Longs is a medium-sized town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 18,204 people and three associated neighborhoods, Longs is the 32nd largest community in South Carolina. Much of the housing stock in Longs was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Longs economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Longs, where the median household income is $63,944.00.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Longs is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Longs is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Longs who work in sales jobs (16.48%), personal care services (12.14%), and maintenance occupations (9.94%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 22.06% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Longs has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Longs a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small town, Longs doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Longs is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.88% of adults 25 and older in Longs have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Longs in 2022 was $35,371, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $141,484 for a family of four. However, Longs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Longs is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Longs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Longs residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Longs include European, German, Irish, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Longs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
