Population

450,469

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$806,600

Owner-occupied units

Long Beach, CA

California · 33.781° N, 118.168° W · 51 sq mi

Long Beach is the 44th largest city on this site, with a population of 450,469 and about 8,890 residents per square mile. The median household earns $87,430 a year, and the median home is worth $806,600.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

51 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

8,890

People per square mile

Rank by population

#44

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#231

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$87,430

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,871

Per month

Homeownership

41.2%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

29.9 min

One way

People

Median age

37.1

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

35.6%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

24.8%

Households

170,927

2.6 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 23.9^%

Professional & business services 13.8^%

Arts, food & hospitality 10.8^%

Retail trade 10.1^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in California

Name

Mark Zuckerberg

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$189B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Palo Alto

Source of wealth

Largest employer in California · private sector

Employer

University of California

Sector

Education

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in California

Company

Apple

Revenue

$391.0B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Cupertino

Ticker

AAPL

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of California

State bird

California Quail

State flower

California Poppy

State capital

Sacramento

Nickname

The Golden State

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