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Gardena, CA vs Long Beach, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Long Beach, is 4% more than it is in Gardena and is 3% above the National Average.
- Gardena unemployment rate is 12.0%.
- Long Beach unemployment rate is 11.5%.
 Gardena, CALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock11.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,939  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$71,150$69,021
 Family Median Income$79,681  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Gardena, CALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Gardena, CALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.1%1.2%
 Education, library4.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.6%13.1%
Reviews for Gardena    6 Reviews

As an alumni of Maria Regina, I am extremely proud that I had the wonderful opportunity to send my children here. The quality of the Christian-Catholic education they  More

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1. Crime. Gardena is a relatively low income city and attracts a lot neighboring losers. You have to watch your surroundings at all times. One woman was severely  More

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My husband has a job opportunity in Gardena. We're considering leaving Seattle for the first time in our lives and moving to LA. We love our home and neighborhood, but  More

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Reviews for Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 6 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 8 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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