CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Long Beach

Mississippi · 15,804 residents · 10.2 sq mi

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Long Beach is a city of 15,804 people in Mississippi. Households here earn about 52% more than in Mississippi as a whole. The typical home is worth $62,200. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The poverty rate is 9.9%, under the national 13.2%. The population has fallen 9% since 2000.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.3

US median: 33.0

More educated

24% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,804

−9%vs 2000

vs 17,320 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.3

−10%vs 2000

vs 35.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

10.2 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(1,151)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(1,387)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(1,222)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.6%(1,367)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(968)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(2,574)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.3%(2,573)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.5%(1,810)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(1,323)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.9%(936)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.6%(408)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(85)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,695

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,289 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,586

−35%vs 2000

vs $19,305 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.9%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$62,200

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $92,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$384

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $621 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.9%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.3% in 2000

32.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.1%(14,905)

Black7.3%(1,271)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(397)

Asian2.5%(441)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92%(14,546)

Black5.4%(849)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(277)

Asian1.6%(245)

Other1%(164)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.4%(243)

Mexican1.2%(200)

Central American1.1%(187)

Honduran0.5%(79)

Salvadoran0.3%(45)

Panamanian0.3%(44)

Spaniard0.2%(26)

Guatemalan0.1%(19)

Asian origin

Filipino1.2%(199)

Vietnamese0.2%(30)

Asian Indian0.1%(19)

Thai0.1%(17)

Korean0.1%(9)

Japanese0%(1)

Ancestry

English18.7%(3,189)

Irish12.9%(2,199)

American11.5%(1,963)

German10.1%(1,725)

Italian7.1%(1,203)

French6.3%(1,066)

Scottish2.5%(430)

Scotch-Irish1.7%(287)

Russian1.1%(184)

Greek1%(164)

Swedish0.9%(160)

Canadian0.9%(149)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

British0.7%(127)

Subsaharan African0.7%(119)

Welsh0.7%(117)

Polish0.5%(92)

Nigerian0.4%(72)

French Canadian0.3%(51)

Dutch0.3%(43)

Portuguese0.2%(42)

Arab0.2%(33)

Palestinian0.2%(33)

Finnish0.2%(30)

Lithuanian0.2%(29)

Swiss0.1%(22)

Danish0.1%(18)

Czech0.1%(16)

Norwegian0.1%(16)

West Indian0.1%(11)

Armenian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

24.2%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

85.1%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.9%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.6 min

+41%vs 2000

vs 13.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.9%(2,178)

Married50.3%(3,142)

Widowed2.6%(164)

Divorced12.1%(757)

Women 15+

Never married26.1%(1,985)

Married43.9%(3,342)

Widowed11.2%(855)

Divorced18.7%(1,423)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.7%

−7.0 ptssince 2013

from 16.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.2%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 52.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.1%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 10.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.8%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.4%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.3%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.4%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 69.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.9%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 35.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)27.8%(376)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)39.7%(537)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33%(447)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.8%(52)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,354 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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