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Long Beach is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New York. With a population of 35,029 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Long Beach is the 32nd largest community in New York.
Long Beach home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Long Beach real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Also of interest is that Long Beach has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Long Beach telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.16% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Long Beach, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.
Long Beach’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
Long Beach is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.
One downside of living in Long Beach, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 38.83 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Long Beach is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the train helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Long Beach area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.
The citizens of Long Beach are among the most well-educated in the nation: 49.69% of adults in Long Beach have a bachelor’s degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor’s degree.
The per capita income in Long Beach in 2018 was $57,473, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $229,892 for a family of four.
Long Beach is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Long Beach home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Long Beach residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Long Beach also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.97% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Long Beach include Irish, Italian, German, Russian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Long Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.