<page_title> Long Branch, New Jersey </page_title> <section_title> Demographics </section_title> <table> <cell> 1990 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 28,658 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2000 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 31,340 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 9.4% <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> %± </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2010 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 30,719 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> −2.0% <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> %± </col_header> </cell> </table>
As of the 2010 United States Census, Long Branch's population was 30,719, reflecting a decline of 621 (-2.0%) from the 31,340 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 2,682 (+9.4%) from the 28,658 counted in the 1990 Census.