Longview vs Mississippi State

A side-by-side comparison of Longview and Mississippi State: population, income, housing, and more.

Longview and Mississippi State are places in Mississippi. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mississippi State has the higher population (4,367 vs 151 in Longview). Since 2019, Mississippi State's population has grown faster (+23.3% vs -44.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Longview	Mississippi State
Population	151	4,367
Median age	37.9 yrs	19.1 yrs
Median household income	$112,000	—
Housing units	107	71
Homeownership rate	90.6%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	63.8%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	12.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Longview	Mississippi State
Population	270 → 151 (-44.1%)	3,542 → 4,367 (+23.3%)
Median household income	$45,700 → $112,000 (+145.1%)	—
Median home value	$127,100 → $134,000 (+5.4%)	—
Median gross rent	—	$1,139 → $1,106 (-2.9%)

Longview

Population

270151

Median household income

$45,700$112,000

Median home value

$127,100$134,000

Mississippi State

Population

3,5424,367

Median gross rent

$1,139$1,106

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Longview	Mississippi State
Under 5	11.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.9%	0.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	98.1%
25 to 34	6.0%	1.2%
35 to 44	27.2%	0.0%
45 to 54	16.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	14.6%	0.0%
65 to 74	0.0%	0.0%
75 and over	12.6%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Longview	Mississippi State
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	65.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	25.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Longview	Mississippi State
No high school diploma	8.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	0.0%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree	29.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	34.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Longview	Mississippi State
Drove alone	65.9%	43.3%
Carpooled	11.8%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	0.0%	34.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.4%	17.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Longview	Mississippi State
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Longview	Mississippi State
Poverty rate	4.0%	—
Average household size	2.36	—
Mean commute (minutes)	26	17
Median year structure built	2003	—