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Long Beach and California Demographic Data Table

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Demographic Quick Facts Long Beach California
Population, 2003 estimate 475,460 35,484,453
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 3.0% 4.8%
Population, 2000 461,522 33,871,648
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 7.4% 13.6%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 8.4% 7.3%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 29.2% 27.3%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 9.1% 10.6%
Female persons, percent, 2000 50.9% 50.2%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 45.2% 59.5%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 14.9% 6.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.8% 1.0%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 12.0% 10.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 1.2% 0.3%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 35.8% 32.4%
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 20.6% 16.8%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 5.3% 4.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5+, 2000 44.2% 39.5%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 72.7% 76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 23.9% 26.6%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 28.7 27.7
Housing units, 2000 171,632 12,214,549
Homeownership rate, 2000 41.0% 56.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $210,000 $211,500
Households, 2000 163,088 11,502,870
Persons per household, 2000 2.77 2.87
Median household income, 1999 $37,270 $47,493
Per capita money income, 1999 $19,040 $22,711
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 22.8% 14.2%

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Business Quick Facts Long Beach California
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 8,217,971 548,864,451
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 1,939,912 263,118,346
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $4,533 $8,167
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 446,575 42,312,641
Total number of firms, 1997 26,283 2,565,734
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 34.8% 28.8%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 27.4% 27.3%

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Geography Quick Facts Long Beach California
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 50 155,959
Persons per square mile, 2000 9,149.8 217.2

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Key:
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.

Source:
U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, 1997 Census of Governments

Last update: 7/19/07

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