Long Beach, New York Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 35,462. Estimated population in July 2024: 35,336 (-0.4% change)
Males: 17,060 (48.1%), Females: 18,402 (51.9%)
Nassau County
Zip code: 11561
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.6 years
Median household income: $56,289
Median house value: $220,700
Population by Race
Races in Long Beach:
- White Non-Hispanic (77.1%)
- Hispanic (12.8%)
- Black (6.2%)
- Other race (4.7%)
- Two or more races (2.3%)
- Filipino (0.9%)
- Asian Indian (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (20.9%), Italian (16.3%), German (9.3%), Russian (6.7%), Polish (5.6%), United States (5.3%).
Land area: 2.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Long Beach
- High school or higher: 88.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 37.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 14.8%
- Unemployed: 5.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 39.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Long Beach city
- Never married: 32.7%
- Now married: 45.7%
- Separated: 3.3%
- Widowed: 8.7%
- Divorced: 9.5%
15.3% Foreign born (7.1% Latin America, 5.4% Europe, 2.5% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,985 (+5.9%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Long Beach:
- LONG BEACH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (455 E BAY DR)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Long Beach:
- SOUTH NASSAU COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; OCEANSIDE, NY)
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY)
- FRANKLIN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; VALLEY STREAM, NY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Long Beach:
- JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (about 8 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JFK)
- LA GUARDIA (about 19 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: LGA)
- REPUBLIC (about 21 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; Abbreviation: FRG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Long Beach:
- FLUSHING (about 17 miles; NEW YORK/FLUSHING/, NY; Abbreviation: FLU)
- SANDS POINT (about 17 miles; PORT WASHINGTON, NY; Abbreviation: 7N3)
- EVERS (about 20 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: 6N6)
Amtrak stations near Long Beach:
- 9 miles: KENNEDY AIRPORT NEW YORK (QUEENS, ) – Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar and vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand.
- 19 miles: LA GUARDIA AIRPORT (QUEENS, ) – Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar and vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand.
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Long Beach:
- RABBINICAL COLLEGE OF LONG ISLAND (Full-time enrollment: 115; Location: 205 W BEECH ST; Private, not-for-profit)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Long Beach:
- NASSAU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; GARDEN CITY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 13,710)
- ADELPHI UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; GARDEN CITY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,074)
- HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; HEMPSTEAD, NY; Full-time enrollment: 10,842)
- ST JOHN’S UNIVERSITY-NEW YORK (about 13 miles; JAMAICA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 15,070)
- CUNY QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,431)
- CUNY QUEENS COLLEGE (about 15 miles; FLUSHING, NY; Full-time enrollment: 10,278)
- NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-OLD WESTBURY (about 15 miles; OLD WESTBURY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,459)
Schools
Public high school in Long Beach:
- LONG BEACH SHS (Students: 1,370; Location: 322 LAGOON DR W; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Long Beach:
- HARRIET EISMAN COMM SCHOOL (Students: 97; Location: 26 WEST PARK AVE; Grades: 9 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Long Beach:
- LONG BEACH MS (Students: 1,036; Location: 239 LIDO BLVD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- LINDELL BOULEVARD SCHOOL (Students: 526; Location: 601 LINDELL BLVD; Grades: KG – 05)
- LIDO ES (Students: 525; Location: 237 LIDO BLVD; Grades: KG – 05)
- EAST ES (Students: 398; Location: 456 NEPTUNE BLVD; Grades: KG – 05)
- WEST ES (Students: 374; Location: 91 MARYLAND AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Long Beach:
- HEBREW ACADEMY OF LONG BEACH (Students: 933; Location: 530 W BROADWAY; Grades: PK – 8)
- LONG BEACH CATHOLIC REGIONAL S (Students: 453; Location: 735 W BROADWAY; Grades: PK – 8)
- HARRIET ELSMAN COMM. SCHOOL (Students: 130; Location: 165 EAST PARK AVE; Grades: 9 – 9)
- MONTESSORI CHILDRENS SCHOOL IN (Students: 28; Location: 111 DELAWARE AVE; Grades: PK – KG)
Libraries
Library in Long Beach:
- LONG BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $2,078,352; Location: 111 WEST PARK AVENUE; 125,518 books; 15,403 audio materials; 8,845 video materials; 349 serial subscriptions)