23% of the town is water, 5th largest city in California
port is one of the busiest in the world, near Catalina Island
Most ethnically diverse in the US
45.16% White,
35.77% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
14.87% African American,
12.05% Asian
Population: 461,522
Most are young adults.
35% are householders, 25% of teens have children
3 people to a house. 5% vacant houses
The median income for a household in the city is $37,270, and the median income for a
family is $40,002. Males have a median income of $36,807 versus $31,975 for females.
There are 163,088 households out of which 39.2% are married couples living together,
19% are below poverty,
Large earthquake in 1933
Headquarters of California State University System
Site of early silent film industry
Home to Olympic trial races in boating
School uniforms are coming back to the district since 1990, known as the best urban
school district in the US
Rappers (Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg, and Warren G) and actors(Nicolas Cage, Tiffani
Amber Thiessen) were born in this city
Hybrid buses: similar to the Toyota Prius and are the first production hybrid
gasoline-electric buses to be introduced into regular transit service in the world.
Seiko Epson Corporation, is headquartered in Long Beach
Boeing also has a plant in Long Beach and is the largest employer of the city
Verizon is also a big employer.