Long Beach, MS City Data

Long Beach, MS is a city with great restaurants, attractions, history and people. There are around 17,320 people who live in Long Beach and approximately 189,601 who live in Harrison County. We want to help people moving to or living in Long Beach to understand the dynamics of the city, so we have put together information gathered from various creditable sources to give you a better understanding of Long Beach. We have included Long Beach housing information, demographics, social and education characteristics, and even economic information.

General Long Beach Information

Harrison County where Long Beach resides is 976.15 square miles. The resident population of this county is 189,601 and has a population rank of 290 out of all the places in the United States.

Long Beach has a total of 17,320 people and of those residents there are 8,349 males and 8,971 females. The median age of the male population is 34.5 and the female population is 36.8. There are approximately 2,990 births each year and around 1,806 deaths. The race breakdown of the population in Long Beach varies per year, but currently 17,070 are one race and 250 are two or more races.

Of the 17,320 people who live in Long Beach, there are 5,183 under 20 years old. The sex breakdown of the 20 years old and younger population in Long Beach is 2,634 male and 2,549 female. If you have children or you are under the age of 20, then you will be considered in that statistic. For those of you who are older, then you will be part of the population that is 18 years and older and totals 12,625.

General Long Beach Information
Total area in square miles - Harrison County	976.15
Water area in square miles - Harrison County	N/A
Resident population - Harrison County	189,601
Population rank - Harrison County	290
Total population	17,320
Total population (male)	8,349
Total population (female)	8,971
Population median age (male)	34.5
Population median age (female)	36.8
Births - Harrison County	2,990
Deaths- Harrison County	1,806
Population of one race	17,070
Population of two or more races	250
Population under 20 years	5,183
Population under 20 years (male)	2,634
Population under 20 years (female)	2,549
Total population 18 years and over	12,625

Long Beach Social Characteristics

There are 71,538 households in Long Beach. Families make up 48,969 of these households. The table below breaks down the Long Beach families into three different groups. Married-couple families (34,410), male householder with no wife present (3,175) and female householder with no husband present (10,548). The remainder of the Long Beach households are made up of nonfamily households, which total 22,933. Long Beach, MS moving companies help people in Long Beach move locally and all around the world.

For years, the US has been building stats on the relationship of males and females 15 years and older in cities around the country including Long Beach. This information helps individuals analyze the area they are living in or moving to. For the county where Long Beach is based, there are 75,066 females 15 and over; of those females there are 16,526 never married, 37,116 now married, 1,905 separated, 8,447 widowed, and 11,072 divorced. As for the males, there are N/A males 15 and older: N/A never married, N/A now married, 1,707 separated, 2,110 widowed and 9,098 never married. There is a lot of great information below regarding Long Beach social characteristics. Be sure to review the tables for more information on Long Beach.

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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE (Harrison County)
Total households	71,538
Family households (families)	48,969
With own children under 18 years	26,580
Married-couple family	34,410
With own children under 18 years	16,103
Male householder, no wife present, family	3,175
With own children under 18 years	1,825
Female householder, no husband present, family	10,548
With own children under 18 years	6,715
Nonfamily households	22,933
Householder living alone	18,446
65 years and over	5,965

GENERAL HOUSEHOLDS
Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,597
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,431
Average household size	2.61
Average family size	3.07

RELATIONSHIP FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in family households	14,769
Householder	4,696
Spouse	3,526
Child	5,446
Other relatives	196
Nonrelatives	343
Unmarried partner	140
Roomer or boarder	45
Housemate or roommate	56
Unmarried partner	331
Foster child	12
Other	90

RELATIONSHIP NONFAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in nonfamily households	2,333
Male householder	856
Male householder living alone	638
Male householder not living alone	218
Female householder	1,008
Female householder living alone	863
Female householder not living alone	145
Nonrelatives	469
Unmarried partner	191
Roomer or boarder	59
Housemate or roommate	125
Foster child	10
Other	84

RELATIONSHIP BY SEX
Females 15 years and over	75,066
Never married	16,526
Now married	37,116
Separated	1,905
Widowed	8,447
Divorced	11,072
Males 15 years and over	N/A
Never married	N/A
Now married	N/A
Separated	1,707
Widowed	2,110
Divorced	9,098

