Longs, South Carolina

Back to Longs, SC housing info, Horry County, South Carolina, SC smaller cities, SC small cities, All Cities.

We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

Population (year 2000): 5,625

Males: 2,752	(48.9%)
Females: 2,873	(51.1%)

Horry County

Median resident age:	33.5 years
South Carolina median age:	35.4 years

Zip code: 29568

Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,400 (it was $29,563 in 2000)

Longs	$31,400
South Carolina:	$39,316

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $117,900 (it was $104,500 in 2000)

Longs	$117,900
South Carolina:	$113,100

Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 29568

Longs, SC residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Profiles of local businesses:
Mojoes cafe bakery

Races in Longs:

White Non-Hispanic (56.1%)
Black (39.5%)
American Indian (39.5%)
Hispanic (5.1%)
Other race (2.4%)
Two or more races (0.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 37 feet

Land area: 87.5 square miles.

Population density: 64 people per square mile

(very low).

Home Value Estimate
Address:		Unit (optional):
City	State	Zip

Recent Home Sales
Address:
City	State	Zip
Min Price (optional)	Max Price (optional)
Prioritization: Sale Date Distance

For population 25 years and over in Longs

High school or higher: 68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
Unemployed: 5.0%
Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Longs CCD

Never married: 28.1%
Now married: 56.9%
Separated: 5.7%
Widowed: 4.7%
Divorced: 10.3%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.4%
South Carolina:	2.9%

According to our research there were 21 registered sex offenders living in Longs, South Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Longs to the number of sex offenders is 268 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Longs:	0.4% ($396)
South Carolina:	0.5% ($510)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wilmington, NC (63.0 miles , pop. 75,838).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (129.2 miles , pop. 276,093).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (487.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Loris, SC (10.0 miles ), Atlantic Beach, SC (11.7 miles ), North Myrtle Beach, SC (11.8 miles ), Briarcliffe Acres, SC (11.9 miles ), Little River, SC (12.5 miles ), Tabor City, NC (14.5 miles ), Carolina Shores, NC (15.0 miles ), Calabash, NC (15.8 miles ).

Latitude: 33.96 N, Longitude: 78.79 W

8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
2 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

Most common industries for males:

Construction (22%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Accommodation and food services (22%)
Educational services (11%)
Health care (10%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Construction laborers (6%)
Carpenters (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Customer service representatives (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Personal appearance workers (3%)

Longs-area historical tornado activity is slightly below South Carolina state average. It is 6% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/17/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.9 miles away from the Longs place center injured 46 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 11/7/1995, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 34.9 miles away from the place center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Longs:

LORIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; LORIS, SC)
CONWAY HOSPITAL INC (about 18 miles; CONWAY, SC)
GRAND STRAND REG MED CENTER (about 20 miles; MYRTLE BEACH, SC)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Longs:

MYRTLE BEACH INTL (about 22 miles; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; ID: MYR)
WILMINGTON INTL (about 66 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; ID: ILM)
FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 67 miles; FLORENCE, SC; ID: FLO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Longs:

TWIN CITY (about 10 miles; LORIS, SC; ID: 5J9)
GRAND STRAND (about 12 miles; NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC; ID: CRE)
COLUMBUS COUNTY MUNI (about 23 miles; WHITEVILLE, NC; ID: CPC)

Amtrak station near Longs:

20 miles: CONWAY (1101 3RD AVE.) - Bus Station

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Longs:

HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 10 miles; CONWAY, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,315)
COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 4,067)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 58 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,806)
CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 3,550)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 66 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; FT enrollment: 8,996)
FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,922)
FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 73 miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,619)

Private high school in Longs:

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 257; Location: 9535 HWY 90; Grades: PK - 12)

