Longview Jobs

Longview is a city in Cowlitz County, Washington, United States. It is the principal city of the 'Longview, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Cowlitz County. The population was 34,660 at the 2000 census, with an estimated population of 35,570 as of April 1, 2006. Longview is located in southwestern Washington, at the junction of the Cowlitz and Columbia rivers.

Manufacturing With access to the Columbia River, Interstate 5 and the west coast railways, Longview supports a large and rapidly diversifying manufacturing base. The abundance of timber around Longview provides the city's two largest employers, Weyerhaeuser and Longview Fibre with logs. Other major manufacturers in Longview include NORPAC , Pacific Lamination , Solvay Chemicals , EquaChlor . Smaller operations include Epson Toyocom, Northwest Hardwoods, Caffall Brothers, Peterson Manufacturing, JM Huber, Specialty Minerals and the soon to be in operation Simpson Timber Company. Marine Transportation The Port of Longview, established in 1921, has eight marine terminals handling a wide range of cargo from windmills, pencil pitch, calcined coke, pulp bales, lumber, logs and steel. The Port is 66 miles from the Pacific Ocean.

Among the most common occupations in Longview are Management, professional, and related occupations, 22%; Sales and office occupations, 21%; and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 19%. Approximately 75 percent of workers in Longview, Washington work for companies, 12 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Longview, Washington are Educational, health and social services, 19%; Manufacturing, 19%; and Retail trade, 11%. Simply Hired's Longview job listings indicate that the following industries in Longview are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Longview, Washington is $32,798, and the median income of households in Longview was $35,171.

According to our Longview Trends data, the number of Longview, Washington jobs has increased by 48% since October 2011.

Population of Longview Total population 34,660 Male 48.24% Female 51.76% Median age 36.6     Longview Housing Owner-occupied homes 57.8% Median cost of a home $122,300 Median mortgage payment $688 Renter-occupied homes 42.2% Vacant housing 7.6% Median monthly rent $511     Average Income Median for all male full-time $38,972 Median for all female full-time $26,625     Household Income Less than $10,000 11% $10,000 to $14,999 10% $15,000 to $24,999 16% $25,000 to $34,999 14% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 18% $75,000 to $99,999 8% $100,000 to $149,999 5% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 5% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 14% High school graduate 31% Some college, no degree 27% Associate's degree 8% Bachelor's degree 10% Graduate degree 5%     Marital Status Never married 23% Currently married 53% Separated 2% Widowed 9% Divorced 13%     Race White 92% Black or African American 1% Asian 2% Other 5%     Longview Commute Carpool 11.5% Public transportation 0.5% Average travel time 18 minutes