TOTAL POPULATION BY SEX AND AGE
Total Population	17,320
Male	8,349
Under 5 years	543
5 to 9 years	597
10 to 14 years	757
15 to 17 years	483
18 and 19 years	254
20 years	109
21 years	89
22 to 24 years	344
25 to 29 years	518
30 to 34 years	534
35 to 39 years	682
40 to 44 years	729
45 to 49 years	582
50 to 54 years	555
55 to 59 years	413
60 and 61 years	134
62 to 64 years	206
65 and 66 years	125
67 to 69 years	180
70 to 74 years	239
75 to 79 years	158
80 to 84 years	82
85 years and over	36
Female	8,971
Under 5 years	570
5 to 9 years	605
10 to 14 years	701
15 to 17 years	439
18 and 19 years	234
20 years	104
21 years	118
22 to 24 years	316
25 to 29 years	540
30 to 34 years	605
35 to 39 years	764
40 to 44 years	795
45 to 49 years	644
50 to 54 years	584
55 to 59 years	416
60 and 61 years	154
62 to 64 years	254
65 and 66 years	132
67 to 69 years	215
70 to 74 years	307
75 to 79 years	235
80 to 84 years	129
85 years and over	110

TOTAL POPULATION BY RACE
Total population	17,320
One race	17,070
White	15,154
Black or African American	1,275
American Indian and Alaska Native	67
Asian	445
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	12
Some other race	28
Two or more races	250

RACE POPULATION IN HOUSEHOLDS
Total population in households	17,102
People who are White alone	15,004
People who are Black or African American alone	1,231
People who are American Indian and Alaska Native alone	67
People who are Asian alone	422
People who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	12
People who are Hispanic or Latino	395
People who are Some other race alone	116

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	175,868
Same house	86,154
Different house - same county	N/A
Different county - same state	10,366
Different state or abroad	34,013
Different state	30,775
Abroad	3,238

PLACE OF BIRTH (Harrison County)
Total resident population	189,601
Born in United States	86,149
State of residence	102,028
Different state	77,882
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas	2,906
Foreign born	6,785

Long Beach Education and School Enrollment

School enrollment refers to students currently attending school, both private and public. By understanding the school enrollment in an area, you can make decisions concerning your kids' environments and even job markets. In a table below, we provide you with the total school enrollment for children 3 years and older in the county surrounding Long Beach. That total enrollment is 48,256 for the population of the country, which includes Long Beach. Nursery school and kindergarten enrollment was 20,156 and elementary or high school enrollment was 65,367 children. College or graduate school enrollment was 8,866.

Education attainment is defined as "the highest level of education completed in terms of highest degree or the highest level or schooling completed." The table below shows the Long Beach population over 25 years old and their level of education achievement.

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	48,256
Pre-kindergarten	3,635
Public	1,884
Private	1,751
Kindergarten	3,070
Public	2,537
Private	N/A
Elementary school grades 1 to 8	22,426
Public	20,018
Private	2,408
Elementary and high school	32,684
Public	29,299
Private	3,385
High school grades 9 to 12	10,258
Public	9,281
Private	977
College, undergraduate years	7,824
Public	6,793
Private	1,031
Graduate or professional school	1,043
Public	689
Private	354
Not enrolled in school	133,292

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	119,169
Less than 9th grade	7,448
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	16,082
High school graduate	33,808
Some college, no degree	30,907
Associate's degree	9,011
Bachelor's degree	21,913
Graduate or professional degree	18.4
Percent high school graduate or higher	80.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	14,062

Long Beach Employment and Labor Characteristics

There are 145,662 people that are employed over the age of 16 in Long Beach. The Long Beach occupations categories include management, professional and related occupations (22,560), service occupations (17,896), sales and office occupations (21,814), farming, fishing and forestry occupations (542), constructions, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations (9,661) and production, transportation and material moving occupations (9,471). The 145,662 employed over the age of 16 are broken down into the class of worker. There are 61,683 private wage and salary workers, 14,626 government workers, 5,389 self-employed workers and approximately N/A unpaid family workers.

