Overview
11,780
Total Population
35.9
Median age
50.78%
Female population %
96.9:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
30-34 years
Largest age group
42.9
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
4,228
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Signal Hill's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Signal Hill is 35.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Signal Hill's population under 18 was 20.20%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Signal Hill's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.26% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Signal Hill, 18.74% were under the age of 15, 17.39% aged 15 to 29, 52.61% aged 30 to 64, 10.54% aged 65 to 84, and 0.71% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 184 more females than males in Signal Hill:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.78% females and 49.22% males in Signal Hill, CA.
- The Signal Hill, CA gender ratio is 96.9:100 i.e. 96.9 men to 100 women (0.969).
- For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 718.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 661.
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Race / Ethnicity
Signal Hill's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Signal Hill population: 46.70% are White, 10.53% are Black or African American, 0.28% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 22.39% are Asian, 0.84% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 11.65% are some other race and 7.61% are multiracial.
- Signal Hill's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
- By ethnicity, 4,228 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,552 (64.11% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Signal Hill is White with a population of 5,501 (46.70% of the total population).
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Year by year
Signal Hill's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 11,809 in the year 2020
- From 2000 to 2010, Signal Hill's population increased by 1,585 (16.79%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Signal Hill's population increased by 785 (7.12%), 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, Signal Hill's population was lowest in year 2000 at 9,439.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)