Long Beach, California demographics

Long Beach, CA demographics: median age 37.1; 35.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Long Beach city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0643000. The survey estimates a population of 455,548 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Long Beach is 37.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.4 years. There are 170,927 households (±2,093). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	37.1 ±0.4	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 455,548
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	90,522 ±2,601	19.9% ±0.6 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	121,250 ±2,915	26.6% ±0.6 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	182,103 ±3,404	40.0% ±0.7 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	61,673 ±1,921	13.5% ±0.4 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 455,548
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	223,851 ±2,378	49.1% ±0.5 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	231,697 ±2,391	50.9% ±0.5 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 455,548
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	174,436 ±4,844	38.3% ±1.1 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	53,546 ±2,657	11.8% ±0.6 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	7,094 ±1,061	1.6% ±0.2 pp	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	59,723 ±2,802	13.1% ±0.6 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	2,866 ±571	0.6% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	83,086 ±3,483	18.2% ±0.8 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	74,797 ±3,470	16.4% ±0.8 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 455,548
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	255,987 ±3,681	56.2% ±0.8 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	199,561 ±3,664	43.8% ±0.8 pp	40.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 170,927
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	63,032 ±1,591	36.9% ±0.8 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	11,511 ±926	6.7% ±0.5 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	25,992 ±1,206	15.2% ±0.7 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	52,378 ±2,054	30.6% ±1.1 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	18,014 ±951	10.5% ±0.5 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 170,927
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	46,688 ±1,151	27.3% ±0.6 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	124,239 ±2,591	72.7% ±1.2 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 170,927
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	52,378 ±2,054	30.6% ±1.1 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	51,230 ±1,718	30.0% ±0.9 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	26,671 ±1,018	15.6% ±0.6 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	21,685 ±1,071	12.7% ±0.6 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	11,442 ±749	6.7% ±0.4 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	4,091 ±468	2.4% ±0.3 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	3,430 ±379	2.0% ±0.2 pp	2.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 455,548
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	342,606 ±3,114	75.2% ±0.7 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	112,942 ±3,135	24.8% ±0.7 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 433,115
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	239,503 ±4,040	55.3% ±0.9 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	143,070 ±3,381	33.0% ±0.8 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	1,431 ±507	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	1,374 ±431	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	1,245 ±306	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	6,196 ±1,009	1.4% ±0.2 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	1,565 ±351	0.4% ±0.1 pp	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	2,898 ±583	0.7% ±0.1 pp	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	2,555 ±430	0.6% ±0.1 pp	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	13,059 ±1,257	3.0% ±0.3 pp	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	17,588 ±1,462	4.1% ±0.3 pp	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	1,265 ±406	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	1,366 ±506	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 320,646
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	56,488 ±2,237	17.6% ±0.7 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	58,609 ±2,158	18.3% ±0.7 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	68,588 ±2,408	21.4% ±0.7 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	22,763 ±1,231	7.1% ±0.4 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	72,305 ±2,155	22.5% ±0.6 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	41,893 ±1,802	13.1% ±0.6 pp	14.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 451,323
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	402,603 ±3,211	89.2% ±0.7 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	31,421 ±2,327	7.0% ±0.5 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	9,039 ±960	2.0% ±0.2 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	5,775 ±1,256	1.3% ±0.3 pp	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	2,485 ±723	0.6% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

8.4% of Long Beach residents (±0.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 93.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Long Beach	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8.4% ±0.4 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.3% ±0.3 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.6% ±0.3 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Long Beach . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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