Overview
About Long Beach
Long Beach is a city in California with about 458,491 residents. Long Beach was founded in 1888 and sits in Los Angeles County. The median age is 36.8 and the median household income is $83,969. Homes carry a median value of $762,200, and about 41% of residents own where they live. Hispanic or Latino residents make up the largest share of the population (43.4%). Around 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the typical commute runs about 30 minutes.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).
Who lives here
Demographics
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).
Housing
Property report
Area-level figures. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS (5-year). Parcel-level records coming next.
Education
Schools
Long Beach has 81 public schools — 47 elementary, 14 middle, 19 high.
% of students at or above proficient on state assessments.
Public schools + grade-8 proficiency. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES directory + EDFacts assessments), via Urban Institute.
Safety
Crime
Rate per 100,000 residents/year, Long Beach Police Department, 2023. Source: FBI UCR/NIBRS (Crime Data Explorer).
Environment
Environmental hazards
50 facilities in Long Beach report releasing toxic chemicals to the EPA under the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI).
Facilities reporting to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory. Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts (TRI).
Risk
Natural disaster risk
County-level natural-hazard risk. Source: FEMA National Risk Index.
Context
Neighborhood info
Long Beach is in Los Angeles County — see county-wide risk, demographics, and registry.
Long Beach was founded in 1888 and sits in Los Angeles County. Elevation ~30 m.
17 on the National Register of Historic Places.
Public records
Incarceration records — Los Angeles County
Most-recorded names in Los Angeles County booking & incarceration records:
Names with the most public booking/incarceration records in the county. Source: state & county correctional rosters (first-party).
Registered sex offenders in Long Beach, CA (16)
Public sex-offender registry records for Long Beach, California.
Source: Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW) and state registries. Public record. This information is provided for public awareness. Using it to harass, threaten, or discriminate against any registrant, or for any purpose prohibited by law, is illegal. Verify against the official registry record before relying on it.
Common questions