Click to draw/clear place borders

Notable location: Camp Swamp (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Longs include: Pleasant Hill Church (A), Pleasant Grove Church (B), Buck Creek Chapel (C), Buck Creek Church (D), Cedar Branch Church (E), Mount Vernon Church (F), Community Church (G), Mertle Hill Church (H), Leon Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Pleasant Grove Cemetery (1), Mount Leon Cemetery (2), Bellamy Cemetery (3), Hardee Cemetery (4), Marlowe Cemetery (5), Grainger Cemetery (6), Butler Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Flat Lake (A), Big Savannah Bluff Lake (B), Live Oak Lake (C), Round Swamp (D), Flat Bay (E), Thoroughfare Bay (F), Burntcane Swamp (G), Floyd Bay (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mill Branch (A), Cowpen Swamp (B), Cold Water Branch (C), Todd Swamp (D), Deep Branch (E), Camp Swamp (F), Buck Creek (G), Frank Branch (H), Sheepbridge Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
South Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	62.0%
Whole state:	69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	6.5%
Whole state:	4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	22.6%
Whole state:	14.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	12.6%
Whole state:	6.5%

Longs compared to South Carolina state average:

Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

Back to the top

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Horry County South Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

10.43% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,969 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.43%
South Carolina average:	8.00%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($151 average AGI)
Horry County: 0.10%
South Carolina average: 0.15%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Georgetown County, SC	0.47% ($36,553 average AGI)
from Florence County, SC	0.18% ($51,126)
from Brunswick County, NC	0.17% ($41,477)

6.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,960 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.42%
South Carolina average:	6.88%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($137 average AGI)
Horry County: 0.05%
South Carolina average: 0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Georgetown County, SC	0.42% ($39,877 average AGI)
to Charleston County, SC	0.17% ($36,056)
to Brunswick County, NC	0.15% ($33,810)

Strongest AM radio stations in Longs:

WMIR (1200 AM; 7 kW; ATLANTIC BEACH, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC BEACH RADIO, INC.)
WQJM (1450 AM; 10 kW; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WTAB (1370 AM; 5 kW; TABOR CITY, NC; Owner: WTAB, INC)
WLSC (1240 AM; 1 kW; LORIS, SC; Owner: J.A.R.C. BROADCASTING, INC.)
WPJS (1330 AM; 5 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: WPJS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WENC (1220 AM; 5 kW; WHITEVILLE, NC; Owner: DHA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WNMB (900 AM; 1 kW; NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: FIDELITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
WMYT (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CAROLINA BEACH, NC; Owner: FAMILY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
WJAY (1280 AM; 4 kW; MULLINS, SC; Owner: THE GREATER HWY CHURCH OF CHRIST)

Strongest FM radio stations in Longs:

WVCO (94.9 FM; LORIS, SC; Owner: CAROLINA BEACH MUSIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
WKZQ-FM (101.7 FM; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WEZV (105.9 FM; NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: FIDELITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHQR (91.3 FM; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: FRIENDS OF PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
WHMC-FM (90.1 FM; CONWAY, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WYAV (104.1 FM; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WJXY-FM (93.9 FM; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WMYB (92.1 FM; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WKVC (88.9 FM; NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
WGTR (107.9 FM; BUCKSPORT, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF MYRTLE BEACH LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WYEZ (94.5 FM; MURRELLS INLET, SC; Owner: FIDELITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WWXM (97.7 FM; GARDEN CITY, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF MYRTLE BEACH LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WSTS (100.9 FM; FAIRMONT, NC; Owner: PRO-MEDIA, INC.)
WRNN (99.5 FM; SOCASTEE, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WYNA (104.9 FM; CALABASH, NC; Owner: COASTLINE COMMUNICATIONS OF CAROLINA INC)
WDAI (98.5 FM; PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WYAK-FM (103.1 FM; SURFSIDE BEACH, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Longs:

WFXB (Channel 43; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)
W49AN (Channel 49; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSFX-TV (Channel 26; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.)
WHMC (Channel 23; CONWAY, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
WUNJ-TV (Channel 39; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WPDE-TV (Channel 15; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GRAND STRAND COMMUNICATIONS)
WWMB (Channel 21; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WBTW (Channel 13; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
WGSI-CA (Channel 11; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: BEACH TV OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.)
WECT (Channel 6; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
W34CQ (Channel 34; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WGSC-CA (Channel 8; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: BEACH TV OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.)

Back to Longs, SC housing info, Horry County, South Carolina, SC smaller cities, SC small cities, All Cities.

Back to the top

Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by On Board LLC
Copyright © 2008 On Board LLC. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.