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Long Beach, NY vs Imperial Beach, CA

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- Imperial Beach is 0% more densely populated than Long Beach.
- People are 10.5% less likely to be married in Imperial Beach.
- The Median Age is 11.7 years younger in Imperial Beach.
 Long Beach, NYImperial Beach, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock26,375329,725,481
 Female Population49.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.438.4
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 Population - 201033,395  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock26,992285,036,114
 Population - 199033,510  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-0.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock6,133.793.4
 Land Area2.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Long Beach, NYImperial Beach, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 649.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Long Beach, NYImperial Beach, CAUnited States
 White74.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.7%12.2%
 Asian4.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock51.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Long Beach, NYImperial Beach, CAUnited States
 Married Population46.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.3%50.2%
 Never Married36.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.0%10.8%
 Widowed6.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.762.60
 Households14,053  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,08780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,117  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock23.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Long Beach    2 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Long Beach is one of two cities located on Long Island, New York. It is on a barrier island on the south shore of Long Island.We enjoy this calm fun location while at  More

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I moved here from CA 6 years ago and love it here. It is a barrier island which is a part of Long Island off the Atlantic coast, so it is all beach coastline with a  More

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Reviews for Imperial Beach    5 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

In my opinion, imperial beach is the best place to live. IB is the perfect place to raise a family. It has the perfect amount of the good and the bad.  More

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My wife and I moved here from Chula Vista, CA before we knew she was pregnant, attracted by the opportunity to live right near the ocean; in a small, albeit somewhat  More

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Over 20 years ago

Come live in San Diego's most affordable beach community...Imperial  More

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