CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Long View

North Carolina · 3,220 residents · 4.02 sq mi

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Long View is home to 3,220 people in North Carolina. The median age is 42.9, about 10 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The population has fallen 32% since 2000. The typical home is worth $44,100. Getting to work takes 12 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 42.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,220

−32%vs 2000

vs 4,722 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

42.9

+14%vs 2000

vs 37.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.02 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(208)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.6%(147)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.1%(131)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.8%(156)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.3%(235)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.3%(396)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(412)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.4%(368)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6414.8%(476)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.2%(361)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848%(257)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(73)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,195

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,491 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,648

−31%vs 2000

vs $16,801 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.3%

−6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,100

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $71,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$365

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $487 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.2%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.7% in 2000

35.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic78.8%(3,723)

Black9%(426)

Hispanic / Latino7.1%(335)

Asian3.7%(173)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.2%(3,001)

Black6.3%(203)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(9)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.5%(16)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.8%(340)

Central American3%(148)

Costa Rican3%(148)

Puerto Rican2.3%(115)

Asian origin

Hmong8.1%(407)

Ancestry

German15.5%(775)

American8.1%(405)

Irish5.7%(288)

English5.2%(260)

Subsaharan African2.1%(105)

Italian1.3%(66)

Scottish1%(49)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(41)

Dutch0.7%(33)

French0.7%(33)

Welsh0.5%(24)

French Canadian0.4%(19)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Portuguese0.3%(16)

British0.3%(15)

Lithuanian0.3%(15)

Norwegian0.2%(11)

Arab0.2%(9)

Moroccan0.2%(9)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Hmong population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.8%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

52.7%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.8%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.2 min

+9%vs 2000

vs 11.2 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 married38.9%(811)

Married53.2%(1,108)

Widowed0.6%(13)

Divorced7.3%(152)

Women 15+

Never married35.6%(823)

Married44.8%(1,034)

Widowed7.2%(166)

Divorced12.4%(286)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

18.5%

+1.2 ptssince 2013

from 17.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

34.4%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 36.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.0%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.6%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.2%

+5.7 ptssince 2020

from 23.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 5.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

43.8%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 47.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.6%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 43.4% 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)13.9%(38)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)31.8%(87)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46%(126)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 274 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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