Longview is a medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 37,782 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, Longview is the 32nd largest community in Washington.Longview is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Longview is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Longview who work in sales jobs (9.73%), management occupations (8.70%), and office and administrative support (8.61%). The citizens of Longview are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.72% of adults in Longview have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Longview in 2022 was $34,737, which is middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $138,948 for a family of four. However, Longview contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Longview is a very 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 Asian. Longview also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.22% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Longview include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and French. The most common language spoken in Longview is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
