Demographics of Longview city, Texas

Longview city, Texas had 83,236 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,481 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Longview city, in four figures

83,236
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 82,923 ±728.; +1.8%
Change since July 2020: +1,481 people.; 35.3 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,340 ±$3,530
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.

Longview city, Texas's population grew 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Longview city, Texas'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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Longview city, Texas's population grew 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Longview city, Texas'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	81,755	100.0	100.0
2021	81,729	100.0	100.2
2022	82,679	101.1	100.7
2023	83,424	102.0	101.6
2024	83,422	102.0	102.5
2025	83,236	101.8	103.1

Population of Longview city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	81,755	—
2021	81,729	−26
2022	82,679	+950
2023	83,424	+745
2024	83,422	−2
2025	83,236	−186

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.3 ±0.6: for men 32.7 ±1.5 and for women 37.1 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Longview city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	5,141 ±433	6.2% ±0.5	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	15,679 ±848	18.9% ±1.0	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	8,987 ±746	10.8% ±0.9	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	21,612 ±907	26.1% ±1.1	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	17,699 ±862	21.3% ±1.0	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	13,805 ±876	16.6% ±1.0	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,340 ±$3,530, and income per person $33,995 ±$1,898, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Longview city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	5,865 ±628	17.8% ±1.9	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	7,200 ±785	21.8% ±2.3	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	6,262 ±726	19.0% ±2.2	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,344 ±583	13.2% ±1.7	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	5,152 ±611	15.6% ±1.8	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,278 ±464	6.9% ±1.4	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,908 ±332	5.8% ±1.0	12.5% ±0.1	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 Longview city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	13,837 ±1,411	17.3% ±1.8	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	5,013 ±670	24.2% ±2.9	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	6,686 ±888	16.2% ±2.1	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,138 ±401	11.9% ±2.1	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Longview city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Longview city	Texas	United States
Housing units	36,746 ±556	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.8% ±1.0	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.2% ±1.2	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	54.7% ±2.3	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.3% ±2.6	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$202,600 ±$8,257	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,101 ±$31	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±1	1992 ±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 Longview city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	18,070 ±808	21.8% ±1.0	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	42,631 ±1,330	51.4% ±1.5	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	16,662 ±951	20.1% ±1.1	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,333 ±254	1.6% ±0.3	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	66 to 370	0.1% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 37	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	6 to 392	< 0.1% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,797 ±805	4.6% ±1.0	3.1% ±<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 Longview city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	54,536 ±1,450	65.8% ±1.7	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	19,945 ±1,377	24.1% ±1.6	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	981 ±365	1.2% ±0.4	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	7,461 ±819	9.0% ±1.0	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,182 ±437	2.6% ±0.5	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5,279 ±784	6.4% ±0.9	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Longview city among the places of Texas

51st of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Longview city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Temple city	89,602 ±82
Bryan city	87,939 ±66
Mission city	87,038 ±55
Georgetown city	85,999 ±101
Baytown city	85,205 ±42
Longview city	82,923 ±728
Pharr city	80,333 ±34
Flower Mound town	78,389 ±243
Cedar Park city	78,301 ±70
Mansfield city	77,510 ±577
Missouri City city	76,558 ±79

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Longview city, Texas

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026