Longbranch is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 4,141 people and two associated neighborhoods, Longbranch is the 149th largest community in Washington.
Housing costs in Longbranch are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Washington.
Longbranch is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Longbranch, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.
A relatively large number of people in Longbranch telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 25.13% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Longbranch has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Longbranch has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Longbranch than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Longbranch may be for you.
Longbranch 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.
One downside of living in Longbranch, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 39.83 minutes every day commuting to work.
Longbranch is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The education level of Longbranch citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.90% of adults in Longbranch have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Longbranch in 2022 was $55,502, which is wealthy relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $222,008 for a family of four. However, Longbranch contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Longbranch is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Longbranch home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Longbranch residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Longbranch include German, English, Irish, European, and Croatian.
The most common language spoken in Longbranch is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.