Demographics of Long Beach city, Mississippi

Long Beach city, Mississippi had 17,309 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +505 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Long Beach city, in four figures

17,309
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 17,009 ±32.; +3.0%
Change since July 2020: +505 people.; 39.6 ±1.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $70,332 ±$7,898
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Long Beach city, Mississippi's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Long Beach city, Mississippi's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Long Beach city, Mississippi's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Long Beach city, Mississippi's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	16,804	100.0	100.0
2021	16,891	100.5	100.2
2022	17,085	101.7	100.7
2023	17,043	101.4	101.6
2024	17,283	102.9	102.5
2025	17,309	103.0	103.1

Population of Long Beach city, Mississippi on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	16,804	—
2021	16,891	+87
2022	17,085	+194
2023	17,043	−42
2024	17,283	+240
2025	17,309	+26

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.6 ±1.8: for men 36.7 ±3.1 and for women 42.9 ±3.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Long Beach city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under 5	1,107 ±305	6.5% ±1.8	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,973 ±458	17.5% ±2.7	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,665 ±359	9.8% ±2.1	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,901 ±517	22.9% ±3.0	25.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,929 ±466	23.1% ±2.7	24.6% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,434 ±354	20.2% ±2.1	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $70,332 ±$7,898, and income per person $35,555 ±$3,831, in 2024 dollars. The median is $56,447 ±$539 in Mississippi and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Long Beach city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Mississippi	United States
Under $25,000	1,155 ±291	16.5% ±4.1	23.1% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,433 ±265	20.5% ±3.6	22.0% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,128 ±227	16.2% ±3.1	16.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,015 ±227	14.5% ±3.2	12.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,263 ±277	18.1% ±3.9	14.4% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	644 ±215	9.2% ±3.0	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	345 ±128	4.9% ±1.8	5.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Long Beach city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Mississippi	United States
All ages	1,953 ±473	11.5% ±2.8	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	423 ±176	10.5% ±4.1	26.0% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	913 ±274	11.0% ±3.2	17.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	617 ±209	13.4% ±4.3	15.2% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Long Beach city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Long Beach city	Mississippi	United States
Housing units	7,785 ±361	1,341,114 ±478	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.7% ±2.2	85.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.3% ±2.5	14.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.7% ±4.9	70.0% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.3% ±4.7	30.0% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$215,200 ±$10,751	$169,800 ±$1,198	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,215 ±$72	$954 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±3	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Long Beach city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Hispanic or Latino	685 ±261	4.0% ±1.5	3.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,448 ±558	79.1% ±3.3	55.2% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,725 ±458	10.1% ±2.7	36.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	305 ±131	1.8% ±0.8	1.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	7 to 89	< 0.1% to 0.5%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	785 ±230	4.6% ±1.4	3.0% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Long Beach city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Mississippi	United States
Born in the state	8,348 ±660	49.1% ±3.9	70.8% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,681 ±645	45.2% ±3.8	26.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	69 to 355	0.4% to 2.1%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	768 ±272	4.5% ±1.6	2.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	676 ±265	4.0% ±1.6	1.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	25 to 159	0.1% to 0.9%	1.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Long Beach city among the places of Mississippi

25th of 68 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Mississippi page.

Places of Mississippi near Long Beach city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Vicksburg city	20,589 ±31
Gautier city	19,046 ±45
Ocean Springs city	18,646 ±29
Hernando city	17,949 ±47
Laurel city	17,679 ±28
Long Beach city	17,009 ±32
Corinth city	14,323 ±27
Clarksdale city	14,231 ±18
Natchez city	14,192 ±30
Greenwood city	14,086 ±26
D'Iberville city	13,203 ±32

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026