Long Beach, NY Population

Overview

34,820

Total Population

45.1

Median age

49.10%

Female population %

103.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

44.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4,648

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Long Beach's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Long Beach is 45.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Long Beach's population under 18 was 14.35%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Long Beach's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.81% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Long Beach, 11.77% were under the age of 15, 19.06% aged 15 to 29, 50.37% aged 30 to 64, 15.92% aged 65 to 84, and 2.89% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 628 less females than males in Long Beach:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.10% females and 50.90% males in Long Beach, NY.
The Long Beach, NY gender ratio is 103.7:100 i.e. 103.7 men to 100 women (1.037).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 1,700.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 1,686.

Long Beach's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Long Beach population: 80.57% are White, 5.88% are Black or African American, 0.16% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.69% are Asian, 4.42% are some other race and 4.28% are multiracial.
Long Beach's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 4,648 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 30,172 (86.65% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Long Beach is White with a population of 28,054 (80.57% of the total population).

Long Beach's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 35,484 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Long Beach's population decreased by 2,089 (5.89%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Long Beach's population increased by 1,403 (4.20%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Long Beach's population was lowest in year 2010 at 33,395.