Long Branch, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
32,530
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
36.8
3.95% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
15.5%
4.53% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$79,653
8.55% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$574,000
10.6% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
15,894
0.867% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Long Branch, NJ 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.

81.4% of the residents in Long Branch, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Long Branch, NJ was $574,000, and the homeownership rate was 42.5%.

Most people in Long Branch, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Long Branch, NJ was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Long Branch, NJ is home to a population of 32.5k people, from which 81.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 27.2% of Long Branch, NJ residents were born outside of the country (8.86k people).

In 2024, there were 4.75 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.5k people) in Long Branch, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.48k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.8k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

81.4%
2024 Citizenship
83.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 81.4% of Long Branch, NJ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Long Branch, NJ was 83.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Long Branch, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    16.5k ± 1.08k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    3.48k ± 691
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    2.8k ± 721
25.2%
Hispanic Population
8.21k people

In 2024, there were 4.75 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.5k people) in Long Branch, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.48k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.8k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

25.2% of the people in Long Branch, NJ are hispanic (8.21k people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Jersey.
Most Common Origin
  1. India
    273,706 ± 12,653 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    205,965 ± 11,018 people
  3. Mexico
    107,667 ± 8,009 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 273,706 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 205,965 and Mexico with 107,667.

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Foreign-Born Population

27.2%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
8.86k people
26.2%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
8.43k people

As of 2024, 27.2% of Long Branch, NJ residents (8.86k 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 Branch, NJ was 26.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    323 ± 206
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    212 ± 143
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    179 ± 104

Long Branch, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.52 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Long Branch, NJ employs 15.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Long Branch, NJ were Construction (2,338 people), Retail Trade (2,112 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,939 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($92,763), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($84,583), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($81,267).

Employment

Occupations

15.9k
2024 Value
± 1,157
−0.867%
1 Year decline
± 10.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Long Branch, NJ declined at a rate of −0.867%, from 16k employees to 15.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Long Branch, NJ, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,835 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,830 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,397 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Long Branch, NJ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

15.9k
2024 Value
± 1,157
−0.867%
1 Year decline
± 10.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Long Branch, NJ declined at a rate of −0.867%, from 16k employees to 15.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Long Branch, NJ, are Construction (2,338 people), Retail Trade (2,112 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,939 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Long Branch, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Long Branch, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$49,658
Median earning men ± $5,874
$40,245
Median earning women ± $6,368

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($108,333), Public Administration ($103,250), and Information ($99,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,205), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($60,036), and Information ($59,821).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.
Y-Axis
2.27%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% 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 16.5%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Long Branch, NJ was $574,000 in 2024, which is 1.73 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $519,000 to $574,000, a 10.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Long Branch, NJ is 42.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Long Branch, NJ have an average commute time of 29.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Long Branch, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$574,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$38,890
$5,580
Median Property Taxes
±$553

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 Branch, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

42.5%
Homeownership
2024
60.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 42.5% of the housing units in Long Branch, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 41.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$79,653
Median Household Income
± $10,543
13.1k
Number of Households
± 1,066

In 2024, the median household income of the 13.1k households in Long Branch, NJ grew to $79,653 from the previous year's value of $73,381.

The following chart displays the households in Long Branch, NJ 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Long Branch, NJ is from New Jersey.
0.486
2023 Wage GINI in New Jersey
0.489
2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2023, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.486 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.709% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (55.3%)
  2. Carpooled (25.1%)
  3. Worked At Home (9.94%)

In 2024, 55.3% of workers in Long Branch, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (25.1%) and those who worked at home (9.94%).

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.

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Commute Time

29.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Long Branch, NJ have a longer commute time (29.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 8.2% of the workforce in Long Branch, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Long Branch, NJ (4.99k out of 32.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Long Branch, NJ is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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.

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Health

81.7% of the population of Long Branch, NJ has health coverage, with 36% on employee plans, 20.4% on Medicaid, 13.6% on Medicare, 11.1% on non-group plans, and 0.576% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.9% under 18 years, 25.8% between 18 and 34 years, 33.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

18.3%
Uninsured
36%
Employer Coverage
20.4%
Medicaid
13.6%
Medicare
11.1%
Non-Group
0.576%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Long Branch, NJ grew by 7.46% from 17.1% to 18.3%.

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