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Longview, TX MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 4,117
  equals Births 15,227
  less Deaths 11,110
Net Migration -1,019
  equals net International Migration 1,428
  plus net Domestic Migration -2,447

The population of the Longview, TX MSA changed from 214,732 on 2010 to 217,781 in 2015 -- a change of 3,049 (1.42%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), natural change (4,117) exceeded net migration (-1,019); natural change has been the primary contributing factor for the total metro population change. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Longview, TX MSA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
Gregg County, TX48183P0000001 122,015 122,482 122,942 123,197 123,159 124,108 2,093 1.72
Rusk County, TX48401P0000001 53,338 53,692 53,835 53,420 53,270 53,070 -268 -0.50
Upshur County, TX48459P0000001 39,379 39,760 39,945 39,808 40,366 40,603 1,224 3.11
Total P0000001 214,732 215,934 216,722 216,425 216,795 217,781 3,049 1.42
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Gregg County, TX48183B0000001 1,964 1,890 1,955 1,863 1,911 1,879 9,498 
Rusk County, TX48401B0000001 588 694 668 695 593 618 3,268 
Upshur County, TX48459B0000001 436 515 466 482 484 514 2,461 
Total B0000001 2,988 3,099 3,089 3,040 2,988 3,011 15,227 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Gregg County, TX48183D0000001 924 1,278 1,196 1,268 1,285 1,252 6,279 
Rusk County, TX48401D0000001 424 566 504 594 502 541 2,707 
Upshur County, TX48459D0000001 304 458 445 399 423 399 2,124 
Total D0000001 1,652 2,302 2,145 2,261 2,210 2,192 11,110 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Gregg County, TX48183NC000001 1,040 612 759 595 626 627 3,219 
Rusk County, TX48401NC000001 164 128 164 101 91 77 561 
Upshur County, TX48459NC000001 132 57 21 83 61 115 337 
Total NC000001 1,336 797 944 779 778 819 4,117 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Gregg County, TX48183MI000001 192 204 177 201 232 240 1,054 
Rusk County, TX48401MI000001 20 18 9 15 20 20 82 
Upshur County, TX48459MI000001 36 45 52 58 68 69 292 
Total MI000001 248 267 238 274 320 329 1,428 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Gregg County, TX48183MD000001 -228 -368 -472 -572 -849 41 -2,220 
Rusk County, TX48401MD000001 -24 230 -26 -550 -255 -304 -905 
Upshur County, TX48459MD000001 84 286 113 -253 451 81 678 
Total MD000001 -168 148 -385 -1,375 -653 -182 -2,447 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Gregg County, TX48183MN000001 -36 -164 -295 -371 -617 281 -1,166 
Rusk County, TX48401MN000001 -4 248 -17 -535 -235 -284 -823 
Upshur County, TX48459MN000001 120 331 165 -195 519 150 970 
Total MN000001 80 415 -147 -1,101 -333 147 -1,019 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Gregg County, TX48183GQ000001 4,414 4,296 4,330 4,301 4,237 4,241 -173 -3.92
Rusk County, TX48401GQ000001 5,212 5,176 5,007 4,904 4,847 4,844 -368 -7.06
Upshur County, TX48459GQ000001 516 517 519 514 497 498 -18 -3.49
Total GQ000001 10,142 9,989 9,856 9,719 9,581 9,583 -559 -5.51

Source: developed by ProximityOne based on Census Bureau and other data.
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