Another notable thing is that Long Beach is a major vacation destination. Much of the city’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Long Beach’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.
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. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.
One of the benefits of Long Beach is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.03 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Being a small city, Long Beach does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Long Beach is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.78% of adults 25 and older 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.
