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 17,101 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Long Beach is the 25th largest community in Mississippi. 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, Long Beach isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Long Beach are a mix 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 (13.12%), healthcare (12.80%), and management occupations (12.79%). 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. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. Being a small city, Long Beach does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in Long Beach who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.59% of adults in Long Beach have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Long Beach in 2022 was $34,677, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $138,708 for a family of four. However, Long Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Long Beach is a somewhat 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 Irish, English, German, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Long Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
