Long View, KY Demographics

Population 692 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Long View

Household size in Long View

Household size, people per household
PeriodLong ViewKentuckyU.S.
2006–102.382.512.68
2010–142.672.532.73
2015–192.462.522.71
2020–242.912.512.65
Change+0.52−0.00−0.03
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Households in Long View are large by national standards, averaging 2.91 people against 2.65 for the U.S. That usually means more families with children at home. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.38, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Long View

Median age, years
PeriodLong ViewKentuckyU.S.
2006–1047.838.537.7
2010–1447.639.338.6
2015–1949.640.039.6
2020–2449.139.940.1
Change+1.3+1.5+2.3
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Long View skews older: half of its residents are older than 49.1, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Long View

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodLong ViewKentuckyU.S.
2006–109.4%11.7%12.3%
2010–1410.0%11.9%12.3%
2015–197.0%11.8%11.6%
2020–242.9%11.9%11.6%
Change−6.5 pts+0.2 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head only 2.9% of households in Long View, well below the national share of 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Long View

Renters in Long View

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodLong ViewKentuckyU.S.
2006–103.9%30.1%33.3%
2010–1410.1%32.3%35.6%
2015–190.8%32.8%36.0%
2020–248.7%31.7%34.8%
Change+4.8 pts+1.5 pts+1.5 pts
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Only 8.7% of households in Long View rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 29.1% have no mortgage at all, well below the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Long View

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodLong ViewKentuckyU.S.
2006–1012.1%12.2%11.4%
2010–1415.3%11.9%11.4%
2015–1918.7%12.3%11.1%
2020–241.5%10.6%9.6%
Change−10.6 pts−1.6 pts−1.8 pts
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Only 1.5% of homes in Long View are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Long View

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodLong ViewKentuckyU.S.
2006–10198319771974
2010–14198119791975
2015–19197819801977
2020–24198719821980
Change+4+5+6
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Homes in Long View are newer than the national norm: the median home was built in 1987, versus 1980 across the U.S.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Long View

Rent, per month
PeriodLong ViewKentuckyU.S.
2006–10$754$657$965
2010–14$978$728$1,040
2015–19$1,016$814$1,213
2020–24$1,047$1,024$1,571
Change+$293+$367+$606
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Rent in Long View runs $1,047 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The picture is much the same across Kentucky. The typical renter here spends 22.6% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Long View

Bachelor's degrees in Long View

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodLong ViewKentuckyU.S.
2006–1016.2%21.3%28.4%
2010–1420.1%22.5%29.6%
2015–1925.6%24.5%32.1%
2020–2416.8%27.6%35.6%
Change+0.6 pts+6.2 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in Long View have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 16.8%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Long View

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodLong ViewKentuckyU.S.
2006–1092.1%81.7%84.9%
2010–1484.1%83.9%86.1%
2015–1993.1%86.4%87.7%
2020–2493.0%88.8%89.3%
Change+0.9 pts+7.2 pts+4.3 pts
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High school completion in Long View is above the national rate: 93.0% of adults have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3%.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Long View

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodLong ViewKentuckyU.S.
2006–106.3%8.4%8.1%
2010–146.0%9.5%9.4%
2015–190.1%5.8%5.6%
2020–2410.6%5.1%5.4%
Change+4.4 pts−3.3 pts−2.7 pts
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Finding work has been harder in Long View: 10.6% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Long View compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Long View2.9149.12.9%8.7%1.5%1987$1,04716.8%93.0%10.6%
Rogersville2.5045.68.8%13.3%11.1%1988$88517.1%89.8%11.7%
Elizabethtown2.4438.914.1%41.1%7.8%1988$1,01228.4%94.1%5.6%
Radcliff2.4538.517.7%44.5%8.0%1983$1,00118.5%89.8%8.6%
Younger Creek2.6244.010.3%11.3%7.6%1978$1,17836.2%94.2%5.7%
Rineyville2.6941.27.0%16.8%3.4%1996$1,15627.5%94.6%4.3%
Vine Grove Junction2.2642.613.6%26.6%4.5%1987$1,04531.9%95.7%9.4%
St. John2.3248.117.0%17.5%3.9%1993$1,01926.6%93.3%6.7%
Lebanon Junction2.5347.67.1%13.3%5.0%1982$1,00214.9%85.8%6.2%
Vine Grove2.7937.314.6%26.3%10.6%1995$1,19425.7%93.0%4.2%
Rose Terrace3.6127.738.3%92.1%11.2%2004$1,70236.2%99.4%0.2%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Long View. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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