Long Beach, NY

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2024 Population

34,756

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

43.5

5.02% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

7.65%

7.23% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$140,739

7.6% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$696,400

5.28% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

20,045

0.61% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Long Beach, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.7% of the residents in Long Beach, NY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Long Beach, NY are Rabbinical College of Long Island (47 degrees awarded in 2024).

In 2024, the median property value in Long Beach, NY was $696,400, and the homeownership rate was 66%.

Most people in Long Beach, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 41.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Long Beach, NY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Long Beach, NY is home to a population of 34.8k people, from which 96.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 13.9% of Long Beach, NY residents were born outside of the country (4.85k people).

In 2024, there were 14.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (25.1k people) in Long Beach, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.74k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.6k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.7%

2024 Citizenship

95.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.7% of Long Beach, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Long Beach, NY was 95.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Long Beach, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Long Beach, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
25.1k ± 977
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.74k ± 449
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.6k ± 609

14.1%

Hispanic Population

4.91k people

14.1% of the people in Long Beach, NY are hispanic (4.91k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Long Beach, NY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New York.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
492,198 ± 17,010 people
China
414,597 ± 15,642 people
Jamaica
229,554 ± 11,695 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 492,198 New York residents, followed by China with 414,597 and Jamaica with 229,554.

Foreign-Born Population

13.9%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

4.85k people

14.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

5.18k people

As of 2024, 13.9% of Long Beach, NY residents (4.85k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Long Beach, NY was 14.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Long Beach, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
235 ± 100
Gulf War (2001-)
117 ± 97
Korea
100 ± 105

Long Beach, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.01 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Long Beach, NY.

Health

97% of the population of Long Beach, NY has health coverage, with 63.3% on employee plans, 9.35% on Medicaid, 14.2% on Medicare, 9.98% on non-group plans, and 0.0826% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1,245 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1205 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 265 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 15% under 18 years, 25% between 18 and 34 years, 39.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.02%

Uninsured

63.3%

Employer Coverage

9.35%

Medicaid

14.2%

Medicare

9.98%

Non-Group

0.0826%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Long Beach, NY declined by 31.5% from 4.41% to 3.02%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Long Beach, NY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Long Beach, NY employs 20k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Long Beach, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (3,710 people), Educational Services (3,697 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,542 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($107,685), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($104,375), and Manufacturing ($102,640).

Employment

Occupations

20k

2024 Value

± 1,332

−0.61%

1 Year decline

± 9.28%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Long Beach, NY declined at a rate of −0.61%, from 20.2k employees to 20k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Long Beach, NY, are Management Occupations (2,789 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (2,138 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (1,825 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Long Beach, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New York (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

20k

2024 Value

± 1,332

−0.61%

1 Year decline

± 9.28%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Long Beach, NY declined at a rate of −0.61%, from 20.2k employees to 20k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Long Beach, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,710 people), Educational Services (3,697 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,542 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Long Beach, NY, though some of these residents may live in Long Beach, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$90,892

Median earning men ± $9,867

$71,359

Median earning women ± $10,290

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($155,077), Public Administration ($111,325), and Manufacturing ($104,779).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($102,768), Wholesale Trade ($102,206), and Construction ($97,381).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

Y-Axis

2.74%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 19.7%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New York.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New York went to Kamala Harris with 55.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.3%), followed by Jill Stein (0.565%).

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing the state of New York. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New York is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Long Beach, NY. Showing the available data for New York.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (55.9%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (43.3%)
Republican Party
Jill Stein (0.565%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New York went to Kamala Harris with 55.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.3%), followed by Jill Stein (0.565%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in New York for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New York

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

Chuck Schumer

Senator from New York

Assumed office on January 3, 1999

Kirsten Gillibrand

Senator from New York

Assumed office on January 26, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Hillary Clinton, who had become Secretary of State.

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing New York.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New York over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in Long Beach, NY awarded 47 degrees. The student population of Long Beach, NY in 2024 is skewed towards men, with 159 male students and 0 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Long Beach, NY are White (47 and 100%).

The largest universities in Long Beach, NY by number of degrees awarded are Rabbinical College of Long Island (47 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Long Beach, NY are Talmudic Studies (47 and 100%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $9,790.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Long Beach, NY, the percentage of applicants admitted was 100%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 100%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 159 (100% men and 0% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 159 students enrolled in Long Beach, NY, 100% men and 0% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 158 records, of which 0% were women and 100% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Talmudic Studies

Most Common

32 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Long Beach, NY was Talmudic Studies with 32 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Long Beach, NY according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Rabbinical College of Long Island

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

47 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Rabbinical College of Long Island with 47 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 47 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Long Beach, NY, which is NaNy times more than the 0 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 47 degrees mean that there were NaNy times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, American Indian or Alaska Native, with 0 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($9,790) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($500) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($300) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Long Beach, NY was $696,400 in 2024, which is 2.09 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $661,500 to $696,400, a 5.28% increase. The homeownership rate in Long Beach, NY is 66%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Long Beach, NY have an average commute time of 41.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Long Beach, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$696,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$28,440

$9,921

Median Property Taxes

±$724

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Long Beach, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Long Beach, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

66%

Homeownership

2024

62%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 66% of the housing units in Long Beach, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 63.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Long Beach, NY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$140,739

Median Household Income

± $6,758

15k

Number of Households

± 1,049

In 2024, the median household income of the 15k households in Long Beach, NY grew to $140,739 from the previous year's value of $130,795.

The following chart displays the households in Long Beach, NY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Long Beach, NY is from New York.

0.492

2024 Wage GINI in New York

0.493

2023 Wage GINI in New York

In 2024, the income inequality in New York was 0.492 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.301% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New York across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (59.8%)
Worked At Home (18.8%)
Public Transit (15.2%)

In 2024, 59.8% of workers in Long Beach, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.8%) and those who used public transit to get to work (15.2%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

41.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Long Beach, NY have a longer commute time (41.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 9.13% of the workforce in Long Beach, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Long Beach, NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Long Beach, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Long Beach, NY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.65% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Long Beach, NY (2.56k out of 33.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 65 - 74, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Long Beach, NY is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.