City safety & data profile

LongviewWA

Longview, WA is a 37K-resident city in Cowlitz County with a median household income of $61,747.

Cowlitz County, Washington. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Longview, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Longview has a population larger than 71% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $361,600, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-08-21

37K
Population (place)
Top 29%
By size
$61,747
Median income (place)
$361,600
Median home (place)
16%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Longview

Longview posts a median household income higher than 25% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Longview area.

Bottom 26%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Longview

Where Longview income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$61,747 Bottom 25% higher than 25% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Longview $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in WA

Population among 109 WA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Seattle is the largest WA city on this list; Sammamish leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in WA

Median household income among the same 109-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Sammamish posts the highest place-level median income in WA; Seattle is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Longview, WA beyond the headline numbers

Longview sits inside Cowlitz County, Washington, at roughly 46.14°N, -122.94°W. Population 36,848, $61,747 median household income. Median home value $361,600, median rent $1,137. Poverty rate 16%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Longview, 4/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Poverty in Longview, WA stands at 16%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

The median home in Longview costs around 5.9 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

Only 7% of Longview workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current asthma departs furthest from its peer median: 12.7% in Longview, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,722 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Longview from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
36,848
Longview · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$61,747
-31% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$361,600
-13% vs avg
Median Age (place)
40.1
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Cowlitz County): Longview's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
112K+10%
Median Income
$76,531+61%
Median Home Value
$397,500+119%
Poverty Rate
12.2%-31%
Unemployment
5.9%-55%

Economics

Economics indicators for Longview, WA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,137/mo
Poverty Rate
16% +29% vs avg
Unemployment 6%
Bachelor's Degree+ 16.8%
Work From Home 7%
Public Transit 1%

Population

White 80.5%
African American 0.7%
Asian 1.8%
Two or More Ethnicities 4.4%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
41%
High Blood Pressure
36.3%
Short Sleep Duration
36.2%
Physical Inactivity
24.5%
Frequent Mental Distress
19.4%
Frequent Physical Distress
16.6%
Binge Drinking
15.6%
Current Smoking
14.3%
Current Asthma
12.7%
Diabetes
12.1%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 56.9%
Annual Checkup 71.6%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
10.4%
Coronary Heart Disease
7.7%
Stroke
4.1%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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1
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0
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0
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0
Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
PEACEHEALTH ST JOHN MEDICAL CENTER
LONGVIEW · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

Alerts & News - Longview Area

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Longview right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Longview, WA? ▼
Longview, WA has a population of 36,848 people, located in Cowlitz County, Washington.
What is the median household income in Longview? ▼
The median household income in Longview, WA is $61,747 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 16%.
What is the median home value in Longview? ▼
The median home value in Longview, WA is $361,600. Median rent is $1,137/month.
What are the top health concerns in Longview? ▼
The top health indicators in Longview include Obesity (41%), High Blood Pressure (36.3%), Short Sleep Duration (36.2%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Longview? ▼
Longview has 1 hospital with an average rating of 4/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Longview? ▼
The median age in Longview, WA is 40.1 years. 16.8% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Safety Context

Longview, WA is located in Cowlitz County, Washington. With a population of 37K and a $61,747 median household income, the community faces health challenges including obesity and high blood pressure. Residents have access to 1 hospital with an average rating of 4/5 stars. Safety alerts for the Longview area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.

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Primary source data

EPA Outdoor Air Quality Data

Federal monitoring network, every measurement we report

AirNow - Washington

Real-time AQI for every monitored Washington location

National Weather Service

NOAA active watches, warnings, advisories

CDC Air Quality & Health

Health-impact reference for every AQI category

EPA NAAQS standards

National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the regulatory thresholds

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Longview, both outside Washington so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside WA (16% here).

Minneapolis, MN 16% Fort Wayne, IN 16% Kansas City, KS 16% Wilmington, NC 16%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside WA ($61,747 here).

Fairborn, OH $61,751 Conneaut, OH $61,741 Palm Springs, FL $61,739 Goulds, FL $61,735

Nearby Cities 8

Kelso, WA 12K Saint Helens, OR 13K Salmon Creek, WA 20K Battle Ground, WA 19K Hazel Dell, WA 19K Vancouver, WA 196K Centralia, WA 17K Five Corners, WA 18K
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Using Longview's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Longview area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Longview against Washington peers on any ranking lens. Explore Washington

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Cowlitz County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.