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. Much of the housing stock in Long Beach was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Long Beach economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. 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.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Long Beach is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Long Beach is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Long Beach who work in office and administrative support (12.59%), management occupations (12.50%), and healthcare (10.30%). 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. Being a small city, Long Beach does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.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.
