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Washington·Cowlitz County
14 tracts·41K people·$362K median·2,769/mi²
White 77 · Hispanic 13 · Multiracial 7 · Asian 2 · Other 1 · Black 1
Married couple 38 · Living alone 35 · Other 27
Health 41 · Retail 17 · Professional 15 · Manufacturing 13 · Leisure 6 · Public admin 6 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 32 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 20 · Service 18 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 8 · Transit 1 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Longview is $361,600 (Census ACS) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Longview has 38,069 residents across 12 census tracts and 11 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.1; the population is 77.2% White, 12.6% Hispanic or Latino, 6.8% Multiracial, 1.7% Asian, 1.1% Other and 0.6% Black; the average household has 2.4 people; 16.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 16.1% (Census ACS).
Columbia Valley Garden Elem Schl (53%), Columbia Heights Elementary (40%) and Mint Valley Elementary (40%) lead the elementary schools; Mt. Solo Middle School (43%), Monticello Middle School (42%) and Cascade Middle School (35%) lead the middle schools; Discovery High School (50%), Mark Morris High School (41%) and R A Long High School (41%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,137/month, 28% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Longview is $61,747 a year, 28% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Longview, median rent is $1,137/month and the median home value is $361,600 (Census ACS).
Longview reported 2.8 violent crimes and 34.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 77°F; winter lows average 35°F; there are 104 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 48 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Longview are earthquake (99), volcanic activity (92) and heat wave (85), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.42g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Longview, 0.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).