Longview, WA

Census Place

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2024 Population

38,069

US Senator

Patty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

40.1

2.56% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

16%

6.01% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$61,747

1.48% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$361,600

6.67% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

15,951

1.18% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Longview, WA 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.

97.4% of the residents in Longview, WA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Longview, WA are Lower Columbia College (584 degrees awarded in 2023) and Stylemaster College of Hair Design (19 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Longview, WA was $361,600, and the homeownership rate was 55.2%.

Most people in Longview, WA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Longview, WA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Longview, WA is home to a population of 38.1k people, from which 97.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.84% of Longview, WA residents were born outside of the country (1.84k people).

In 2024, there were 12.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (29.4k people) in Longview, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.32k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 1.58k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.4%

2024 Citizenship

98%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.4% of Longview, WA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Longview, WA was 98%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Longview, WA

White (Non-Hispanic)
29.4k ± 748
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
2.32k ± 411
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.58k ± 346

12.6%

Hispanic Population

4.8k people

12.6% of the people in Longview, WA are hispanic (4.8k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Longview, WA 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 Washington.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
248,556 ± 12,042 people
India
107,324 ± 7,987 people
China
89,838 ± 7,316 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Washington was Mexico, the natal country of 248,556 Washington residents, followed by India with 107,324 and China with 89,838.

Foreign-Born Population

4.84%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.84k people

4.28%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.62k people

As of 2024, 4.84% of Longview, WA residents (1.84k 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 Longview, WA was 4.28%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,170 ± 253
Gulf War (2001-)
603 ± 183
Gulf War (1990s)
446 ± 197

Longview, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.94 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Longview, WA.

Economy

The economy of Longview, WA employs 16k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Longview, WA were Retail Trade (2,555 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,277 people), and Manufacturing (2,007 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($120,250), Finance & Insurance ($66,641), and Wholesale Trade ($66,000).

Employment

Occupations

16k

2024 Value

± 984

−1.18%

1 Year decline

± 8.92%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Longview, WA declined at a rate of −1.18%, from 16.1k employees to 16k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Longview, WA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,689 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,637 people), and Management Occupations (1,346 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Longview, WA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Washington (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

16k

2024 Value

± 984

−1.18%

1 Year decline

± 8.92%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Longview, WA declined at a rate of −1.18%, from 16.1k employees to 16k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Longview, WA, are Retail Trade (2,555 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,277 people), and Manufacturing (2,007 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Longview, WA, though some of these residents may live in Longview, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,448

Median earning men ± $3,048

$35,965

Median earning women ± $2,556

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($99,167), Wholesale Trade ($85,814), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($72,600).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,474), Information ($57,708), and Wholesale Trade ($49,866).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

3.62%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.58M people employed in Washington. This represents a 3.62% 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 10.3%.

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

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Kamala Harris with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.4%).

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing the state of Washington. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Longview, WA. Showing the available data for Washington.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (57.2%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (39%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.4%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Kamala Harris with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.4%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Washington for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Washington

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.

Patty Murray

Senator from Washington

Assumed office on January 3, 1993

Maria Cantwell

Senator from Washington

Assumed office on January 3, 2001

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing Washington.

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 Washington over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Longview, WA awarded 603 degrees. The student population of Longview, WA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 756 male students and 1,720 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Longview, WA are White (464 and 77.7%), Hispanic or Latino (58 and 9.72%), Two or More Races (35 and 5.86%), and Asian (14 and 2.35%).

The largest universities in Longview, WA by number of degrees awarded are Lower Columbia College (584 and 96.8%) and Stylemaster College of Hair Design (19 and 3.15%).

The most popular majors in Longview, WA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (268 and 44.4%), Registered Nursing (116 and 19.2%), and Early Childhood Education & Teaching (61 and 10.1%).

The median tuition cost in Longview, WA for a public four year colleges is $3,988 for in-state students and $5,275 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 2,476 students enrolled in Longview, WA, 30.5% men and 69.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,644 records, of which 70.4% were women and 29.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
116 degrees awarded
General Business
17 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
268 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Longview, WA was Registered Nursing with 116 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Longview, WA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Lower Columbia College
584 degrees awarded
Stylemaster College of Hair Design
19 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Lower Columbia College with 584 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 173 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Longview, WA, which is 0.402 times less than the 430 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 464 degrees mean that there were 8 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 58 degrees awarded.

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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($3,988) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($358) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($702) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Longview, WA was $361,600 in 2024, which is 1.09 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $339,000 to $361,600, a 6.67% increase. The homeownership rate in Longview, WA is 55.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Longview, WA have an average commute time of 25.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Longview, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$361,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,019

$8,728

Median Property Taxes

±$607

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 Longview, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

55.2%

Homeownership

2024

68.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 55.2% of the housing units in Longview, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 52.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Longview, WA 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.

$61,747

Median Household Income

± $3,174

15.8k

Number of Households

± 903

In 2024, the median household income of the 15.8k households in Longview, WA grew to $61,747 from the previous year's value of $60,844.

The following chart displays the households in Longview, WA 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 Longview, WA is from Washington.

0.468

2023 Wage GINI in Washington

0.47

2022 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2023, the income inequality in Washington was 0.468 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.276% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80.1%)
Carpooled (10.2%)
Worked At Home (6.99%)

In 2024, 80.1% of workers in Longview, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.2%) and those who worked at home (6.99%).

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

25.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Longview, WA have a shorter commute time (25.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.91% of the workforce in Longview, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Longview, WA (5.97k out of 37.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Longview, WA is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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

93.2% of the population of Longview, WA has health coverage, with 35.4% on employee plans, 30.5% on Medicaid, 14.1% on Medicare, 11.6% on non-group plans, and 1.65% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Washington see 1,202 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,202 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1152 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 186 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.8% under 18 years, 20.4% between 18 and 34 years, 36.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

6.82%

Uninsured

35.4%

Employer Coverage

30.5%

Medicaid

14.1%

Medicare

11.6%

Non-Group

1.65%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Longview, WA grew by 16.8% from 5.84% to 6.82%.

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

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