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Population (year 2000): 9,333. Estimated
population in July 2005: 10,851 (+16.3% change)
Males: 4,599 (49.3%), Females: 4,734 (50.7%)
Los Angeles County
Zip code:
90806
Median resident age: 33.4 years
Median household income: $48,938 (year 2000)
Median house value: $202,600 (year 2000)
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)
Ancestries: German (8.9%), Irish (7.9%), English
(7.1%), Italian (4.1%), French (2.8%), United States (2.2%).
Elevation: 150 feet
Land area: 2.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Signal Hill
- High school or higher: 79.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.5%
- Unemployed: 6.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Signal Hill city
- Never married: 36.6%
- Now married: 41.8%
- Separated: 3.6%
- Widowed: 4.8%
- Divorced: 13.2%
28.8% Foreign born (13.8% Asia, 11.4% Latin
America).
Population change in the 1990s: +953 (+11.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Signal Hill:
- LONG BEACH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles;
LONG BEACH, CA)
- MILLER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; LONG
BEACH, CA)
- PACIFIC HOSPITAL OF LONG BEACH (about 2 miles; LONG
BEACH, CA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Signal Hill:
- LONG BEACH /DAUGHERTY FIELD/ (about 2 miles; LONG
BEACH, CA; ID: LGB)
- LOS ALAMITOS AAF (about 9 miles; LOS ALAMITOS, CA;
ID: SLI)
- LOS ANGELES INTL (about 19 miles; LOS ANGELES, CA;
ID: LAX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Signal Hill:
- COMPTON/WOODLEY (about 8 miles; COMPTON, CA; ID:
CPM)
- ZAMPERINI FIELD (about 12 miles; TORRANCE, CA; ID:
TOA)
- JACK NORTHROP FIELD/HAWTHORNE MUNICIPAL (about 14
miles; HAWTHORNE, CA; ID: HHR)
Amtrak stations near Signal Hill:
- 3 miles: LONG BEACH (601 N. LONG BEACH BLVD.) - Bus
Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public
restrooms, public payphones, full-service food
facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
- 9 miles: SAN PEDRO (CATALINA TERMINAL, BERTH 95) -
Bus Station. Services: partially wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, call for taxi service.
- 18 miles: FULLERTON (120 E. SANTA FE AVE.).
Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term
parking, paid long-term parking, taxi stand, public
transit connection.
College/University in Signal Hill:
- COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC TRAINING CENTER
(Location: 2727 E WILLOW RD; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Signal Hill:
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-LONG BEACH (about 2
miles; LONG BEACH, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,346)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-LONG BEACH (about 4
miles; LONG BEACH, CA; FT enrollment: 25,195)
- LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; LONG BEACH,
CA; FT enrollment: 11,108)
- LOS ANGELES HARBOR COLLEGE (about 7 miles;
WILMINGTON, CA; FT enrollment: 4,574)
- COMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; COMPTON,
CA; FT enrollment: 3,797)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-DOMINGUEZ HILLS (about 8
miles; CARSON, CA; FT enrollment: 8,672)
- CITY UNIVERSITY-LOS ANGELES (about 9 miles;
INGLEWOOD, CA; FT enrollment: 2,342)
Public primary/middle school in Signal Hill:
- ALVARADO (JUAN BAUTISTA) ELEMENTARY
(Students: 491; Location: 1900 E. 21ST ST.; Grades: KG -
05)
Library in Signal Hill:
- SIGNAL HILL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$226,378; Location: 1770 E. HILL ST.; 25,635 books; 88
audio materials; 604 video materials; 70 serial
subscriptions)
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