Long Beach, MS Population

Overview

16,654

Total Population

41.7

Median age

52.34%

Female population %

91.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

64.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

796

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Long Beach's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Long Beach is 41.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Long Beach's population under 18 was 23.88%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Long Beach's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.54% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Long Beach, 18.47% were under the age of 15, 17.17% aged 15 to 29, 43.82% aged 30 to 64, 18.72% aged 65 to 84, and 1.82% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 778 more females than males in Long Beach:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.34% females and 47.66% males in Long Beach, MS.
The Long Beach, MS gender ratio is 91.1:100 i.e. 91.1 men to 100 women (0.911).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 813.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 1,023.

Long Beach's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Long Beach population: 88.48% are White, 6.17% are Black or African American, 1.92% are Asian, 0.10% are some other race and 3.32% are multiracial.
Long Beach's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 796 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 15,858 (95.22% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Long Beach is White with a population of 14,736 (88.48% of the total population).

Long Beach's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 17,424 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Long Beach's population decreased by 2,429 (14.07%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Long Beach's population increased by 1,972 (13.29%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Long Beach's population was lowest in year 2006 at 11,298.