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Police Blotter for the city ofLong Beach (11/29/2008-12/01/2008)

125 E Market St Apt 11 Long Beach , CA ...

Long Beach Home Sales for October 2008

3127 E 3rd St  APT 1   Long Beach  CA 90814 9 beds, 8.0 baths, 4,658 sq ft Recently Sold: $900,000 Sold on : 10/31/08 4165 Walnut...

Police Blotter for the city of Long Beach (11/6/08-11/9/08)

1855 Cedar Ave Apt 6 Long Beach , CA 90806-6130 11/09/2008,Petty Theft 5229 Orange Ave Long Beach , CA 90805-6015 11/08/2008  ,Petty Theft...

Rice says children of color are worst hit by failing schools

By MARISELA SANTANA, Staff Writer 23.OCT.08 In striking remarks at conference for women, outgoing secretary of state says unequal opportunity has become the...

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Long Beach, CA Demographics

Long Beach, California Population (2007) :466520
Population (2000 census)461522
2006 Data:
Long Beach, CA average commute time30.14 minutes
Bicycle commuters0.49%
Walking commuters:2.54%
Residents that work at home:4.09%
Long Beach, CA general demographics:
Population (2006 estimate)466718
Male:49.62%
Female:50.38%
White alone41.31%
Black or African American alone13.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone0.26%
Asian alone13.30%
Some other race alone27.12%
Two or more races:3.31%
Hispanic or Latino39.85%
U.S. citizen, born in the United States72.35%
U.S. citizen, born abroad of American parent(s)0.81%
U.S. citizen by naturalization10.12%
Not a U.S. citizen16.39%
Children under the age of 57.56%
2000 Data:
Median real estate taxes1436
Median year structure built1957
Median gross rent639
Median household income in 199937270
Per capita income in 199919040
Median gross rent as a percentage of household income in 199928.1
Median Value of Owner Occupied Houses198600
Racial breakdown
Hispanic or Latino:35.74
White alone33.16
Black or African American alone14.46
Asian alone11.80
Two or more races3.15
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone1.09
American Indian and Alaska Native alone0.40
Some other race alone0.17
Languages Spoken
Speak only English55.77%
Spanish or Spanish Creole30.38%
Mon-Khmer, Cambodian4.04%
Tagalog3.13%
Vietnamese1.07%