Long Branch, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

7,034

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

46.3

0.652% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

1.65%

16.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$185,208

2.42% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$842,400

Population & Diversity

Long Branch, VA is home to a population of 7.03k people, from which 95.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 24.5% of Long Branch, VA residents were born outside of the country (1.73k people).

In 2024, there were 3.67 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.21k people) in Long Branch, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.15k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 397 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.1%

2024 Citizenship

96%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.1% of Long Branch, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Long Branch, VA was 96%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Long Branch, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.21k ± 843
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.15k ± 237
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
397 ± 169

14%

Hispanic Population

983 people

14% of the people in Long Branch, VA are hispanic (983 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Long Branch, VA 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 Virginia.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
108,778 ± 8,047 people
India
98,440 ± 7,659 people
Mexico
58,677 ± 5,927 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 108,778 Virginia residents, followed by India with 98,440 and Mexico with 58,677.

Foreign-Born Population

24.5%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.73k people

23.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.69k people

As of 2024, 24.5% of Long Branch, VA residents (1.73k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Long Branch, VA was 23.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
192 ± 101
Gulf War (2001-)
152 ± 88
Gulf War (1990s)
115 ± 86

Long Branch, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.26 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Long Branch, VA.

Economy

The economy of Long Branch, VA employs 3.41k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Long Branch, VA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (663 people), Public Administration (445 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (419 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($227,316), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($208,201), and Information ($180,481).

Employment

Occupations

3.41k

2024 Value

± 437

−0.959%

1 Year decline

± 18%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Long Branch, VA declined at a rate of −0.959%, from 3.44k employees to 3.41k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Long Branch, VA, are Management Occupations (605 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (364 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (356 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Long Branch, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.41k

2024 Value

± 437

−0.959%

1 Year decline

± 18%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Long Branch, VA declined at a rate of −0.959%, from 3.44k employees to 3.41k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Long Branch, VA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (663 people), Public Administration (445 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (419 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Long Branch, VA, though some of these residents may live in Long Branch, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$112,647

Median earning men ± $29,709

$60,057

Median earning women ± $21,158

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($227,059), Information ($181,827), and Public Administration ($146,964).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($171,250), Public Administration ($122,283), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($60,104).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Long Branch, VA was $842,400 in 2024, which is 2.53 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $788,900 to $842,400, a 6.78% increase. The homeownership rate in Long Branch, VA is 85.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Long Branch, VA have an average commute time of 26.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Long Branch, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$842,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$33,519

$2,146

Median Property Taxes

±$306

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 Branch, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

85.3%

Homeownership

2024

68%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 85.3% of the housing units in Long Branch, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 81.1%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$185,208

Median Household Income

± $23,978

2.52k

Number of Households

± 355

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.52k households in Long Branch, VA grew to $185,208 from the previous year's value of $180,833.

The following chart displays the households in Long Branch, VA 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Long Branch, VA is from Virginia.

0.47

2024 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.472

2023 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (58.8%)
Worked At Home (31%)
Carpooled (7.75%)

In 2024, 58.8% of workers in Long Branch, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (31%) and those who carpooled to work (7.75%).

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

26.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Long Branch, VA have a longer commute time (26.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.668% of the workforce in Long Branch, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.65% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Long Branch, VA (116 out of 7.03k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Long Branch, VA is White, followed by Other 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

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

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

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