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Long Branch

New Jersey · 33,321 residents (2025 est.) · 5.12 sq mi
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Long Branch is home to 32,530 people in New Jersey. Owners hold 42% of the housing stock. Density works out to 6,349 people per square mile. 27% of people here were born outside the United States. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $574,000. That trails the New Jersey median by roughly 23%.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.8
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 127%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
32,530
+4%since 2000
from 31,340 in 2000
33,321 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
6,349 / sq mi
Unchangedsince 2009
from 6,356 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
36.8
+6%since 2000
from 34.7 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
5.12 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
28K29K31K32K33K19902000201020202024Long Branch
202433K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.3%(1,708)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.9%(1,580)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.7%(1,846)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.3%(2,366)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 249.6%(3,122)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.9%(4,843)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.4%(3,695)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.9%(3,887)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.3%(3,357)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.9%(3,879)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.8%(1,559)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.1%(688)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$79,653
+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $38,651 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$43,114
+110%since 2000
from $20,532 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
51.9%
+19.8 ptssince 2009
from 32.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
15.5%
−1.2 ptssince 2000
from 16.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.489
Unchangedsince 2010
from 0.488 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Wholesale trade14.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Information13.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance7.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical7%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services6.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade4.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration4.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food0.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$574,000
+127%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $138,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,876
+42%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $727 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
42.5%
Unchangedsince 2000
from 42.4% in 2000
57.5% rent
Vacancy rate
12.9%
−2.7 ptssince 2009
from 15.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.45 people
−7%since 2009
from 2.63 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
36.9%
−9.6 ptssince 2009
from 46.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
51.3%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
7.2
−3%since 2009
from 7.4 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
57
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic56.9%(17,831)
Black17.5%(5,471)
Hispanic / Latino20.7%(6,477)
Asian1.6%(504)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic50.8%(16,517)
Black10.7%(3,476)
Hispanic / Latino25.2%(8,211)
Asian2.7%(882)
Other10.6%(3,444)
Diversity Score
82
+6%since 2009
from 77 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican9.7%(3,165)
Puerto Rican5.7%(1,840)
Central American4.1%(1,349)
South American3.4%(1,114)
Salvadoran2.1%(671)
Venezuelan2%(656)
Guatemalan1.3%(432)
Colombian0.7%(232)
Dominican0.6%(198)
Honduran0.6%(183)
Cuban0.4%(136)
Spaniard0.3%(106)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.3%(103)
Chilean0.2%(54)
Peruvian0.2%(51)
Costa Rican0.1%(43)
Argentine0.1%(18)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.2%(390)
Korean0.7%(229)
Chinese0.4%(130)
Filipino0.3%(107)
Uzbek0.1%(30)
Thai0.1%(19)
Taiwanese0%(16)
Japanese0%(16)
Ancestry
Italian11%(3,582)
Irish9.2%(3,002)
Brazilian8.5%(2,764)
German6.3%(2,039)
English4.4%(1,437)
Arab2.9%(956)
Portuguese2.7%(883)
Polish2.1%(693)
Russian2.1%(692)
American2.1%(672)
Syrian1.5%(482)
Romanian0.7%(226)
+ 34 more ancestry groups with data
French0.7%(215)
Scottish0.6%(199)
West Indian0.6%(198)
Ukrainian0.6%(197)
Lebanese0.5%(168)
Slovak0.5%(154)
Danish0.5%(152)
Moroccan0.4%(137)
Dutch0.4%(135)
Greek0.4%(127)
Jordanian0.4%(116)
Israeli0.4%(116)
Austrian0.4%(115)
Jamaican0.3%(110)
Lithuanian0.3%(98)
Hungarian0.3%(93)
Haitian0.3%(83)
British0.2%(49)
Swiss0.2%(49)
Nigerian0.1%(47)
Welsh0.1%(43)
Scotch-Irish0.1%(42)
Swedish0.1%(38)
Czech0.1%(32)
Egyptian0.1%(29)
Guyanese0.1%(26)
Turkish0.1%(23)
Canadian0%(14)
Croatian0%(14)
Norwegian0%(14)
Armenian0%(12)
Finnish0%(4)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
36.1%
+15.9 ptssince 2000
from 20.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
85.4%
+9.1 ptssince 2000
from 76.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
14.6%
+7.4 ptssince 2000
from 7.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
29.6 min
+40%since 2000
from 21.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
55.3%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 59.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
25.1%
+4.1 ptssince 2009
from 21.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
3.8%
−4.3 ptssince 2009
from 8.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
9.9%
+7.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.3%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 5.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
10.9%
−5.4 ptssince 2009
from 16.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.0%
−2.3 ptssince 2011
from 9.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.8%
−9.0 ptssince 2011
from 72.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
71.0%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 71.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.2%
+3.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
37.1%
+12.1 ptssince 2009
from 25.0% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.1%
−3.9 ptssince 2009
from 53.0% in 2009
Female
50.9%
+3.9 ptssince 2009
from 47.0% in 2009
Foreign born
27.4%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 29.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.6%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 6.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.8%
+0.7 ptssince 2012
from 11.1% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
18.3%
−7.7 ptssince 2013
from 26.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.8%
+14.6 ptssince 2017
from 76.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.1%
+4.3 ptssince 2020
from 91.8% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.2%
−1.8 ptssince 2020
from 88.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
64.7%
+8.2 ptssince 2016
from 56.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
17.3%
−9.4 ptssince 2016
from 26.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married44.4%(5,971)
Married45.4%(6,115)
Widowed2.5%(332)
Divorced7.7%(1,043)
Women 15+
Never married38.4%(5,352)
Married42.1%(5,872)
Widowed6.5%(909)
Divorced12.9%(1,802)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
18.3%
−7.7 ptssince 2013
from 26.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
42.6%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 40.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 14.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.2%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 17.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
22.6%
−2.8 ptssince 2020
from 25.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.3%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 0.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
54.9%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 52.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
38.3%
−1.3 ptssince 2020
from 39.6% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)17.8%(212)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16%(191)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.1%(323)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.7%(115)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II7%(83)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,191 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Long Branch, New Jersey?

Long Branch, New Jersey has about 32,530 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Long Branch, New Jersey?

The typical household in Long Branch, New Jersey earns about $79,653 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Long Branch, New Jersey expensive?

In Long Branch, New Jersey, the median home is worth about $574,000, and the typical rent is about $1,876 a month.

How educated are people in Long Branch, New Jersey?

About 36.1% of adults age 25 and over in Long Branch, New Jersey hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Long Branch, New Jersey?

About 15.5% of people in Long Branch, New Jersey live below the federal poverty line.

Has Long Branch, New Jersey grown since 1990?

Yes, Long Branch, New Jersey has grown since 1990. The population has added about 3,872 residents, a change of about 14 percent over that period.

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