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 34,604 people and eight associated 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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.93% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Overall, Long Beach’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

One of the nice things about Long Beach is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy 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 38.86 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.

For the size of the city, public transportation in Long Beach is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For Long Beach, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

If knowledge is power, Long Beach is a pretty powerful place. 51.20% of the adults in Long Beach have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Long Beach in 2022 was $63,853, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $255,412 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 14.35% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Long Beach include Irish, Italian, German, Polish, and Russian.

Long Beach also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.46%.

The most common language spoken in Long Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.