
Long Beach, CA
US City in California, West · ranked on 57 metrics
Long Beach, CA is a US city in California with a population of 446,971 (43rd of 477). It ranks best for Median Household Income (129th of 434), Homes with Broadband Internet (%) (136th of 434), Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (196th of 434). It ranks lowest for Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (384th of 434), Average Commute (Minutes) (382nd of 434), Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (295th of 395).
Strengths and weak spotsPercentileWhere a place sits among all places, from 0 to 100. 100 is the best, 50 is the middle, 0 is the worst.More in the glossary →
Percentile on 17 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Median Household Income$87,430Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024129th of 43470
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024136th of 43469
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024196th of 43455
- Poverty Rate (%)14.8%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024229th of 43447
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025275th of 39530
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025284th of 39528
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025295th of 39525
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024341st of 43421
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025323rd of 39518
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025375th of 3955
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 423rd of 4606
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 419th of 4607
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 414th of 4608
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 413th of 4608
- Price Level (Goods)106.6Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 411th of 4609
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024384th of 43412
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024382nd of 43412
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 20 widely reported measures from 6 categories, leaving out size and totals




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Quick answers
- What is the population of Long Beach, CA?
- Long Beach, CA has a population of 446,971, 43rd among 477 US cities.
- What does Long Beach, CA rank best at?
- Among US cities, Long Beach, CA ranks best for Median Household Income (129th of 434); Homes with Broadband Internet (%) (136th of 434); Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (196th of 434).
- Where does Long Beach, CA rank worst?
- Long Beach, CA ranks lowest for Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (384th of 434); Average Commute (Minutes) (382nd of 434); Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (295th of 395).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Long Beach, CA?
- Rankodex ranks Long Beach, CA on 57 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
57 metrics with a value for this place, in 12 topics