About Longport

Longport is a very small coastal borough (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 1,054 people and just one neighborhood, Longport is the 490th largest community in New Jersey.

Longport is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 92.16% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Longport is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Longport who work in management occupations (15.05%), sales jobs (12.78%), and office and administrative support jobs (10.52%).

Longport is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the borough experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller borough.

Seniors make up 34.25% of Longport's population, making it a popular place to retire. Because of the prominence of the retirement community, Longport is good place for those over 65 to settle, as they will find many opportunities for socializing, as well as having access to many services oriented toward seniors.

In addition, Longport is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

The borough is also nautical, which means that parts of Longport are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Longport is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Longport Information and Demographics

The population of Longport is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.00% of adults in Longport have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Longport in 2000 was $50,884, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $203,536 for a family of four.

The people who call Longport home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Longport is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Longport include Italian, Irish, German, English, Russian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Longport is English. Some people also speak Italian.