Franklin Square vs Long Beach

A side-by-side comparison of Franklin Square and Long Beach: population, income, housing, and more.

Franklin Square and Long Beach are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Long Beach has the higher population (34,741 vs 30,559 in Franklin Square). Franklin Square has the higher median household income ($140,051 vs $130,795 in Long Beach). Long Beach has the higher median home value ($661,500 vs $640,300 in Franklin Square).

Population, income & housing

	Franklin Square	Long Beach
Population	30,559	34,741
Median age	40.7 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$140,051	$130,795
Median home value	$640,300	$661,500
Median gross rent	$2,052	$2,377
Housing units	10,062	16,471
Homeownership rate	83.0%	63.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.0%	51.7%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklin Square	Long Beach
Population	32,055 → 30,559 (-4.7%)	33,507 → 34,741 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$107,415 → $140,051 (+30.4%)	$97,022 → $130,795 (+34.8%)
Median home value	$476,100 → $640,300 (+34.5%)	$508,800 → $661,500 (+30.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,761 → $2,052 (+16.5%)	$1,874 → $2,377 (+26.8%)

Franklin Square

Population

32,05530,559

Median household income

$107,415$140,051

Median home value

$476,100$640,300

Median gross rent

$1,761$2,052

Long Beach

Population

33,50734,741

Median household income

$97,022$130,795

Median home value

$508,800$661,500

Median gross rent

$1,874$2,377

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Franklin Square	Long Beach
Under 5	5.0%	3.6%
5 to 17	14.2%	9.3%
18 to 24	9.3%	6.8%
25 to 34	14.2%	17.1%
35 to 44	12.6%	12.2%
45 to 54	12.6%	12.5%
55 to 64	13.3%	17.8%
65 to 74	10.4%	12.2%
75 and over	8.4%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklin Square	Long Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	56.0%	72.3%
Black or African American	5.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	14.7%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.1%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	21.1%	14.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklin Square	Long Beach
No high school diploma	9.3%	3.8%
High school graduate	26.2%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	21.9%	27.9%
Graduate or professional degree	16.1%	23.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklin Square	Long Beach
Drove alone	68.6%	60.9%
Carpooled	6.9%	2.9%
Public transit	11.2%	15.7%
Walked	0.5%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	10.1%	14.9%
Other means	2.7%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklin Square	Long Beach
1-unit, detached	85.3%	39.6%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	21.4%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	31.9%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Franklin Square	Long Beach
Poverty rate	5.8%	7.1%
Average household size	3.12	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	35	42
Median year structure built	1954	1958