Longview

Population & Demographics

Longview, TX

Longview is home to 82,923 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 36,536 resident workers commute each day.

TexasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
82,923
people
Population

82,923 residents

Median age 35.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Longview population & demographics

Who lives in Longview — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
82,923
Median age
35.3yrs
Median household income
$63,340
Median home value
$202,600
Median gross rent
$1,101/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
23.7%
Poverty rate
17.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Longview

How Longview breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White51.4%
Hispanic or Latino21.8%
Black20.1%
Two or more races4.6%
Asian1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Some other race0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Longview

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Longview.

Longview at a glance
Employed Residents
36,536
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
23.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
45.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
7.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Kilgore
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Longview proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Longview commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

71 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Longview

36,536 commutes, one dot at a time

Longview

Where 36,536 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Longview, by worker count.

1Longview0.0 mi16,462
2Kilgore10.8 mi1,482
3Tyler34.3 mi1,332
4Dallas120.3 mi1,079
5Houston192.9 mi794
6Marshall23.0 mi580
7White Oak6.2 mi483
8Fort Worth151.4 mi413

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Longview.

1Longview0.0 mi16,462
2Tyler34.3 mi1,380
3Marshall23.0 mi1,201
4Kilgore10.8 mi1,187
5White Oak6.2 mi926
6Hallsville10.5 mi728
7Gladewater11.5 mi702
8Houston192.9 mi552

Top industries

The sectors that employ Longview’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance20.7%
RTRetail Trade11.4%
MFManufacturing10.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.8%
EDEducational Services7.4%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.3%
COConstruction4.8%
TRTransportation and Warehousing4.3%
WSWholesale Trade4.2%
Connectivity

Internet options for Longview

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

14 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps45%
5 Gbps44%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Longview

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