Long Beach, CA Population

Overview

466,565

Total Population

35.9

Median age

50.76%

Female population %

97:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

42.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

204,649

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Long Beach's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Long Beach is 35.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Long Beach's population under 18 was 21.36%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Long Beach's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.00% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Long Beach, 17.87% were under the age of 15, 22.25% aged 15 to 29, 47.88% aged 30 to 64, 10.49% aged 65 to 84, and 1.52% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 7,047 more females than males in Long Beach:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.76% females and 49.24% males in Long Beach, CA.
The Long Beach, CA gender ratio is 97:100 i.e. 97 men to 100 women (0.970).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 20,584.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 21,891.

Long Beach's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Long Beach population: 47.03% are White, 12.05% are Black or African American, 1.01% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 12.98% are Asian, 0.53% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 17.74% are some other race and 8.65% are multiracial.
Long Beach's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 204,649 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 261,916 (56.14% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Long Beach is White with a population of 219,441 (47.03% of the total population).

Long Beach's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 472,832 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Long Beach's population increased by 296 (0.06%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Long Beach's population increased by 3,137 (0.68%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Long Beach's population was lowest in year 2022 at 451,307.