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Compare Palo Alto to Long Beach

This post compares Palo Alto, 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 Palo Alto (city) Long Beach (city)
Population 67,082 470,489
Income (median) $124,900 $46,054
Home Value (median) $1,989,300 $476,400
White 61% 52%
Black 1% 12%
Asian 31% 13%
With Kids 34% 32%
Age (median) 41 34
Rentals 45% 60%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Palo Alto or Long Beach?
A: Palo Alto has a much smaller population count than Long Beach: 67082 compared with 470489 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Palo Alto or in Long Beach?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Palo Alto.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Palo Alto or Long Beach?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in Palo Alto.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Long Beach does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 45% for Palo Alto versus 60% for Long Beach.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Palo Alto may include: Menlo-Park, Burlingame, and Manhattan-Beach.

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

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