Long Beach Township's Livability
-
D-
Affordability -
D-
Housing -
C+
Job Market -
C+
Diversity -
A-
Crime -
C+
Commute -
D+
Education -
B
Weather -
D
Amenities
About Long Beach Township, NJ
Long Beach Township, NJ is located in Ocean County in the state of New Jersey.
The total City Population for Long Beach Township is about 6,975 with about 640 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $805,200, which is roughly 50% higher than the Average Home Value of $399,186 for the state of New Jersey, and roughly 73% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $85,343, which is roughly 18% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $104,415 for the state of New Jersey, and roughly 24% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.02Male Population Estimate: 49.2%
Female Population Estimate: 50.8%
Median Age: 58
Male Median Age: 56.8
Female Median Age: 59.1
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:5.92%
Other:2.82%
Black:0.72%
Asian:0.72%
Indian:0.29%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 34.98%
Libertarian: 0.72%
Green: 0.31%
Other: 0.23%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Long Beach Township specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Ocean County: About 1.25069 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Ocean County: About 99.2524 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Ocean County is about 68% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 66% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Long Beach Township is about 5.3%.
New Jersey is ranked #6 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 80.81 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 67.65The average living wage for the state of New Jersey is $35.18/hr, while the states minimum wage is $12.00/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives New Jersey a minimum wage score of 63.69 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $4.13/hr, which gives New Jersey a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 15.46 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for New Jersey is $319.68, resulting in a UI benefit score of 92.35 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ New Jersey does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ New Jersey does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ New Jersey does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ New Jersey does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
✓ New Jersey does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ New Jersey does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X New Jersey does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
✓ New Jersey does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X New Jersey does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X New Jersey does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ New Jersey does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ New Jersey does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
✓ New Jersey does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ New Jersey does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ New Jersey does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ New Jersey does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ New Jersey does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ New Jersey does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
A global organization that fights inequality to end poverty and injustice.
Nearby Location
- Harvey Cedars Boro, NJ ( 0.00 mi. )
- High Bar Harbor, NJ ( 0.00 mi. )
- Long Bch Twp, NJ ( 0.00 mi. )
- Loveladies, NJ ( 0.00 mi. )
- Ship Bottom Boro, NJ ( 0.00 mi. )
- Surf City Boro, NJ ( 0.00 mi. )
- Long Beach, NJ ( 0.52 mi. )
- Ship Bottom, NJ ( 0.99 mi. )
- Brant Beach, NJ ( 1.17 mi. )
- Surf City, NJ ( 2.36 mi. )
- Beach Haven West, NJ ( 2.90 mi. )
- North Beach, NJ ( 3.82 mi. )
- Manahawkin, NJ ( 4.66 mi. )
- Staffordville, NJ ( 4.76 mi. )
- Mayetta, NJ ( 4.80 mi. )
- Cedar Run, NJ ( 4.86 mi. )
- Eagleswood Township, NJ ( 4.97 mi. )
- Harvey Cedars, NJ ( 5.20 mi. )
- Beach Haven, NJ ( 5.64 mi. )
- Cedar Bonnet Island, NJ ( 5.73 mi. )
- Stafford Township, NJ ( 5.73 mi. )
- Stafford Twp, NJ ( 5.73 mi. )
- West Creek, NJ ( 5.76 mi. )
- Parkertown, NJ ( 6.21 mi. )
- Tuckerton, NJ ( 7.54 mi. )
- Little Egg Harbor, NJ ( 8.29 mi. )
- West Tuckerton, NJ ( 8.60 mi. )
- Barnegat Light, NJ ( 9.26 mi. )
- Barnegat Lgt, NJ ( 9.31 mi. )
- Barnegat Light Boro, NJ ( 9.31 mi. )
- Barnegat, NJ ( 9.83 mi. )
- Little Egg Harbor Twp, NJ ( 10.03 mi. )
- Ltl Egg Hbr, NJ ( 10.03 mi. )
- Mystic Islands, NJ ( 10.03 mi. )
- Mystic Islnds, NJ ( 10.03 mi. )
- Tuckerton Boro, NJ ( 10.03 mi. )
- Waretown, NJ ( 10.48 mi. )
- Warren Grove, NJ ( 11.80 mi. )
- Barnegat Township, NJ ( 12.52 mi. )
- Forked River, NJ ( 13.00 mi. )
- New Gretna, NJ ( 14.00 mi. )
- Lacey, NJ ( 15.46 mi. )
- Lacey Township, NJ ( 15.73 mi. )
- Lanoka Harbor, NJ ( 15.89 mi. )
- Cedar Beach, NJ ( 16.48 mi. )
- Leeds Point, NJ ( 16.51 mi. )
- Port Republic, NJ ( 16.87 mi. )
- Oceanville, NJ ( 17.65 mi. )
- Smithville, NJ ( 18.01 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 08008Latitude: 39.637942
Longitude: -74.198938
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 0.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 609