Another notable thing is that Long Beach is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the city experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller city.
Long Beach is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Long Beach spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.03 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Long Beach is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Long Beach who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.78% of the adults in Long Beach have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Long Beach in 2022 was $28,188, which is low income relative to Washington, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,752 for a family of four. However, Long Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Long Beach is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Long Beach home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Long Beach residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Long Beach include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Welsh.
The most common language spoken in Long Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
