月洛杉矶时报报道这里的房价平均值是2百20万美金。

2010年人口普查报告，曼哈顿海滨市的人口有3万5千人，人口密度每平方英里8千9百人（每平方公里3千4百人）。白人3万（84.5%），290非裔美国人（0.8%), 亚裔3千（8.6%), 其他族裔占6.1%。

曼哈顿海滨市由于美丽的沙滩，高质量的学校以及通往洛杉矶市中心便利的交通吸引了很多体育明星和娱乐界名人居住在这里。这里的海滩被评为美国6个最美海滩之一。这里也被评为最佳美食海滨城市。

Manhattan Beach is an affluent coastal city located in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, USA. The city is on the Pacific coast, south of El Segundo, and north of Hermosa Beach. Manhattan Beach is one of the three Beach Cities in the South Bay and has one public high school, Mira Costa High School. Manhattan Beach is a hotspot for beach volleyball and surfing.

Manhattan Beach residential housing prices are consistently at or near the most expensive per square foot in the nation. A November 23, 2014 L.A. Times article cited the median sales price of a home in the City of Manhattan Beach at $2.2 Million. The 2013 Dataquick study revealed that more homes sold for $1 million+ in Manhattan Beach than any other City in California including La Jolla, Newport Beach, Beverly Hills, Montecito, Orinda, Atherton, Pacific Palisades, Bel-Air, Malibu, Newport Coast and others.

The Manhattan Beach Unified School District has test scores ranked #3 in the State of California according to California Department of Education statistics. Forbes Magazine ranked Manhattan Beach Unified as the sixth best School District in the U.S.

 The 2010 United States Census reported that Manhattan Beach had a population of 35,135. The population density was 8,914.7 people per square mile (3,442.0/km²). The racial makeup of Manhattan Beach was 29,686 (84.5%) White (79.3% Non-Hispanic White),^[26] 290 (0.8%) Black or African American (U.S. Census), 59 (0.2%) Native American, 3,023 (8.6%) Asian, 49 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 409 (1.2%) from other races, and 1,619 (4.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2,440 persons (6.9%).

Many high profile individuals in the sports and entertainment industry live in Manhattan Beach due to its oceanfront desirability, top performing school district, and commuting distance to Los Angeles. GQ Magazine named Manhattan Beach one of the nation’s six best beaches in their July 2014 issue. Manhattan Beach was also named the best beach in the nation for “food” citing the city’s excellent dining scene.

Every August, the city hosts the Manhattan Beach Open Volleyball Tournament and the International Surf Festival.