Signal Hill, CA Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (male): 5,720

Median Age: 36.0 years

Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2017: $1,447.

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Signal Hill: 137.3 (high, U.S. average is 100)

Poverty (overall): Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 12.4%

Poverty (breakdown): (4.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 21.9% for Black residents, 23.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 47.9% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 2.9% for other race residents, 27.4% for two or more races residents)

Ancestries: Ancestries: Irish (3.1%), German (2.4%), English (2.1%), Russian (2.1%), American (1.8%), Polish (1.6%).

Land Area: 2.23 square miles.

Population Density:

Zip Codes: 90806

Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2017: $80,804 (it was $48,938 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2017: $38,224 (it was $24,399 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $529,213 (it was $171,400 in 2000) Signal Hill:$529,213CA:$509,400

Races:
      White alone - 3,679 - 31.8%
      Hispanic - 3,350 - 28.9%
      Asian alone - 3,016 - 26.1%
      Black alone - 1,212 - 10.5%
      Two or more races - 223 - 1.9%
      Native Hawaiian and Other
>Pacific Islander alone - 71 - 0.6%
      American Indian alone - 21 - 0.2%

The city was incorporated on April 22, 1924. Among the reasons for incorporation was avoiding annexation by Long Beach with its zoning restrictions and per-barrel oil tax. Proving to be a progressive city, Signal Hill elected as its first mayor, Mrs. Jessie Nelson. She was California's first female mayor.