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Compare Santa Monica to Long Beach

This post compares Santa Monica, 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 Santa Monica (city) Long Beach (city)
Population 92,495 470,489
Income (median) $79,865 $46,054
Home Value (median) $1,168,500 $476,400
White 76% 52%
Black 4% 12%
Asian 10% 13%
With Kids 16% 32%
Age (median) 40 34
Rentals 72% 60%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Santa Monica or Long Beach?
A: Santa Monica has a much smaller population count than Long Beach: 92495 compared with 470489 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Santa Monica does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 72% for Santa Monica versus 60% for Long Beach.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Santa Monica may include: Santa-Barbara, Monterey, and West-Hollywood.

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

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