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Newark, NJ vs Long Beach, CA

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- Long Beach is 0% more densely populated than Newark.
- People are 20.2% more likely to be married in Long Beach.
- The Median Age is 1.2 years older in Long Beach.
 Newark, NJLong Beach, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock466,565329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.938.4
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 Population - 2010276,989  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock461,522285,036,114
 Population - 1990275,221  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-1.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now2.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock9,203.293.4
 Land Area24.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock29.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Newark, NJLong Beach, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Newark, NJLong Beach, CAUnited States
 White9.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock11.6%12.2%
 Asian1.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock43.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Newark, NJLong Beach, CAUnited States
 Married Population34.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.0%50.2%
 Never Married52.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.692.60
 Households109,737  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock100,97480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households42,930  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children21.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Newark    26 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Newark is straight garbage.  More

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Newark's Ironbound is extremely dangerous, there is a lot of crime, the police are just good at hiding it. It usually doesn't happen on Ferry St., but does 1/2 block  More

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Over 12 years ago

I have worked and lived in Newark for 20 years. I raised 3 children. Two of my children went on to college, graudated with Accountant Degree and the other one in  More

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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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