Long Beach city, CA

Los Angeles CA County

Pop. 455,548 | Income $78,995 | Home $709,700

Deep BlueHigh Wildfire RiskPoor Air QualityUnaffordable

Safety & Crime

FBI UCR + Mapping Police Violence

Homicide Rate (2025)6.1per 100K

Assault Rate (2025)414.2per 100K

Hate Crimes17438.2/100K

Police-Involved Deaths122.63/100K (2020-2026)

FBI UCR Crime Data (2020-2025)

Offense	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Homicide	36 (7.8)	0 (0.0)	37 (8.3)	27 (6.1)	37 (8.3)	27 (6.1)
Assault	1,344 (290.5)	0 (0.0)	1,540 (344.1)	1,794 (403.7)	1,811 (407.7)	1,840 (414.2)
Robbery	721 (155.8)	0 (0.0)	711 (158.9)	827 (186.1)	1,009 (227.1)	759 (170.9)
Rape	242 (52.3)	1 (0.2)	207 (46.2)	182 (41.0)	208 (46.8)	172 (38.7)
Motor Vehicle Theft	2,780 (600.9)	0 (0.0)	3,120 (697.2)	3,870 (870.8)	4,402 (990.9)	3,246 (730.7)
Burglary	2,554 (552.0)	0 (0.0)	2,156 (481.7)	2,345 (527.6)	3,174 (714.5)	1,826 (411.1)
Larceny	7,373 (1593.6)	0 (0.0)	6,544 (1462.2)	7,767 (1747.7)	8,189 (1843.4)	6,202 (1396.1)

Parentheses = rate per 100,000. 2021 data unavailable.

Hate Crimes by Bias Category

Category	Count	%
Race/Ethnicity	98	56.3%
Sexual Orientation	50	28.7%
Religion	15	8.6%
Gender Identity	11	6.3%

TOP OFFENSE TYPES

Offense	Count	%
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property	64	36.8%
Aggravated Assault	58	33.3%
Simple Assault	40	23.0%
Intimidation	20	11.5%
Robbery	6	3.4%

TOP LOCATIONS

Location	Count	%
Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk	60	34.5%
Residence/Home	36	20.7%
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage	16	9.2%
Park/Playground	13	7.5%
Other/Unknown	9	5.2%

Police-Involved Deaths (2020-2026)

Total Incidents12

Rate2.63/100K

CAUSE OF DEATH

Cause	Count	%
Gunshot	10	83.3%
Gunshot,Other	1	8.3%
Vehicle	1	8.3%

ARMED STATUS

Status	Count	%
Unknown	6	50.0%
Allegedly Armed	6	50.0%

Environment & Hazards

FEMA NRI + EPA TRI + EPA SDWIS + EPA AQS

FEMA Risk Score100.0Very High

Air Quality7.5/100Poor

Water Quality100/100Excellent

Toxic Facilities381.6M lbs

Disaster Decl.33Since 2015

Property Hazards

Major Hazards

Earthquake$4565.7M annual loss

Very High

Wildfire$155.2M annual loss

Very High

Tornado$18.3M annual loss

High

Coastal Flooding$5.2M annual loss

High

Lifestyle Hazards

Heat WaveHigh

DroughtLow

Winter WeatherModerate

Air Quality (2025)

Score

7.5/100

Very Poor

System

LONG BEACH UTILITIES

Good (0-50)

155

Moderate (51-100)

Unhealthy (101+)

Unhealthy Breakdown

LevelDays

Sensitive Groups59

Unhealthy29

Very Unhealthy1

AQI Statistics

Max:201

P90:151

Median:77

Primary Pollutant Days

PollutantDays

Ozone172

PM2.587

PM1011

Water Quality

Overall Score

100/100Excellent

Water System

LONG BEACH UTILITIES DEPARTMENT

Serves 466,772 people

Violations

Total

Health-Based

Open

EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) - Top Chemicals

38Facilities

1.6M lbsTotal

40.0K lbsAir

0 lbsLand

23Carcinogen Fac.

30HAP Fac.

