Humidity & wind
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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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Sunrise & sunset
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Local time
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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
Climate · 2021–2025 average
Clear days 43/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 59/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 0/yr
Days above 90° 4/yr
Below freezing 0/yr
Annual rainfall 16.7in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
August
Average high 80°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 46°F
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
State of California
State bird
California Quail
State flower
California Poppy
State capital
Sacramento
Nickname
The Golden State
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Cities near Long Beach
- Lakewood, CA5 mi · 78,010
- Carson, CA6 mi · 90,808
- Bellflower, CA8 mi · 74,719
- Paramount, CA8 mi · 50,755
- Compton, CA9 mi · 90,500
- Norwalk, CA10 mi · 97,104
- Westminster, CA10 mi · 88,966
- Lynwood, CA10 mi · 63,512
Cities about the same size
- Virginia Beach, VA453,737
- Oakland, CA440,838
- Minneapolis, MN430,324
- Bakersfield, CA422,165
- Tulsa, OK416,209
- Tampa, FL413,554
- Omaha, NE488,797
- Miami, FL489,812
More in California
- Los Angeles3,869,089
- San Diego1,406,106
- San Jose989,814
- San Francisco826,079
- Fresno555,549
- Sacramento536,449
- Oakland440,838
- Bakersfield422,165
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
Meta
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
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.