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Mayor: Bob Foster (to June 2010)
City Manager: Patrick H. West
2000 census population (rank): 461,522
(34); % change: 7.5; Male: 226,718 (49.1%);
Female: 234,804 (50.9%); 1996 est. population breakdown:
White: 208,410 (45.2%); Black: 68,618 (14.9%);
American Indian and Alaska Native: 3,881 (0.8%);
Asian: 55,591 (12.0%); Other race: 95,107 (20.6%);
Two or more races: 24,310 (5.3%); Hispanic/Latino:
165,092 (35.8%). 2000 percent population 18 and over: 70.8%;
65 and over: 9.1%; Median age: 30.8.
2005 population estimate (rank): 474,014
(34)
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additional census data
Land area: 50 sq mi. (130 sq km);
Alt.: Highest, 170 ft.; lowest, sea
level
Avg. daily temp.: Jan., 55.9° F; July,
73.1° F
Churches: 236;
City-owned parks: 92 (plus 5 golf
courses);
Radio stations: AM, 2; FM, 2;
Television stations: 8 (metro
area)
Civilian Labor Force (PMSA) April 2006:
6,447,3001;
Unemployed: 268,6001,
Percent: 4.21;
Per capita personal income (MSA)
2004: $35,1881
Chamber of Commerce: Long Beach Area
Chamber of Commerce, One World Trade Center, Suite 206, Long Beach,
CA 90831-0350
1. Los Angeles–Long Beach–Santa Ana,
Calif.
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