It is home to people of every economic background and is a safe and heavily policed area. Most of the old cottages have been fixed up, so much so that the area has a newer look than it did just ten years ago. There has been immigration to Short Beach and the New Haven area in general from the former Yugoslavia as well as from the Caribbean.
The area is diverse in terms of socioeconomic status, safe due to strong law enforcement, and has undergone renovations that have given it a more modern appearance than ten years ago. Immigration from the former Yugoslavia and the Caribbean has been significant to Short Beach and the New Haven region as well.