Long Beach, MS

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2023 Population

16,876

0.399% 1-year growth

US Senator

Roger Wicker

Republican Party

US Senator

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

39.8

2.93% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

7.74%

16.2% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$71,121

6.83% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$205,300

9.32% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

7,578

1.79% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Long Beach, MS had a population of 16.9k people with a median age of 39.8 and a median household income of $71,121. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Long Beach, MS grew from 16,809 to 16,876, a 0.399% increase and its median household income grew from $66,573 to $71,121, a 6.83% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Long Beach, MS are White (Non-Hispanic) (79.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (10.1%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.56%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.01%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.84%).

None of the households in Long Beach, MS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.4% of the residents in Long Beach, MS are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Long Beach, MS was $205,300, and the homeownership rate was 66.9%.

Most people in Long Beach, MS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23 minutes. The average car ownership in Long Beach, MS was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Long Beach, MS is home to a population of 16.9k people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of 2023, 4.82% of Long Beach, MS residents were born outside of the country (814 people).

In 2023, there were 7.88 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (13.5k people) in Long Beach, MS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.71k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 770 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

98.9%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.4% of Long Beach, MS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Long Beach, MS was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Long Beach, MS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Long Beach, MS

White (Non-Hispanic)
13.5k ± 724
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.71k ± 650
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
770 ± 309

3.34%

Hispanic Population

563 people

3.34% of the people in Long Beach, MS are hispanic (563 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Long Beach, MS as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Mississippi.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
16,383 ± 3,134 people
India
5,084 ± 1,749 people
Guatemala
3,926 ± 1,537 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Mississippi was Mexico, the natal country of 16,383 Mississippi residents, followed by India with 5,084 and Guatemala with 3,926.

Foreign-Born Population

4.82%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

814 people

5.74%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

965 people

As of 2023, 4.82% of Long Beach, MS residents (814 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Long Beach, MS was 5.74%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Long Beach, MS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
405 ± 162
Vietnam
395 ± 111
Gulf War (1990s)
321 ± 169

Long Beach, MS has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.03 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Long Beach, MS employs 7.58k people. The largest industries in Long Beach, MS are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,412 people), Accommodation & Food Services (913 people), and Retail Trade (638 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($86,542), Utilities ($85,658), and Wholesale Trade ($70,208).

Males in Mississippi have an average income that is 1.39 times higher than the average income of females, which is $46,477. The income inequality in Mississippi (measured using the Gini index) is 0.452, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

7.58k

2023 Value

± 743

1.79%

1 Year growth

± 14.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Long Beach, MS grew at a rate of 1.79%, from 7.45k employees to 7.58k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Long Beach, MS, are Management Occupations (1,089 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (933 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (717 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Long Beach, MS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Mississippi (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

7.58k

2023 Value

± 743

1.79%

1 Year growth

± 14.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Long Beach, MS grew at a rate of 1.79%, from 7.45k employees to 7.58k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Long Beach, MS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,412 people), Accommodation & Food Services (913 people), and Retail Trade (638 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Long Beach, MS, though some of these residents may live in Long Beach, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,884

Median earning men ± $2,858

$36,869

Median earning women ± $5,654

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($85,500), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($75,434), and Manufacturing ($70,259).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($53,133), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($49,531), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($43,963).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Mississippi.

Y-Axis

1.38%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.17M people employed in Mississippi. This represents a 1.38% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Mississippi.

Civics

Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Mississippi. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Mississippi is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Mississippi

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Roger Wicker

Senator from Mississippi

Assumed office on December 31, 2007
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Trent Lott.

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Senator from Mississippi

Assumed office on April 9, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Thad Cochran.

Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are the senators currently representing Mississippi.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Mississippi over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Mississippi

Mississippi is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Mississippi have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.04% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.852% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (690k), Some college (543k), and Secondary Education (397k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Long Beach, MS was $205,300 in 2023, which is 0.677 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $187,800 to $205,300, a 9.32% increase. The homeownership rate in Long Beach, MS is 66.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Long Beach, MS have an average commute time of 23 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Long Beach, MS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$205,300

Median Property Value 2023

±$11,826

$4,458

Median Property Taxes

±$493

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Long Beach, MS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Long Beach, MS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

66.9%

Homeownership

2023

65.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 66.9% of the housing units in Long Beach, MS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Long Beach, MS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Long Beach, MS colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$71,121

Median Household Income

± $7,756

6.66k

Number of Households

± 652

In 2023, the median household income of the 6.66k households in Long Beach, MS grew to $71,121 from the previous year's value of $66,573.

The following chart displays the households in Long Beach, MS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Long Beach, MS is from Mississippi.

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Mississippi

0.45

2021 Wage GINI in Mississippi

In 2022, the income inequality in Mississippi was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.553% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Mississippi was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Mississippi in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Mississippi across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (83.6%)
Carpooled (7.52%)
Worked At Home (6.82%)

In 2023, 83.6% of workers in Long Beach, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.52%) and those who worked at home (6.82%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Long Beach, MS have a shorter commute time (23 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.19% of the workforce in Long Beach, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Long Beach, MS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Long Beach, MS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Long Beach, MS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.74% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Long Beach, MS (1.3k out of 16.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Long Beach, MS is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

88.2% of the population of Long Beach, MS has health coverage, with 42.2% on employee plans, 12.1% on Medicaid, 15.6% on Medicare, 15% on non-group plans, and 3.25% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Harrison County, MS see 1785 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.94% increase from the previous year (1734 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1369 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 416 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Harrison County, MS.

1,785 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Harrison County, MS

Primary care physicians in Harrison County, MS see an average of 1,785 patients per year. This represents a 2.94% increase from the previous year (1,734 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Harrison County, MS in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.6% under 18 years, 17.8% between 18 and 34 years, 35.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 41.7% were men and 58.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

11.8%

Uninsured

42.2%

Employer Coverage

12.1%

Medicaid

15.6%

Medicare

15%

Non-Group

3.25%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Long Beach, MS grew by 1.14% from 11.7% to 11.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Long Beach, MS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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