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Population (year 2000): 17,320. Estimated
population in July 2005: 17,283 (-0.2% change)
Males: 8,349 (48.2%), Females: 8,971 (51.8%)
Harrison County
Zip code:
39560
Median resident age: 35.7 years
Median household income: $43,289 (year 2000)
Median house value: $92,100 (year 2000)
Races in Long Beach:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.1%)
- Black (7.4%)
- Hispanic (2.3%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Vietnamese (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Filipino (0.7%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (14.3%), United States
(13.5%), Irish (13.5%), English (10.5%), French (9.0%), Italian
(7.7%).
Elevation: 15 feet
Land area: 10.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Long Beach
- High school or higher: 86.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.0%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Long Beach city
- Never married: 21.2%
- Now married: 56.1%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 6.0%
- Divorced: 14.7%
4.7% Foreign born (2.2% Asia, 1.1% Latin
America, 0.9% Europe, 0.5% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,516 (+9.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Long Beach:
- COLUMBIA GARDEN PARK HOSPITAL (about 5 miles;
GULFPORT, MS)
- BILOXI REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles;
BILOXI, MS)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT (about 8 miles;
GULFPORT, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Long
Beach:
- GULFPORT-BILOXI INTL (about 8 miles; GULFPORT, MS;
ID: GPT)
- KEESLER AFB (about 18 miles; BILOXI, MS; ID: BIX)
- STENNIS INTL (about 21 miles; BAY ST LOUIS, MS; ID:
HSA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Long Beach:
- VORTEX (about 3 miles; LONG BEACH, MS; ID: 35M)
- DIAMONDHEAD (about 16 miles; DIAMONDHEAD, MS; ID:
66Y)
- OCEAN SPRINGS (about 29 miles; OCEAN SPRINGS, MS;
ID: 5R2)
Amtrak stations near Long Beach:
- 5 miles: GULFPORT (1419 27TH AVE.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service.
- 13 miles: BAY ST. LOUIS (303 S. RAILROAD AVE.).
Services: public payphones, call for taxi service.
- 19 miles: BILOXI (860 ESTERS BLVD.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for
taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Long Beach:
- MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26
miles; PERKINSTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 6,329)
- PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles;
POPLARVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,433)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 58 miles;
HATTIESBURG, MS; FT enrollment: 12,541)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS (about 64 miles;
NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,217)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (about 67 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 12,442)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
(about 70 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 2,496)
- DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 8,193)
Public high school in Long Beach:
- LONG BEACH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
1,059; Location: 300 EAST OLD PASSROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Long Beach:
- LONG BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 804;
Location: 204 N CLEVELAND AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- THOMAS L REEVES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
512; Location: 214 ST. AUGUSTINE DRIVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- HARPER MC CAUGHAN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 499;
Location: 301 JEFF DAVIS AVENUE; Grades: KG - 05)
- WJ QUARLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 449;
Location: 111 QUARLES STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
- SOUTH MS REGIONAL CENTER (Students: 14;
Location: 1170 W RAILROAD STREET; Grades: UG - UG)
Private primary/middle schools in Long Beach:
- ST THOMAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 239;
Location: 712 EAST BEACH BLVD; Grades: PK - 6)
- COAST EPISCOPAL SCHOOL (Students: 165;
Location: 22037 EPISCOPAL SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
- LOVING CARE LEARNING CENTER (Students: 45;
Location: 644 EAST RAILROAD STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Long Beach:
- LONG BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$260,403; Location: 209 JEFF DAVIS AVENUE; 45,924 books;
1,019 audio materials; 1,234 video materials; 76 serial
subscriptions)
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