Chemical	CAS #	Released	Facilities	Flags
Nickel	7440-02-0	738.8KK	3	Carcinogen, HAP
Cobalt	7440-48-4	376.8KK	2	Carcinogen, HAP
Chromium	7440-47-3	260.5KK	3	HAP
Propylene	115-07-1	124.0KK	3	--
Naphthalene	91-20-3	43.5KK	15	Carcinogen, HAP
Xylene (mixed isomers)	1330-20-7	9.3KK	15	HAP
Ammonia	7664-41-7	8.4KK	6	--
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene	95-63-6	6.5KK	16	--
Toluene	108-88-3	6.1KK	14	HAP
Methanol	67-56-1	4.5KK	8	HAP

Top Toxic Release Facilities

Facility	Address	Industry	Air	Total	Key Chemicals
CLEAN HARBORS WILMINGTON LLC	1737 E DENNI ST	Administrative & Support Services	0K	1.9MK lbs	Ethylene glycol, Toxaphene, Lead compounds
CERTIFIED ALLOY PRODUCTS INC	3245 CHERRY AVE	Primary Metal Manufacturing	310K	1.4MK lbs	Nickel, Cobalt, Chromium
PENNZOIL-QUAKER STATE CO (DBA SOPUS PRODUCTS LALP)	1926 E PACIFIC COAST HWY	Petroleum & Coal Products	0K	325.4KK lbs	Zinc compounds
PHILLIPS 66 LOS ANGELES REFINERY WILMINGTON PLANT	1660 W ANAHEIM ST	Petroleum & Coal Products	269.2KK	288.9KK lbs	Methanol, Styrene, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
INEOS POLYPROPYLENE LLC	2384 E 223RD ST	Chemical Manufacturing	19.0KK	264.0KK lbs	Propylene
ULTRAMAR INC WILMINGTON REFINERY	2402 E. ANAHEIM STREET	Petroleum & Coal Products	146.7KK	212.5KK lbs	1,3-Butadiene, Cyclohexane, Styrene
AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC.	700 N HENRY FORD AVE	Chemical Manufacturing	10.1KK	206.1KK lbs	n-Hexane, Methanol, Ammonia
US BORAX INC.	300 FALCON ST	Chemical Manufacturing	1.3KK	102.5KK lbs	Zinc compounds
SOLVAY USA INC	20851 S SANTA FE AVE	Chemical Manufacturing	137K	99.1KK lbs	Benzyl chloride, Epichlorohydrin, Propylene oxide
EQUILON CARSON TERMINAL	20945 S WILMINGTON AVE	Other Industry	23.2KK	24.0KK lbs	Benzene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Certain glycol ethers

Public Health

CDC PLACES 2023

Overall Health Score54/100Fair

Obesity26%

No Health Insurance11.6%

No Annual Checkup71.1%

Chronic Disease Prevalence

Obesity

26.4%

High Blood Pressure

28.6%

Arthritis

19.8%

Diabetes

11.4%

Asthma

9.3%

Heart Disease

5.0%

COPD

4.8%

Stroke

3.0%

Risk Behaviors & Access

RISK BEHAVIORS

Sleep <7 Hours

35.2%

Physical Inactivity

24.8%

Binge Drinking

16.3%

Current Smoking

11.3%

HEALTHCARE ACCESS

No Annual Checkup

71.1%

No Dental Visit

61.6%

No Health Insurance

11.6%

MENTAL HEALTH

Depression

20.3%

Poor Mental Health

16.8%

Education & Schools

Urban Institute Education Data Portal

Housing & Affordability

Census ACS 2022

Median Income$78,995

Median Home Value$709,700

Price/Income Ratio8.98Unaffordable

Monthly Owner Cost$2,808w/ mortgage

Cost Burden

RENTERS

Burdened (>30%)

53.0%

Severe (>50%)

26.8%

HOMEOWNERS

Burdened (>30%)

40.5%

Severe (>50%)

17.3%

Housing Stock & Market

Total Units180,015

Vacancy5.5%Balanced

Owner Occupied41.2%70,363 units

Renter Occupied58.8%100,564 units

HOUSING AGE

Pre-1950

34.9%

Pre-1978 (Lead Risk)

70.2%

2010+ (Modern)

2.1%

Tax & Costs

Median Rent$1,698

Property Tax (Annual)$4,606

Effective Tax Rate0.65%of home value

HOUSING TYPE

Single-Family

44.8%

Multi-Family

53.9%

Home Value Distribution

Market Analysis

Entry-Level

4%< $100K

Entry-market accessible inventory

Mid-Market

14%$100K - $500K

Typical owner-occupied price band

Premium

83%$500K+

High-end & Luxury inventory share

Market Depth

Inventory share by price segment

<$10K

1.5%

$10-50K

0.7%

$50-100K

1.3%

$100-150K

0.7%

$150-200K

0.4%

$200-250K

0.8%

$250-300K

0.6%

$300-400K

3.7%

$400-500K

7.5%

$500-750K

26.1%

$750K-1M

29.3%

$1-1.5M

19.2%

$1.5-2M

4.6%

$2M+

3.5%

Market Snapshot:

Luxury-skewed market with limited entry-level inventory.

