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Compare Walnut Creek to Long Beach

This post compares Walnut Creek, 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 Walnut Creek (city) Long Beach (city)
Population 68,516 470,489
Income (median) $84,028 $46,054
Home Value (median) $704,900 $476,400
White 76% 52%
Black 1% 12%
Asian 14% 13%
With Kids 21% 32%
Age (median) 48 34
Rentals 36% 60%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Walnut Creek or Long Beach?
A: Walnut Creek has a much smaller population count than Long Beach: 68516 compared with 470489 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in Walnut Creek or Long Beach?
A: Homes tend to be more expensive in Walnut Creek.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Long Beach does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 36% for Walnut Creek versus 60% for Long Beach.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Walnut Creek may include: Dana-Point, Laguna-Niguel, and Novato.

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

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