Longview is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 82,531 people and 25 associated neighborhoods, Longview is the 49th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Longview is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Longview is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Longview who work in office and administrative support (12.59%), sales jobs (11.19%), and management occupations (8.90%). The population of Longview overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Longview, 22.21% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Longview in 2022 was $32,366, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $129,464 for a family of four. However, Longview contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Longview is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Longview home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Longview residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Longview also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.42% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Longview include Irish, English, German, Scottish, and French. The most common language spoken in Longview is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
