A 2013 Black State of Long Beach report, authored by Black residents, revealed that between 2000 and 2010, the Black population in the city declined by 4,000 people, despite an overall population increase of approximately 700.
By 2010, Black residents comprised around 13% of Long Beach’s population. However, this figure has since dropped to 11.9%, according to the latest U.S. Census data. Further, the Long Beach blog Longbeachize reported a 13% decline in the Black population between 2018 and 2019.
This trend correlates with rising rent costs. Data from 2017 indicates that Black residents are the most housing cost-burdened demographic in the city.
