Signal Hill, California

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Back to Signal Hill, CA housing info, Los Angeles County, California, CA smaller cities, CA small cities, All Cities. Signal Hill CA Area Homes for Sale - Accurate and Complete - Roost.com   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Signal Hill, CA Los Angeles County Population in July 2008: 10,882. Population change since 2000: +16.6%   Males: 5,362   (49.3%) Females: 5,520   (50.7%) Median resident age:   33.4 years California median age:   33.3 years Zip codes: 90806. Estimated median household income in 2008: $64,377 (it was $48,938 in 2000) Signal Hill:   $64,377 California:   $61,021 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $32,624 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $446,883 (it was $171,400 in 2000) Signal Hill:   $446,883 California:   $467,000 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $440,706; Detached houses: $540,227; Townhouses or other attached units: $427,726; In 2-unit structures: $595,007; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $322,000; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $399,306; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $27,500 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 90755 Signal Hill, CA residents, houses, and apartments details Profiles of local businesses: Five Nine Metal Designs Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Signal Hill: White Non-Hispanic (35.8%) Hispanic (29.0%) Other race (16.2%) Black (13.0%) Other Asian (8.9%) Two or more races (6.2%) Filipino (3.0%) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (2.1%) Vietnamese (1.7%) American Indian (1.6%) Chinese (1.3%) Japanese (0.7%) Asian Indian (0.6%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Signal Hill: 141.3 (very high, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Signal Hill, California on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Signal Hill is mentioned 147 times on our forum: Bixby Ridge (Signal Hill) vs Downtown Long Beach properties.  (9 replies) Signal Hill CA....nice place to live?  (5 replies) Shall we move from Seattle to Orange County? We're torn! Any advice on ARTESIA or SIGNAL HILL?  (41 replies) What areas are safe in Signal Hill?  (3 replies) Why Is Signal Hill Suddenly so Expensive???  (2 replies) Signal Hills  (1 reply) Ancestries: German (8.9%), Irish (7.9%), English (7.1%), Italian (4.1%), French (2.8%), United States (2.2%). Current Local Time: PST time zone Elevation: 150 feet Land area: 2.23 square miles. Population density: 4876 people per square mile   (average).

Latitude: 33.80 N, Longitude: 118.17 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +6,312 (+67.6%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 430 (9.2%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 562

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Signal Hill, California business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.03
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Signal Hill, California

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Signal Hill-area historical tornado activity is significantly above California state average. It is 75% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/9/1982, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 2.3 miles away from the Signal Hill city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 11/7/1966, a category 2 tornado 6.8 miles away from the city center injured 10 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Signal Hill-area historical earthquake activity is above California state average. It is 2466% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/21/1952 at 11:52:14, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 95.4 miles away from Signal Hill center, causing $50,000,000 total damage
On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi) earthquake occurred 97.6 miles away from the city center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
On 1/17/1994 at 12:30:55, a magnitude 6.8 (6.4 MB, 6.8 MS, 6.7 MW, Depth: 11.4 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 33.7 miles away from the city center, causing 60 deaths (60 shaking deaths) and 7000 injuries
On 4/21/1918 at 22:32:30, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 UK) earthquake occurred 42.0 miles away from Signal Hill center
On 6/28/1992 at 15:05:30, a magnitude 6.9 (6.3 MB, 6.7 MS, 6.5 MW, 6.9 ME, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 84.6 miles away from the city center
On 2/9/1971 at 14:00:41, a magnitude 6.5 (6.5 UK) earthquake occurred 43.3 miles away from Signal Hill center, causing 65 deaths (65 shaking deaths), causing $535,000,000 total damage
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Political contributions by individuals in Signal Hill, CA

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Notable locations in Signal Hill: Signal Hill City Hall (A), Signal Hill Public Library (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Signal Hill include: Calvary Light Assembly of God Church (A), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Long Beach Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Parks in Signal Hill include: Hillbrook Park (1), Reservoir Park (2), Signal Hill Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
California:	2.9 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	57.9%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	9.6%
Whole state:	5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
• Gay men: 1.5% of all households

This city:	17.2%
Whole state:	14.2%

This city:	9.4%
Whole state:	6.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Signal Hill, CA

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Here		58.1%
USA		50.2%

3.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,821 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.22%
California average:	5.75%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,038 average AGI)

Los Angeles County:	0.14%
California average:	0.21%

from Orange County, CA	0.46% ($46,009 average AGI)
from San Bernardino County, CA	0.30% ($37,904)
from San Diego County, CA	0.15% ($41,486)

4.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($50,578 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.58%
California average:	6.27%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($782 average AGI)

Los Angeles County:	0.06%
California average:	0.11%

to San Bernardino County, CA	0.64% ($39,463 average AGI)
to Orange County, CA	0.60% ($54,756)
to Riverside County, CA	0.35% ($50,596)

• Fire: 7
• Hazardous Condition: 1

• #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (population 5,000+)"
• #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (population 5,000+)"
• #25 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations: (population 5,000+)"
• #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of unmarried partner households (population 5,000+)"
• #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of likely lesbian couples (counted as self-reported female-female unmarried-partner households) (population 5,000+)"
• #32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
• #37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Law enforcement workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
• #38 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Registered nurses (population 5,000+)"
• #49 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most Vietnamese residents"
• #49 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most Japanese residents"
• #54 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most Two or more races residents"
• #60 on the list of "Top 100 most racially diverse cities (pop. 5,000+)"
• #61 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of likely gay men couples (counted as self-reported male-male unmarried-partner households)"
• #64 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)"
• #65 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most Other race residents (pop 5,000+)"
• #65 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most American Indian residents"
• #78 on the list of "Top 101 cities that people commute into (largest positive percentage daily daytime population change due to commuting) (population 5,000+)"
• #79 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander residents"
• #85 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most Other Asian residents (pop 5,000+)"
• #89 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most Chinese residents (pop 5,000+)"

• #56 (90806) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the most offices of physicians in 2005"

• #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
• #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
• #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (8-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
• #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
• #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"