Long Beach, CA Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 148,745 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 8,093 | 5.4 |
| Kindergarten | 8,889 | 6.0 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 62,387 | 41.9 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 28,428 | 19.1 |
| College or graduate school | 40,948 | 27.5 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 277,410 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 39,482 | 14.2 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 36,350 | 13.1 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 52,198 | 18.8 |
| Some college, no degree | 63,628 | 22.9 |
| Associate degree | 19,328 | 7.0 |
| Bachelor's degree | 43,696 | 15.8 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 22,728 | 8.2 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 72.7 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 23.9 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 345,661 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 129,386 | 37.4 |
| Now married, except separated | 148,853 | 43.1 |
| Separated | 12,123 | 3.5 |
| Widowed | 20,159 | 5.8 |
Female | 16,473 | 4.8 |
| Divorced | 35,140 | 10.2 |
Female | 20,190 | 5.8 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 12,372 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 4,099 | 33.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 327,044 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 31,175 | 9.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 117,893 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 9,776 | 8.3 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 262,541 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 59,432 | 22.6 |
Percent employed | 49.7 | (X) |
| No disability | 203,109 | 77.4 |
Percent employed | 70.8 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 38,984 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 18,565 | 47.6 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 423,544 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 191,426 | 45.2 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 214,379 | 50.6 |
Same county | 172,016 | 40.6 |
Different county | 42,363 | 10.0 |
Same state | 28,694 | 6.8 |
Different state | 13,669 | 3.2 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 17,739 | 4.2 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 461,381 | 100.0 |
| Native | 329,213 | 71.4 |
Born in United States | 323,964 | 70.2 |
State of residence | 227,043 | 49.2 |
Different state | 96,921 | 21.0 |
Born outside United States | 5,249 | 1.1 |
| Foreign born | 132,168 | 28.6 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 46,560 | 10.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 45,713 | 9.9 |
Not a citizen | 86,455 | 18.7 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 132,168 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 5,714 | 4.3 |
| Asia | 39,589 | 30.0 |
| Africa | 1,024 | 0.8 |
| Oceania | 1,679 | 1.3 |
| Latin America | 82,697 | 62.6 |
| Northern America | 1,465 | 1.1 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 423,544 | 100.0 |
| English only | 236,221 | 55.8 |
| Language other than English | 187,323 | 44.2 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 101,961 | 24.1 |
Spanish | 128,713 | 30.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 74,740 | 17.6 |
Other Indo-European languages | 9,164 | 2.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,331 | 0.6 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 47,462 | 11.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 24,253 | 5.7 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 461,381 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 471,359 | 102.2 |
| Arab | 1,624 | 0.4 |
| Czech1 | 1,274 | 0.3 |
| Danish | 2,042 | 0.4 |
| Dutch | 4,420 | 1.0 |
| English | 25,747 | 5.6 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 8,590 | 1.9 |
| French Canadian1 | 1,622 | 0.4 |
| German | 33,634 | 7.3 |
| Greek | 1,667 | 0.4 |
| Hungarian | 1,491 | 0.3 |
| Irish1 | 27,644 | 6.0 |
| Italian | 13,576 | 2.9 |
| Lithuanian | 436 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 5,217 | 1.1 |
| Polish | 5,192 | 1.1 |
| Portuguese | 1,188 | 0.3 |
| Russian | 3,626 | 0.8 |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,500 | 1.0 |
| Scottish | 5,359 | 1.2 |
| Slovak | 289 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 3,505 | 0.8 |
| Swedish | 4,658 | 1.0 |
| Swiss | 901 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 570 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 10,639 | 2.3 |
| Welsh | 1,984 | 0.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 1,691 | 0.4 |
| Other ancestries | 298,273 | 64.6 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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