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 17,217 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Long Beach is the 25th largest community in Mississippi. Long Beach has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Long Beach, where the median household income is $70,332.00.

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.

One of the nice things about Long Beach is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy 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.

The education level of Long Beach citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.59% of adults in Long Beach have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Long Beach in 2022 was $35,555, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $142,220 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 Spanish.