Long Beach, NY Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,714 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 463 | 6.0 |
| Kindergarten | 309 | 4.0 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,172 | 41.1 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,496 | 19.4 |
| College or graduate school | 2,274 | 29.5 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 26,824 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 1,280 | 4.8 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,760 | 6.6 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,814 | 25.4 |
| Some college, no degree | 5,074 | 18.9 |
| Associate degree | 1,983 | 7.4 |
| Bachelor's degree | 5,947 | 22.2 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 3,966 | 14.8 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 88.7 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 37.0 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 29,968 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 9,806 | 32.7 |
| Now married, except separated | 13,687 | 45.7 |
| Separated | 998 | 3.3 |
| Widowed | 2,621 | 8.7 |
Female | 2,178 | 7.3 |
| Divorced | 2,856 | 9.5 |
Female | 1,637 | 5.5 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 509 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 134 | 26.3 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 28,955 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 2,927 | 10.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 5,637 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 425 | 7.5 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 22,054 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 4,603 | 20.9 |
Percent employed | 66.2 | (X) |
| No disability | 17,451 | 79.1 |
Percent employed | 78.3 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 5,279 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,144 | 40.6 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 33,862 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 19,266 | 56.9 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 13,753 | 40.6 |
Same county | 9,206 | 27.2 |
Different county | 4,547 | 13.4 |
Same state | 3,291 | 9.7 |
Different state | 1,256 | 3.7 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 843 | 2.5 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 35,462 | 100.0 |
| Native | 30,035 | 84.7 |
Born in United States | 29,482 | 83.1 |
State of residence | 25,983 | 73.3 |
Different state | 3,499 | 9.9 |
Born outside United States | 553 | 1.6 |
| Foreign born | 5,427 | 15.3 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 1,571 | 4.4 |
Naturalized citizen | 3,164 | 8.9 |
Not a citizen | 2,263 | 6.4 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 5,427 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 1,921 | 35.4 |
| Asia | 870 | 16.0 |
| Africa | 69 | 1.3 |
| Oceania | 6 | 0.1 |
| Latin America | 2,513 | 46.3 |
| Northern America | 48 | 0.9 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 33,862 | 100.0 |
| English only | 26,479 | 78.2 |
| Language other than English | 7,383 | 21.8 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 2,869 | 8.5 |
Spanish | 3,946 | 11.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,878 | 5.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,432 | 7.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 547 | 1.6 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 529 | 1.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 288 | 0.9 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 35,462 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 39,068 | 110.2 |
| Arab | 79 | 0.2 |
| Czech1 | 241 | 0.7 |
| Danish | 37 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 120 | 0.3 |
| English | 1,032 | 2.9 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 353 | 1.0 |
| French Canadian1 | 60 | 0.2 |
| German | 3,315 | 9.3 |
| Greek | 469 | 1.3 |
| Hungarian | 608 | 1.7 |
| Irish1 | 7,420 | 20.9 |
| Italian | 5,764 | 16.3 |
| Lithuanian | 127 | 0.4 |
| Norwegian | 191 | 0.5 |
| Polish | 1,983 | 5.6 |
| Portuguese | 101 | 0.3 |
| Russian | 2,379 | 6.7 |
| Scotch-Irish | 350 | 1.0 |
| Scottish | 299 | 0.8 |
| Slovak | 50 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 88 | 0.2 |
| Swedish | 193 | 0.5 |
| Swiss | 61 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 275 | 0.8 |
| United States or American | 1,887 | 5.3 |
| Welsh | 24 | 0.1 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 209 | 0.6 |
| Other ancestries | 11,353 | 32.0 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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