Longview, WA
Census Place
Add ComparisonNone 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.
In 2024, the median property value in Longview, WA was $361,600, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.
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.
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.
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.
In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Washington was Mexico, the natal country of 247,954 Washington residents, followed by India with 116,227 and China with 94,449.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Longview, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
In 2024, universities in Longview, WA awarded 600 degrees. The student population of Longview, WA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 873 male students and 1,901 female students.
Most students graduating from Universities in Longview, WA are White (431 and 72.3%), Hispanic or Latino (74 and 12.4%), Two or More Races (41 and 6.88%), and Asian (20 and 3.36%).
In 2024 there were 2,774 students enrolled in Longview, WA, 31.5% men and 68.5% women.
By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,693 records, of which 69.2% were women and 30.8% men.
In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Longview, WA was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 274 degrees awarded.
This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Longview, WA according to their major.
In N/A, N/A men were awarded degrees from institutions in Longview, WA, which is N/A times N/A than the N/A female students who received degrees in the same year.
In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 431 degrees mean that there were 5.82 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 74 degrees awarded.
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.
Public, 4-year or above ($4,206) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.
Public, 4-year or above ($420) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.
Public, 4-year or above ($762) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.
The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.
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 N/A range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Longview, WA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
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.
In 2024, the income inequality in Washington was 0.469 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0979% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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.
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.
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.
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 N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.
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.
