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Compare El Centro to Long Beach

This post compares El Centro, California to Long Beach, California across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension El Centro (city) Long Beach (city)
Population 43,932 470,489
Income (median) $40,922 $46,054
Home Value (median) $172,800 $476,400
White 49% 52%
Black 2% 12%
Asian 2% 13%
With Kids 42% 32%
Age (median) 32 34
Rentals 50% 60%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, El Centro or Long Beach?
A: El Centro has a much smaller population count than Long Beach: 43932 compared with 470489 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in El Centro or in Long Beach?
A: Incomes are on average lower in El Centro.

Q: Are homes more expensive in El Centro or Long Beach?
A: Homes tend to be much less expensive in El Centro.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Long Beach does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 50% for El Centro versus 60% for Long Beach.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to El Centro may include: Montclair, Atwater, and Ontario.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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