EMPLOYMENT STATUS (Harrison County)
Population 16 years and over	145,662
In labor force	94,847
Civilian labor force	87,237
Employed	81,944
Unemployed	5,293
Percent Unemployed	6.1
Armed Forces	7,610
Females 16 years and over	73,814
In labor force	43,482
Civilian labor force	41,883
Unemployed Civilian labor force	2,426
Armed forces	1,599
Males 16 years and over	71,848
In labor force	51,365
Civilian labor force	N/A
Unemployed Civilian labor force	2,867
Armed forces	6,011

COMMUTING TO WORK (Harrison County)
Workers 16 years and over	87,885
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	69,504
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	11,415
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)	N/A
Walked	4,103
Other means	758
Worked at home	1,383
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	1,887,280

OCCUPATION (Harrison County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	22,560
Management, professional, and related occupations	22,560
Service occupations	17,896
Sales and office occupations	21,814
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	542
Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations	9,661
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	9,471

INDUSTRY (Harrison County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	22,560
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	981
Construction	N/A
Manufacturing	6,489
Wholesale trade	1,996
Retail trade	10,385
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	3,830
Information	1,646
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	4,292
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative	4,950
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	14,938
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services	16,531
Other services, except public administration	N/A
Public administration	5,427

CLASS OF WORKER (Harrison County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	22,560
Private wage and salary workers	61,683
Government workers	14,626
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	5,389
Unpaid family workers	N/A

Long Beach Housing Characteristics

In Long Beach, MS there are 79,636 housing units; of those housing units, there are approximately 71,538 occupied and 8,098 vacant. Types of homes change over the years, but single family homes detached have remained fairly consistent. In Long Beach, there are 49,754 1-unit detached housing units. Single-family attached homes, 1-unit attached, which are also known as row houses or town homes, total 2,150 units in Long Beach. Apartment housing and apartment buildings are from 2-50 units and the statistics are below. With so many housing units people are always in need of Long Beach, MS local movers to help them move from one place to another so be sure to check out MovingIdeas.org for moving guides, Long Beach, MS truck rentals options, quotes and additional information.

There are several different ranges if you are looking to rent or are a renter in Long Beach. There are 1,503 housing units with rent less than $200, 1,444 with rent between $200-299, 6,588 with rent between $300-499 and 14,203 with rent for $500 and above. Full Long Beach gross rent statistics are shown in the table below. Regardless of the housing unit value, it is always suggested by MovingIdeas.org to have Long Beach, MS home security systems installed to keep you and your family safe.

HOUSING OCCUPANCY (Harrison County)
Total housing units	79,636
Occupied housing units	71,538
Vacant housing units	8,098

UNITS IN STRUCTURE (Harrison County)
Total housing units	79,636
1-unit, detached	49,754
1-unit, attached	2,150
2 units	2,308
3 or 4 units	3,498
5 to 9 units	4,324
10 to 19 units	2,422
20 to 49 units	1,916
50 or more units	3,288
Mobile home	9,843

HOUSING TENURE (Harrison County)
Occupied housing units	71,538
Owner-occupied	44,826
Renter-occupied	26,712

VEHICLES AVAILABLE (Harrison County)
Occupied housing units	71,538
No vehicles available	4,708
2 vehicle available	39,827
3 vehicles available	8,984
4 vehicles available	2,170
5 or more vehicles available	863

HOUSE HEATING FUEL (Harrison County)
Occupied housing units	71,538
Utility gas	27,840
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	N/A
Electricity	39,698
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	19
Coal or coke
Wood	142
Solar energy	8
Other fuel	53
No fuel used	256

HOUSING UNIT VALUE (Harrison County)
Occupied housing units	71,538
Less Than $50,000	44,826
$50,000 to $99,999	17,934
$100,000 to $149,999	7,558
$150,000 to $199,999	3,068
$200,000 to $299,999	1,877
$300,000 to $499,999	549
$1,000,000 or more	108
Median (dollars)	87,200

GROSS RENT (Harrison County)
Occupied units paying rent	26,712
Less than $200	1,503
$200 to $299	1,444
$300 to $499	6,588
$500 to $699	9,540
$700 to $999	4,076
$1,000 to $1,499	499
$1,500 or more	87