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Long Beach, MS
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Living in Long Beach



Long Beach is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 16,991 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Long Beach is the 25th largest community in Mississippi.

Long Beach real estate is some of the most expensive in Mississippi, although Long Beach house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Long Beach has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Long Beach is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Long Beach is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

In terms of college education, Long Beach is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.92% of adults in Long Beach have a college degree.

The per capita income in Long Beach in 2022 was $35,322, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $141,288 for a family of four. However, Long Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Long Beach is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Long Beach home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Long Beach residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Long Beach include English, Irish, German, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Long Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.


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