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41.74° N · 86.85° W · GEOID 1844784

Long Beach

LaPorte County, Indiana · part of the Michigan City, IN metro

Limited data population under 5,000

IndianaLong Beach, INLong BeachLong Beach

The short answer

Long Beach is home to 1,111 people. Median household income is $121,827 a year and median rent is $1,125 a month, 11.1% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $672,300, about 5.5x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,125
18% below the median place
Median household income
$121,827
52% above the median place
Median home value
$672,300
110% above the median place
Unemployment
4.8%
2% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Long Beach

  • 97% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 98% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 132 Indiana places.
  • The median resident is 64.9 years old, older than in 98% of places its size. It is the highest of 132 Indiana places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,615 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 95% of places its size. It is the highest of 132 Indiana places.
  • 45% of homes stand vacant, more than in 97% of places its size. It is the highest of 106 Indiana places.
  • The median rent takes only 11.1% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 97% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 132 Indiana places.

Many people here skip the commute entirely: 33% work from home, which keeps total commuting time lower than in 71% of places.

01

Moving to Long Beach

LaPorte County loses about 1.3 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in3,838
Moved out3,949
Net−111

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Cook County, IL343222+121
Starke County, IN154145+9

Within Indiana, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within IndianaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$60K
Leavers$54K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of LaPorte County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
7.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 6.6% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into LaPorte County report $59,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $54,200, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$45,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,125 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,740 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $672,300.
Getting to work
28 minutes each way on average; 33.3% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Sanibel, FL matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
6.6%
233% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
7.3%
27% above the median place
Income of households moving out8
$54,187
23% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureLong BeachAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year17.3%27% above
Moved from another state16.6%233% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-1.3117% below
Income of households moving in8County figure$59,83315% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$54,18723% below
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 97.3%, 47% above the median place.

Long Beach11.1%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$45,000
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
11.1%
46% below the median place
Home price to income
5.5x
45% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
11%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$112,500
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Homeownership1
97.3%
47% above the median place
Vacant homes1
45.3%
above the median place (median 7.1%)
Median year built1
1954
1% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureLong BeachAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,12518% below
Rent to income111.1%46% below
Property tax rate10.8%9% below
Home price to income15.5x45% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure91.79% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,24523% below
HUD area median income4County figure$89,30017% below
Property tax paid (median)1$5,61072% above
Median home value1$672,300110% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure7.8%145% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure59.0%15% above
Homeownership197.3%47% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure47.0%7% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,74046% above
Vacant homes145.3%above (median 7.1%)
Median year built119541% below
03

Work and pay

Income per person is $115,710, 189% above the median place.

Income per person1
$115,710
189% above the median place
Works from home1
33.3%
168% above the median place
Median household income1
$121,827
52% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureLong BeachAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$121,82752% above
Income per person1$115,710189% above
Unemployment1County figure4.8%2% below
Average annual pay6County figure$54,05118% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.0%46% below
Jobs6County figure40,19673% below
Poverty rate1County figure13.6%26% above
Mean commute128 min10% above
Works from home133.3%168% above
Commutes by transit1County figure0.5%38% below
04

Who lives here

Median age is 64.9, 66% above the median place.

Median age1
64.9
66% above the median place
Household size1
1.9
24% below the median place
High school or higher1
98.5%
7% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher73.0% 2.3×
Born abroad3.1% −65%
Homes with broadband95.3% +3%
All 9 people measures
MeasureLong BeachAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,1116646th largest
Population change since 20207-2.5%below (median 1.1%)
Median age164.966% above
Bachelor's or higher173.0%128% above
High school or higher198.5%7% above
Household size11.924% below
Born abroad13.1%65% below
No health insurance1County figure5.9%8% below
Homes with broadband195.3%3% above
05

Life in Long Beach

4 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • Burnham, John and Isabel, House listed 2013
  • Hoover-Timme House listed 2013
  • Jackson, Lowell E. and Paula G., House listed 2013
  • Long Beach School listed 2019

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k18.0 +61%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.6 −1%
Shops34.2 +13%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.3 −20%
Doctors' offices and clinics16.4 −19%
Child care centers2.2 −4%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools13
37
311% above the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9
16.4
19% below the median place
Public school students13
15,465
216% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureLong BeachAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13County figure37311% above
Public school students13County figure15,465216% above
Students per teacher13County figure15.40% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure20.61% below
Shops per 10k9County figure34.213% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure3.320% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure16.419% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure2.24% below
Parks per 10k100.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k100.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1018.061% above
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11469% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 86, 55% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
86
55% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
860
29% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

January average low14
17°F
33% below the median place
Hurricane risk15
26.9
62% below the median place
Average temperature14
50°F
9% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureLong BeachAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure83°F4% below
January average low14County figure17°F33% below
Average temperature14County figure50°F9% below
Annual precipitation14County figure39.7 in9% below
Natural hazard risk15County figure78.915% below
Hurricane risk15County figure26.962% below
Tornado risk15County figure92.614% above
Wildfire risk15County figure35.242% below
Heat wave risk15County figure67.625% below
Median air quality index16County figure430% above
Good air days16County figure63.0%8% below
08

Long Beach in 2030: where the trends point

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median household income$121,827 (2024)$153,500$129,500 to $181,500+3.9%
Median home value$672,300 (2024)$975,000$708,000 to $1,343,000+6.4%
Population1,158 (2025)1,1501,100 to 1,200−0.1%

The median home would be worth 6.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.5 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Long Beach

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Sanibel, FL$811$108,644Compare
Tanque Verde, AZ$1,347$121,599Compare
Margate City, NJ$1,347$121,800Compare
Pinehurst, NC$1,664$109,802Compare
Pinehurst, NCMargate City, NJTanque Verde, AZSanibel, FLLong Beach, INLong BeachSanibelTanque VerdeMargate CityPinehurstLong BeachSanibelTanque VerdeMargate CityPinehurst

Common questions

Is Long Beach a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 97% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 98% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 132 Indiana places. The median resident is 64.9 years old, older than in 98% of places its size. It is the highest of 132 Indiana places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Long Beach expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 11.1% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $672,300.

What salary do you need to live in Long Beach?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $45,000 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Long Beach safe?

There were 86 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Long Beach?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Sanibel, FL, Tanque Verde, AZ, Margate City, NJ and Pinehurst, NC.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Long Beach with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Long Beach itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/long-beach-indiana

Citytistics. “Long Beach, Indiana.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/long-beach-indiana/

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