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Long Beach, MS population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Long Beach, Mississippi (Long Beach, MS — Census place “Long Beach city”) is 16,876 residents, ranking #25 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $71,121, the median home is worth $205,300 and median gross rent runs $1,209 a month. Looking for the Long Beach Mississippi ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Long Beach, MS: 39560.
- Population
- 16,876Long Beach city residents
- Median household income
- $71,121Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $205,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,209Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66.9%Owner-occupied households
Long Beach ZIP codes (Mississippi)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Long Beach.
The Long Beach MS ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Long Beach city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Long Beach city median would spend about 20.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.7% of residents and 66.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Long Beach city, MS in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Long Beach city is a mid-size town in Mississippi, with 16,876 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #25 of 427 ranked by population — larger than 94% of them. The median age here is 39.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Long Beach city earn a median of $71,121 a year, 9.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 61% above the $44,178 median for the 191 Mississippi cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 7.7% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Long Beach city is valued at $205,300, 32.3% below the national figure and 69% above the $121,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,209 a month, 14% below the national figure, or roughly $14,508 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 66.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Mississippi.
- Corinth city 14,450
- Laurel city 17,129
- Clarksdale city 14,423
- Hernando city 17,580
- Natchez city 14,207
- Ocean Springs city 18,561
- Greenwood city 13,983
- Gautier city 19,026
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Long Beach city?
- Long Beach city has 16,876 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #25 of 427 in Mississippi.
- What is the median household income in Long Beach city?
- Median household income in Long Beach city is $71,121 a year, 9.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Long Beach city?
- Median gross rent is $1,209 a month and the median home value is $205,300, so rent absorbs about 20.4% of median household income.
- Is Long Beach city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Long Beach city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Long Beach city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.