HUD State of the Cities Data System (SOCDS)

A Look at: Long Beach, CA for 2010
Found in: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2010 BLS 12 month Average:
  Labor Force 237,087
  Employed 204,162
  Unemployment rate 13.9

CensusPopulation
This is a top 50 city by population: National Rank = 35
  Total Population: 461,823
  Labor Force 239,939
  Employed 224,708
  Unemployment rate 6.3

Current BLS / SOCDS employment data can be found at SOCDS Current Labor Force Data.

2009 FBI Crime
  Property Crimes per 100,000 Pop. 2,725
  Violent Crimes per 100,000 Pop. 681

More detailed FBI data can be found at FBI Data.


Race/Ethnicity ImmigrantsPopulationPct of Total Pop
  White/Non-Hispanic 135,868 29.4
  Black/Non-Hispanic 59,684 12.9
  Other Races/Non-Hispanic 80,020 17.3
  Total Hispanic/All Races 186,251 40.3

Where We're FromPopulationPct of Total Pop
  Native 335,439 72.6
  Born In CA 250,462 54.2
  Not Born in Long Beach 78,623 17.0
  Born Outside US 4,218 0.9
  Total Foreign Born Pop 126,384 27.4

Educational AttainmentPopulationPct of Respondents
  Total Respondants 286,932 100.0
  Did Not Graduate High School 61,614 21.5
  High School Graduate 55,967 19.5
  Some College or Associate Degree 66,490 23.2
  Colleg Grad or Advanced Degree 102,861 35.8

Families with Children by Type of FamilyPopulationPct of Respondents
  Married Couple 98,003 72.6
  Single Parent 36,948 27.4

Housing UnitsPopulationPct of
Occupied
Units		Pct of
Total Units
  Total Units 175,732 N/A 100.0
  Total Occupied Units 161,893 100.0 92.1
  Owner Occupied 68,437 42.3 38.9
  Renter Occupied 93,456 57.7 53.2
  Vacant Units 13,839 N/A 7.9

Rent and Income
  Median Household Gross Rent $1,033
  Median Household Owner's Value $508,900

Employed Workers by Class in Place of WorkPopulationPct of Respondents
  Total Workers 215,520 100.0
  Private for Profit Wage and Salary Workers 155,181 72.0
  Private Non-profit Wage and Salary Workers 12,513 5.8
  Federal Government 3,735 1.7
  State and Local Government 28,019 13.0
  Self Employed 15,571 7.2
  Unpaid Family Work 501 0.2

Civilian Residents by Occupation Total
Population
16 and Older		 Pct of Total Respondents Employed
Population
16 and Older		 Pct of Employed Respondents
  Total 187,744 100.0 215,520 100.0
  Management, professional, and related
  occupations
 65,852 35.1 72,851 33.8
  Service occupations 35,499 18.9 41,174 19.1
  Sales and office occupations 45,753 24.4 57,549 26.7
  Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations No Data No Data No Data No Data
  Construction, extraction, and maintenance
  occupations
 16,282 8.7 16,435 7.6
  Production, transportation, and material moving
  occupations
 24,238 12.9 27,511 12.8
  Armed Forces 120 0.1 No Data No Data

Civilian Residents by Industry Total
Population
16 and Older		 Pct of Total Respondents Employed
Population
16 and Older		 Pct of Employed Respondents
  Total 187,744 100.0 215,520 100.0
  Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 995 0.5 1,020 0.5
  Construction 10,224 5.4 11,573 5.4
  Manufacturing 18,853 10.0 24,797 11.5
  Wholesale trade 4,680 2.5 8,142 3.8
  Retail trade 17,315 9.2 23,210 10.8
  Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 18,066 9.6 14,651 6.8
  Information 3,112 1.7 5,189 2.4
  Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and
  leasing
 11,296 6.0 12,781 5.9
  Professional, scientific, management, admin,
  and waste management services
 19,859 10.6 25,169 11.7
  Health services No Data No Data 46,826 21.7
  Arts, entertainment, recreation, accomodation and
  food services
 18,187 9.7 22,547 10.5
  Public administration 8,091 4.3 8,010 3.7
  Other services (except public administration) 10,553 5.6 11,605 5.4

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