Long Beach, CA Profile

Long Beach, CA, population 462,604, is located in California's Los Angeles county, about 9.9 miles from Torrance and 11.2 miles from Norwalk.

Through the 90's Long Beach's population has grown by about 7%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Long Beach has grown by about 3%. Since 2005 Long Beach's population has declined by about 1%.

Long Beach's property crime levels tend to be about the same as California's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Long Beach tend to be higher than California's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	49%
	Females	51%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	45%
	African American	15%
	Native American	1%
	Asian	12%
	Hawaiian	1%
	Other/Mixed	26%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	5.00%	Over 60:	7.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	461,544	N/A
2001	464,650	0.67%
2002	468,408	0.81%
2003	471,482	0.66%
2004	470,620	-0.18%
2005	467,851	-0.59%
2006	463,723	-0.88%
2007	459,925	-0.82%
2008	460,138	0.05%
2009	462,604	0.54%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$37,270

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	726
2002	758
2003	750
2004	781
2005	709
2006	715
2007	723
2008	676
2009	681
2010	588

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	49	125	1,417	1,822
2002	67	144	1,505	1,910
2003	49	136	1,411	1,983
2004	48	137	1,533	2,037
2005	42	104	1,403	1,850
2006	41	134	1440	1805
2007	42	138	1506	1740
2008	40	120	1487	1511
2009	40	131	1381	1609
2010	32	134	1202	1352

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	3,202
2002	3,276
2003	3,105
2004	3,017
2005	2,815
2006	2,672
2007	2,738
2008	2,781
2009	2,725
2010	2,518

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	3,232	7,876	3,946
2002	3,405	8,530	3,742
2003	3,003	8,072	3,748
2004	3,245	7,437	3,826
2005	2,955	6,808	3,743
2006	2896	6598	3284
2007	2905	7214	2860
2008	3080	7039	2872
2009	3116	7166	2361
2010	2929	6524	2189