Long View vs St. Stephens

A side-by-side comparison of Long View and St. Stephens: population, income, housing, and more.

Long View and St. Stephens are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. Stephens has the higher population (9,409 vs 4,967 in Long View). St. Stephens has the higher median household income ($57,882 vs $44,156 in Long View). St. Stephens has the higher median home value ($187,500 vs $142,900 in Long View).

Population, income & housing

	Long View	St. Stephens
Population	4,967	9,409
Median age	42.9 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$44,156	$57,882
Median home value	$142,900	$187,500
Median gross rent	$744	$864
Housing units	2,535	4,092
Homeownership rate	56.1%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Long View	St. Stephens
Population	4,959 → 4,967 (+0.2%)	9,408 → 9,409 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$39,750 → $44,156 (+11.1%)	$48,231 → $57,882 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$89,400 → $142,900 (+59.8%)	$132,100 → $187,500 (+41.9%)
Median gross rent	$662 → $744 (+12.4%)	$736 → $864 (+17.4%)

Long View

Population

4,9594,967

Median household income

$39,750$44,156

Median home value

$89,400$142,900

Median gross rent

$662$744

St. Stephens

Population

9,4089,409

Median household income

$48,231$57,882

Median home value

$132,100$187,500

Median gross rent

$736$864

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Long View	St. Stephens
Under 5	5.1%	5.5%
5 to 17	11.7%	16.6%
18 to 24	8.9%	6.7%
25 to 34	17.1%	12.3%
35 to 44	8.4%	15.5%
45 to 54	17.6%	11.4%
55 to 64	12.5%	13.0%
65 to 74	14.1%	10.2%
75 and over	4.6%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Long View	St. Stephens
White (non-Hispanic)	49.7%	68.6%
Black or African American	18.2%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.8%	5.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.8%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	17.4%	15.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Long View	St. Stephens
No high school diploma	15.1%	14.0%
High school graduate	36.1%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	40.6%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Long View	St. Stephens
Drove alone	83.5%	84.9%
Carpooled	12.5%	9.0%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.6%	4.5%
Other means	1.4%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Long View	St. Stephens
1-unit, detached	61.9%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.8%	12.5%

Poverty & households

	Long View	St. Stephens
Poverty rate	10.8%	16.7%
Average household size	2.29	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1971	1975