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Long Beach, CA vs West New York, NJ

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- West New York is 0% more densely populated than Long Beach.
- People are 11.2% more likely to be married in West New York.
- The Median Age is 0.8 years older in West New York.
 Long Beach, CAWest New York, NJUnited States
 Population  Unlock52,485329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.738.4
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 Population - 2010462,311  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock45,768285,036,114
 Population - 1990429,433  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock16.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock52,801.893.4
 Land Area50.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Long Beach, CAWest New York, NJUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock17.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Long Beach, CAWest New York, NJUnited States
 White27.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.2%12.2%
 Asian12.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.5%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock76.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Long Beach, CAWest New York, NJUnited States
 Married Population41.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.5%50.2%
 Never Married45.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.5%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.632.60
 Households169,958  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock13,00180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock32.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households68,984  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 5 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 7 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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Reviews for West New York    2 Reviews

Safe and clean town 10 mins from Manhattan, best known for having the best view of the Manhattan skyline along Boulevard  More

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Over 15 years ago

Beautiful views, affordable, easy access to Manhattan, great  More

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