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Longview Public Schools Overview

Lower Columbia College located in Longview Public Schools area. A total of 19,608 households are located in Longview Public Schools area. Among them, 5,612 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.00 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 12,087 and 10,964 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2.11% (981) of residents are non-citizens and 7.78% (3,620) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Longview Public Schools, Washington
Household	19,608
Population	46,551
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	5,612 (28.62%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	12,087
Total Students	10,964
Pre-Kindergarten	1,023
Kindergarten	574
Grade 1-8	4,641
Grade 9-12	2,570
College/Graduate School	2,156
Veterans	36,996
Non-citizen	981
Non-English Home Language	3,620
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

38,189 residents are over the age of 16 and 20,872 people are in labor force. Among them, 20,862 people are in civilian labor force and 10 are in armed labor force. 19,482 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.60%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Longview Public Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,967	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	15,183	80.05%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,069	10.91%
Public transportation	78	0.41%
Walked	489	2.58%
Other method	305	1.61%
Worked from home	843	4.44%
Average Commute Time	24 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,482	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	5,485	28.15%
Service	4,004	20.55%
Sales and office	4,029	20.68%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,242	11.51%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,722	19.10%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,482	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	380	1.95%
Construction	1,415	7.26%
Manufacturing	3,290	16.89%
Wholesale trade	494	2.54%
Retail trade	2,243	11.51%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	934	4.79%
Information	212	1.09%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	854	4.38%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,390	7.13%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,560	23.41%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,757	9.02%
Other services, except public administration	1,005	5.16%
Public administration	948	4.87%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,482	-
Private wage and salary workers	15,664	80.40%
Government workers	2,673	13.72%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,105	5.67%
Unpaid family workers	40	0.21%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $65,709 for the 19,608 households in Longview Public Schools area, Washington. The average income of a single worker is $30,116. 44,100 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.37%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	19,608	-
Less than $10,000	1,584	8.08%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,065	5.43%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,590	13.21%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,301	11.74%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,911	14.85%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,359	17.13%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,425	12.37%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,007	10.24%
$150,000 - $199,999	773	3.94%
More than $200,000	593	3.02%
Median Household Income	$46,116	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$65,709	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	11,631	-
Less than $10,000	715	6.15%
$10,000 - $14,999	377	3.24%
$15,000 - $24,999	948	8.15%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,157	9.95%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,564	13.45%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,131	18.32%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,932	16.61%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,673	14.38%
$150,000 - $199,999	710	6.10%
More than $200,000	424	3.65%

Median Family Income	$61,058	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$79,915	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,116	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$52,297	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$52,297	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	46,732	-
With health insurance coverage	44,100	94.37%
Public coverage	24,941	53.37%
Private health insurance	27,709	59.29%
Without health insurance coverage	2,632	5.63%

Housing

There are 20,676 housing units in Longview Public Schools area, Washington with 19,608 units (94.83%) occupied. 11,253 houses (57.39%) are occupied by owner and 8,355 houses (42.61%) are rented. The average housing value is $197,900 and the average rental cost is $866. 72 houses (0.35%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 5,745 houses (27.79%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,676	-
Occupied	19,608	94.83%
Owner Occupied	11,253	57.39%
Renter Occupied	8,355	42.61%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	13,515	65.37%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	415	2.01%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	5,379	26.02%
Mobile Homes	1,250	6.05%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	117	0.57%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,676	-
Built 2014 or later	72	0.35%
Built 2010 - 2013	15	0.07%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,509	7.30%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,416	11.69%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,690	8.17%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,704	17.91%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,816	13.62%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,709	13.10%
Built 1949 or earlier	5,745	27.79%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,676	-
1 room	556	2.69%
2 rooms	789	3.82%
3 rooms	1,433	6.93%
4 rooms	4,226	20.44%
5 rooms	3,921	18.96%
6 rooms	3,728	18.03%
7 rooms	2,365	11.44%
8 rooms	1,405	6.80%
9 rooms or more	2,253	10.90%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,676	-
no bedroom	680	3.29%
1 bedroom	2,163	10.46%
2 bedrooms	6,208	30.03%
3 bedrooms	8,169	39.51%
4 bedrooms	2,875	13.91%
5 bedrooms or more	581	2.81%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	11,253	-
Less than $50,000	662	5.88%
$50,000 - $99,999	743	6.60%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,580	14.04%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,775	24.66%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,925	25.99%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,131	18.94%
$500,000 - $999,999	398	3.54%
$1,000,000 or more	39	0.35%
Median House Value	$197,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	8,145	-
Less than $500	723	8.88%
$500 - $999	4,318	53.01%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,434	29.88%
$1,500 - $1,999	552	6.78%
$2,000 - $2,499	70	0.86%
$2,500 - $2,999	7	0.09%
$3,000 or more	41	0.50%
Median Rental Costs	$866	-

Demographic

A total of 47,546 people lives in Longview Public Schools area, Washington with 23,053 male and 24,493 female. The males to female ratio is 48.49 to 51.51. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	47,546	-
Male	23,053	48.49%
Female	24,493	51.51%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	47,546	-
Under 5 years	3,017	6.35%
5 - 9 years	2,625	5.52%
10 - 14 years	3,003	6.32%
15 - 19 years	3,068	6.45%
20 - 24 years	2,889	6.08%
25 - 34 years	5,804	12.21%
35 - 44 years	5,471	11.51%
45 - 54 years	5,562	11.70%
55 - 59 years	3,102	6.52%
60 - 64 years	3,489	7.34%
65 - 74 years	5,383	11.32%
75 - 84 years	2,697	5.67%
85 years and older	1,436	3.02%
Median Age	40.9 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	47,546	-
One Race	44,123	92.80%
White	41,229	86.71%
Black or African American	531	1.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native	581	1.22%
Asian	802	1.69%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	31	0.07%
Other	949	2.00%

Two or more races	3,423	7.20%
White and Black or African American	696	1.46%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,380	2.90%
White and Asian	565	1.19%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	29	0.06%