Long Beach, CA Profile

Long Beach, CA, population 474,014, 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 this decade the population of Long Beach has grown by about 3%.

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	30.80
	Males	30.30
	Females	31.20

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	16.00%	Under 20:	16.00%
20 to 40	16.00%	20 to 40:	17.00%
40 to 60	11.00%	40 to 60:	11.00%
Over 60	5.00%	Over 60:	7.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	461,522	N/A
2001	465,580	0.88%
2002	470,561	1.07%
2003	475,288	1.00%
2004	475,753	0.10%
2005	474,014	-0.37%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$37,270

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	726
2002	758
2003	750
2004	781
2005	709
2006	715

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murder, Man-Slaughter	49	67	49	48	42	41
Forcible Rape	125	144	136	137	104	134
Robbery	1,417	1,505	1,411	1,533	1,403	1440
Aggravated Assault	1,822	1,910	1,983	2,037	1,850	1805

Property Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	3,202
2002	3,276
2003	3,105
2004	3,017
2005	2,815
2006	2,672

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Burglary	3,232	3,405	3,003	3,245	2,955	2896
Larceny, Theft	7,876	8,530	8,072	7,437	6,808	6598
Motor Vehicle Theft	3,946	3,742	3,748	3,826	3,743	3284
Arson	267	253	217	190	123	103