Long Beach, California Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 461,522. Estimated population in July 2024: 474,014 (+2.7% change)
Males: 226,718 (49.1%), Females: 234,804 (50.9%)

Los Angeles County

Zip codes: 90802, 90803, 90804, 90805, 90806, 90807, 90808, 90810, 90813, 90814, 90815, 90822.

Demographics

Median resident age: 30.8 years
Median household income: $37,270
Median house value: $210,000

Population by Race

Races in Long Beach:

  • Hispanic (35.8%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (33.1%)
  • Other race (20.6%)
  • Black (14.9%)
  • Two or more races (5.3%)
  • Other Asian (4.8%)
  • Filipino (4.0%)
  • American Indian (1.7%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.2%)
  • Vietnamese (1.1%)
  • Chinese (0.8%)
  • Japanese (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (7.3%), Irish (6.0%), English (5.6%), Italian (2.9%), United States (2.3%), French (1.9%).

Elevation: 29 feet

Land area: 50.4 square miles

Map of Long Beach, CA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Long Beach

  • High school or higher: 72.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 23.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.2%
  • Unemployed: 9.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Long Beach city

  • Never married: 37.4%
  • Now married: 43.1%
  • Separated: 3.5%
  • Widowed: 5.8%
  • Divorced: 10.2%

28.6% Foreign born (17.9% Latin America, 8.6% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +31,064 (+7.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Long Beach:

  • COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF LONG BEACH (1720 TERMINO AVENUE)
  • LONG BEACH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (2801 ATLANTIC AVE)
  • MILLER CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL (2801 ATLANTIC AVENUE)
  • PACIFIC HOSPITAL OF LONG BEACH (2776 PACIFIC AVE)
  • ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER (1050 LINDEN AVE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Long Beach:

Other public-use airports nearest to Long Beach:

  • COMPTON/WOODLEY (about 8 miles; COMPTON, CA; Abbreviation: CPM)
  • ZAMPERINI FIELD (about 13 miles; TORRANCE, CA; Abbreviation: TOA)
  • FULLERTON MUNI (about 14 miles; FULLERTON, CA; Abbreviation: FUL)

Amtrak station:
LONG BEACH (601 N. LONG BEACH BLVD.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Long Beach:

  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-LONG BEACH (Full-time enrollment: 25,195; Location: 1250 BELLFLOWER BLVD; Public; Website: www.acs.csulb.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 11,108; Location: 4901 E CARSON ST; Public; Website: www.lbcc.cc.ca.us/index.shtml)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-LONG BEACH (Full-time enrollment: 2,346; Location: 3880 KILROY AIRPORT WAY; Private, for-profit; Website: www.lb.devry.edu)
  • BROOKS COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,618; Location: 4825 E PACIFIC CST HWY; Private, for-profit; Website: www.brookscollege.edu)
  • EDUCORP CAREER COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 483; Location: 230 E THIRD ST; Private, for-profit; Website: www.novainstitute.com)
  • KELLER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT INC (Full-time enrollment: 359; Location: 3880 KILROY AIRPORT WAY; Private, for-profit; Website: www.keller.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • CALIFORNIA PARAMEDICAL AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 169; Location: 3745 LONG BEACH BLVD; Private, for-profit)
  • TRAVEL AND TRADE CAREER INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 160; Location: 3635 ATLANTIC AVE; Private, for-profit)
  • AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES (Full-time enrollment: 90; Location: 3711 LONG BEACH BLVD STE 200; Private, for-profit; Website: aihs.edu)
  • JOHN WESLEY INTERNATIONAL BARBER AND BEAUTY COLL (Full-time enrollment: 79; Location: 717 PINE AVE; Private, for-profit)
  • EAGLE AVIATION INC (Location: 4307 E DONALD DOUGLAS DR; Private, for-profit; Website: EAGLEAVA.AOL)
  • PACIFIC COAST UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW (Location: 440 REDONDO AVE STE 203; Private, not-for-profit)
  • AMERICAN INST OF ELECTROLOGY INC DBA FOR 22 INC (Location: 4204 ATLANTIC AVE; Private, for-profit)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-CHANCELLORS OFFICE (Location: ANALYTIC STUDIES 401 GOLDEN SHORE; Public; Website: www.calstate.edu/tier3/co.html; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • CERTIFIED HEALTH SERVICES (Location: 5219 HANBURY; Private, for-profit)
  • NURSING LEARNING CENTER (Location: 2630 E 4TH; Private, for-profit)
  • ILA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (Location: 5500 E ATHERTON ST STE 226; Private, for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Long Beach:

  • COMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; COMPTON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,797)
  • LOS ANGELES HARBOR COLLEGE (about 8 miles; WILMINGTON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,574)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-DOMINGUEZ HILLS (about 8 miles; CARSON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 8,672)
  • CYPRESS COLLEGE (about 9 miles; CYPRESS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 10,446)
  • CERRITOS COLLEGE (about 9 miles; NORWALK, CA; Full-time enrollment: 11,666)
  • CITY UNIVERSITY-LOS ANGELES (about 10 miles; INGLEWOOD, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,342)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (about 10 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA; Full-time enrollment: 26,718)

Schools

Public high schools in Long Beach:

  • POLYTECHNIC HIGH (Students: 4,779; Location: 1600 ATLANTIC AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • WILSON HIGH (Students: 4,383; Location: 4400 E. TENTH ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • JORDAN HIGH (Students: 4,340; Location: 6500 ATLANTIC AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • MILLIKAN SENIOR HIGH (Students: 3,939; Location: 2800 SNOWDEN AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • CABRILLO (JUAN RODRIGUEZ) HIGH (Students: 3,100; Location: 2001 SANTA FE AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIP HIGH (IND. STUDY) (Students: 802; Location: 3960 STUDEBAKER ROAD #104; Grades: 07 – 12)
  • RENAISSANCE CAREER ACADEMY (Students: 535; Location: 235 E. 8TH ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • SOUTHERN COMMUNITY DAY (Students: 213; Location: 445 LONG BEACH BLVD.; Grades: 07 – 12)
  • PACIFIC LEARNING CENTER CHARTER (Students: 181; Location: 780 ATLANTIC AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • PROMISE ACADEMY (Students: 119; Location: 5875 ATLANTIC AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Long Beach:

  • ST ANTHONY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 324; Location: 620 OLIVE AVENUE; Grades: 9 – 12)
  • S W LONGVIEW PRIVATE SCHOOL (Students: 188; Location: 4747 DAISY AVE; Grades: KG – 12)
  • FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH SCHOOL (Students: 186; Location: 1000 PINE AVE; Grades: PK – 12)
  • GETHSEMANE BAPTIST CHR SCHOOL (Students: 142; Location: 6095 ORANGE AVENUE; Grades: PK – 12)
  • CAMBODIAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 116; Location: PO BOX 43041 2474 PACIFIC AVEN; Grades: KG – 12)
  • PARKRIDGE PRIVATE SCHOOL (Students: 109; Location: 3588 LONG BEACH BLVD; Grades: KG – 12)
  • ZINSMEYER ACADEMY (Students: 82; Location: 4223 E. ANAHEIM ST.; Grades: 6 – 12)
  • PRAISE TEMPLE ACADEMY (Students: 27; Location: 5095 LONG BEACH; Grades: KG – 12)
  • PRAISE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY INC. (Students: 14; Location: 1145 E. MARKET ST.; Grades: KG – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Long Beach:

  • HAMILTON MIDDLE (Students: 1,677; Location: 1060 E. 70TH ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • STEPHENS MIDDLE (Students: 1,565; Location: 1830 W. COLUMBIA ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • HUGHES MIDDLE (Students: 1,538; Location: 3846 CALIFORNIA AVE.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • BANCROFT MIDDLE (Students: 1,513; Location: 5301 E. CENTRALIA ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • FRANKLIN MIDDLE (Students: 1,495; Location: 540 CERRITOS AVE.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • GRANT ELEMENTARY (Students: 1,459; Location: 1225 E. 64TH ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • LINCOLN ELEMENTARY (Students: 1,418; Location: 1175 E. 11TH ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • LINDBERGH MIDDLE (Students: 1,399; Location: 1022 E. MARKET ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • POWELL (COLIN L.) ACADEMY FOR SUCCESS (Students: 1,395; Location: 150 VICTORIA ST.; Grades: KG – 08)
  • STANFORD MIDDLE (Students: 1,379; Location: 5871 E. LOS ARCOS ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)

Biggest private primary/middle schools in Long Beach:

  • BETHANY LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 439; Location: 5100 ARBOR ROAD; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ST CORNELIUS ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 335; Location: 3330 BELLFLOWER BLVD; Grades: KG – 8)
  • HOLY INNOCENTS ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 324; Location: 2500 PACIFIC AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF LAKEWO (Students: 315; Location: 5336 ARBOR ROAD; Grades: KG – 6)
  • GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS LONG B (Students: 315; Location: 3601 LINDEN AVENUE; Grades: PK – 6)
  • ST MARIA GORETTI ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 311; Location: 3950 PALO VERDE AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ST ANTHONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 303; Location: 855 EAST 5TH STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 300; Location: 6200 EAST WILLOW ST; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ST LUCY’S SCHOOL (Students: 294; Location: 2320 COTA AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ST BARNABAS (Students: 290; Location: 3980 MARRON AVE; Grades: KG – 8)

Libraries

Library in Long Beach:

  • LONG BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $12,415,266; Location: 101 PACIFIC AVE.; 1,005,625 books; 22,929 audio materials; 11,282 video materials; 2,225 serial subscriptions)