With 112,360 people, Longview is a metro area. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 18% of adults. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. The foreign-born share is 4%. Growth has run 21% since 2000, or 19,412 more people. Density works out to 98 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $76,531, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 74%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Longview
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$147,364 → $397,500(+170%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.3% → 17.6%(+6.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Among the 21 metro and micro areas based in Washington
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)20.6%(1,853)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.9%(1,876)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.1%(3,423)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(299)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(45)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 8,982 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
82,119
$66,880
$147,364
11.3%
13.7
2000
92,948
$72,496
$227,889
13.3%
23.5
2010
102,410
$65,997
$275,486
14.7%
32.1
2020
110,730
$71,257
$297,556
17.0%
44.2
2024
112,360
$76,531
$397,500
17.6%
43.5
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.