Internet & Broadband

Ookla + FCC BDC

RatingVery Good

Avg Download347.6Mbps

Avg Upload157.0Mbps

Speed Tests29,0202025-Q4

Fixed Broadband Providers (9)

Provider	Residential %	Business %
AT&T Inc.	0.7%	0.3%
Charter Communications	0.9%	0.2%
Frontier Communications Corporation	0.7%	0.1%
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	0.8%	0.8%
EchoStar Corporation	1.0%	1.0%
Verizon Communications Inc.	0.5%	0.2%
Viasat, Inc.	1.0%	1.0%
Starry, Inc.	0.2%	0.0%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	1.0%	1.0%

Mobile Broadband (4)

Provider	Residential %	Business %
AT&T Inc.	0.7%	0.7%
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	0.7%	0.6%
Verizon Communications Inc.	1.0%	1.0%
Dish Network Corporation	1.0%	1.0%

Political Landscape

MIT Election Lab + FEC

LeanD+32.9%Purple (Swing)

Trend Since 2020-11.2%more Democratic

Turnout 2024818.5%

Total Donations$1.08M2,211 donors

Secular %99%

Election History (2000-2024)

Year	Dem %	Rep %	Margin
2024	64.8%	31.9%	D+32.9%
2020	71.0%	26.9%	D+44.2%
2016	71.8%	22.4%	D+49.3%
2012	69.7%	27.8%	D+41.9%
2008	69.2%	28.8%	D+40.4%
2004	63.1%	35.6%	D+27.5%
2000	63.5%	32.4%	D+31.1%

DONOR SKEW

Donors are 26.5% more Republican than voters

2024 Presidential Election

Democrat

64.8%Harris

Republican

31.9%Trump

Turnout818.5%

MarginD+32.9%

Demographics & Census

Census ACS 5-Year

Population

455,548

Median Age

37.0

In Labor Force

249,639

Unemployed

16,318

Below Poverty

14.6%

Race & Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino43.8%

White38.3%

Other20.4%

Two or More Races16.4%

Asian13.1%

Black/African American11.8%

Median Earnings by Education

Less than High School$31,757

High School Graduate$41,042

Some College or Associate's$48,344

Bachelor's Degree$73,566

Graduate or Professional$101,009

Median Age

37.0

1.9yr younger than US avg

US avg: 38.9

Primary Life Stage

Prime Workforce

Ages 35–54 are largest group

27.5% of population

Working-Age Share

66.6%

High productive capacity

Ages 18–64

Household Income Distribution

Economic class profile — share of households by income range

Low Income28.6%<$50K

Middle Class46.2%$50K–$150K

High Income25.2%$150K+

Low Income (<$50K)Middle Class ($50K–$150K)High Income ($150K+)

Commute

(~32 min avg)🏠 16.2% Work from Home

How people get to work & how long it takes

How People Get to Work

🚗Private Vehicle#190.7%

🚌Public Transit4.6%

⚙️Other3.7%

🚼Walked0.7%

🚲Bicycle0.3%

90.7%commute by car (solo or carpool)

5.6%use car-free alternatives (transit, bike, walk)

How Long Does It Take?

<20 min

20–44 min

45–89 min

90+ min

Typical American commute times.

Heating Fuel Type

Utility Gas

104,610

Bottled/Tank/LP Gas

2,486

Electricity

50,920

Fuel Oil/Kerosene

117

Coal or Coke

Wood

217

Solar Energy

652

Other Fuel

198

No Fuel Used

11,705

Government Finances

Census Gov

REVENUE (2023)

$235.0M

N/A per capita

Property Tax

N/A

Sales Tax

N/A

EXPENDITURE

$44.6M

N/A per capita

Police

Fire

$93.9M

Education

Other

DEBT & ASSETS

$3191.2M

N/A per capita

Long-term Debt

N/A

Securities

$17.0M

Cash

$37.1M

Data Source: US Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2024
Last Updated: 4/4/2026
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