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Long Beach, California: commercial real estate data.
Long Beach is a Census city of 455,548 people across 50.67 square miles of land, in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $87,430, 41.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 515 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $301.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Long Beach
What Long Beach is
- Census place typecity
- Land area50.67 sq mi
- Water area27.18 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land8,990
- County holding the largest share of its areaLos Angeles County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Long Beach
- Population455,548
- Median age37.1
- Population under 1890,522
- Share under 1819.9 percent
- Population 65 and over61,673
- Share 65 and over13.5 percent
- Households170,927
- Family households100,535
- Share of households that are families58.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Long Beach
- Median household income$87,430
- Per capita income$44,575
- Civilian labor force249,639
- Employed233,321
- Unemployed16,318
- Unemployment rate6.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over320,646
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher35.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Long Beach
- Housing units181,477
- Occupied units170,927
- Vacant units10,550
- Vacancy rate5.8 percent
- Owner occupied70,363
- Renter occupied100,564
- Ownership rate41.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$806,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,871
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.7 percent
- Single family units81,882
- Share single family45.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more96,912
- Share in buildings of two or more53.4 percent
- Mobile homes2,423
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Long Beach gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute190,236
- Commuting under 15 minutes32,626
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more89,458
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more47.0 percent
- Drove alone66.8 percent
- Carpooled8.2 percent
- Public transport3.8 percent
- Walked2.6 percent
- Worked from home16.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Long Beach (7(a))
- Approvals515
- Gross approval$301,360,500
- Average approval$585,166
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,496,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported5,050
- Jobs per approval9.8
- Loans with a final outcome100
- Paid in full88
- Charged off12
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans12.0 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more22.9 percent
- Share to franchises9.3 percent
- Distinct lenders97
- Distinct industries by NAICS194
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Long Beach, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Long Beach (504)
- Approvals222
- Gross approval$192,061,000
- Average approval$865,140
- Median approval$636,000
- Largest approval$5,500,000
- Jobs supported2,815
- Loans with a final outcome71
- Charged off1
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans1.4 percent
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs11
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Long Beach, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Long Beach
- NFIP communityCity of Long Beach
- NFIP community number060136
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date04/21/21
The City of Long Beach participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060136 and carries Community Rating System class 8, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Los Angeles County, not Long Beach
Los Angeles County context, not Long Beach figures
- Establishments in Los Angeles County304,988
- Covered employment, Los Angeles County4,525,711
- Average annual pay, Los Angeles County$83,554
- Housing units permitted, Los Angeles County19,809
Every figure in this section is published for Los Angeles County as a whole and is not a measurement of Long Beach.
All Los Angeles County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Long Beach questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Long Beach, California?
455,548, in 170,927 households. Long Beach city covers 50.67 square miles of land, which is 8,990 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Long Beach in?
Los Angeles County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Long Beach?
$87,430. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $806,600. Median gross rent is $1,871 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Long Beach businesses?
515 7(a) approvals totaling $301.4 m since FY2020, across 97 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 222 504 approvals worth $192.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Long Beach, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Long Beach borrowers get paid back?
Of the 100 loans that have reached a final outcome, 88 were paid in full and 12 charged off, a charge off rate of 12.0 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Long Beach in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Long Beach appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Long Beach, city of, community 060136, carrying Community Rating System class 8, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Long Beach figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Los Angeles County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Long Beach.
Is zoning published for Long Beach?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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