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Long Beach, CA vs Eureka, CA

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Highlights
- Eureka is 0% more densely populated than Long Beach.
- People are 11.9% less likely to be married in Eureka.
- The Median Age is 2.3 years older in Eureka.
 Long Beach, CAEureka, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock26,763329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.238.4
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 Population - 2010462,311  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock26,128285,036,114
 Population - 1990429,433  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock2.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,852.093.4
 Land Area50.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock5.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Long Beach, CAEureka, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Long Beach, CAEureka, CAUnited States
 White27.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.4%12.2%
 Asian12.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.5%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock16.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Long Beach, CAEureka, CAUnited States
 Married Population41.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock34.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock63.9%50.2%
 Never Married45.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock17.4%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.372.60
 Households169,958  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,21380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households68,984  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.1%  Unlock10.8%
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 5 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 7 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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Reviews for Eureka    43 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I lived here 7 years and moved away a year ago. Crime and homelessness was really bad. Public funds which should be used to improve infrastructure somehow disappeared.  More

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Over 4 years ago

I enjoy living in Eureka. There is a lot of beautiful outdoor trails. The climate is mild. Other places I have lived were freezing cold in winter, and flaming hot in  More

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I lived in a suburb just north of Eureka for three years. It has a small-town feel, where everybody seems to know everybody. There is zero traffic, but that's because  More

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