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Long Branch, NJ vs New Brunswick, NJ

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- New Brunswick is 0% more densely populated than Long Branch.
- People are 43.2% less likely to be married in New Brunswick.
- The Median Age is 13.7 years younger in New Brunswick.
 Long Branch, NJNew Brunswick, NJUnited States
 Population  Unlock55,671329,725,481
 Female Population52.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock23.738.4
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 Population - 201030,842  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock48,573285,036,114
 Population - 199028,658  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock15.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock10,638.593.4
 Land Area5.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Long Branch, NJNew Brunswick, NJUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock12.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock3.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Long Branch, NJNew Brunswick, NJUnited States
 White56.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock14.1%12.2%
 Asian1.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock46.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Long Branch, NJNew Brunswick, NJUnited States
 Married Population44.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock23.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock74.7%50.2%
 Never Married40.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock5.9%10.8%
 Widowed4.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.032.60
 Households12,758  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,78080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock21.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households5,016  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock37.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Long Branch    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

I Live at the Jersey Shore and it is really like a year round vacation. Great beaches,mountians and sking. But the cost of living here has gone sky  More

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Reviews for New Brunswick    4 Reviews

As an undergrad at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, I have lived here for 4 years -- 2 inside the University dormitories on College Ave Campus and 2 in a rented house  More

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Over 16 years ago

Between the entitled drivers, Jersey manners, and new student drivers, nevermind insane bus drivers and trucks speeding on narrow streets, driving around here will  More

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It is sad to see the city that I was born in 1959 and lived until 1972 decline so. Not only is it overpriced, perhaps because of the university or it being a suburb for  More

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