With 291,044 people, Longview is a metro area. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. The typical home is worth $186,821, having roughly tripled since 2000. 6% of residents were born outside the United States. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock. Renters pay $1,040 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,775, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 58%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Longview
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.0% → 21.2%(+7.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)28%(4,457)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.8%(3,791)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.5%(5,011)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.6%(736)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(146)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 15,912 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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Over time
Longview, decade by decade
Longview population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
237,536
$56,917
$117,086
14.0%
47.7
2000
256,152
$61,986
$118,130
16.1%
55.6
2010
280,000
$63,831
$141,646
17.6%
64.5
2020
286,184
$65,029
$171,576
19.6%
71.8
2024
291,044
$66,775
$186,821
21.2%
70.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
