Long Beach

Population: 458,491
Median household income: $83,969
Median home value: $762,200

Located in Los Angeles County, California, Long Beach is a community with a population of 458,491. The median household income of $83,969 is below the Los Angeles County median ($87,760).

From 2019 to 2023, Long Beach's population declined 1.8% from 466,776 to 458,491, while its median home value rose 37.1% from $556,100 to $762,200.

Owners occupy 40.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 36.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 458,491
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $83,969
Median home value: $762,200
Median gross rent: $1,803
Housing units: 181,469
Homeownership rate: 40.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

466,776458,491

Median household income

$63,017$83,969

Median home value

$556,100$762,200

Median gross rent

$1,324$1,803

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	466,776	$63,017	$556,100	$1,324
2020	462,081	$66,410	$584,200	$1,391
2021	466,565	$71,150	$614,900	$1,516
2022	462,293	$78,995	$709,700	$1,698
2023	458,491	$83,969	$762,200	$1,803

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3417.0%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	23,839	5.2%
5 to 17	69,367	15.1%
18 to 24	44,545	9.7%
25 to 34	77,961	17.0%
35 to 44	65,209	14.2%
45 to 54	59,257	12.9%
55 to 64	57,609	12.6%
65 to 74	37,815	8.2%
75 and over	22,889	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	124,894	27.2%
Black or African American	52,644	11.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,116	0.2%
Asian	57,232	12.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2,468	0.5%
Some other race	2,282	0.5%
Two or more races	18,768	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	199,087	43.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.4%

High school graduate17.9%

Some college or associate's28.8%

Bachelor's degree22.3%

Graduate or professional degree12.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	59,025	18.4%
High school graduate	57,559	17.9%
Some college or associate's	92,397	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	71,456	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	40,303	12.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone68.3%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit3.9%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home14.4%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	155,983	68.3%
Carpooled	19,544	8.6%
Public transit	8,938	3.9%
Walked	5,937	2.6%
Bicycle	1,314	0.6%
Worked from home	32,856	14.4%
Other means	3,821	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	33,071	16.9%
15 to 29 min	71,119	36.4%
30 to 44 min	49,920	25.5%
45 to 59 min	17,983	9.2%
60+ min	23,444	12.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 15.0% (67,504 of 451,102)

	Count	Share
Family households	100,482	58.7%
Nonfamily households	70,827	41.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	171,309	94.4%
Vacant	10,160	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	69,994	40.9%
Renter-occupied	101,315	59.1%

1-unit, detached40.4%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units13.8%

5 to 19 units21.8%

20 or more units18.0%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	73,367	40.4%
1-unit, attached	8,324	4.6%
2 to 4 units	24,957	13.8%
5 to 19 units	39,631	21.8%
20 or more units	32,603	18.0%
Mobile home & other	2,587	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0643000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 51 sq mi
Water area: 27 sq mi
Center point: 33.7808, -118.1682

Compare with nearby cities

Other places in Los Angeles County

141