Cannon Beach vs Seaside

A side-by-side comparison of Cannon Beach and Seaside: population, income, housing, and more.

Cannon Beach and Seaside are places in Oregon. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Seaside has the higher population (7,210 vs 1,368 in Cannon Beach). Cannon Beach has the higher median household income ($70,815 vs $45,807 in Seaside). Cannon Beach has the higher median home value ($760,900 vs $413,800 in Seaside).

Population, income & housing

	Cannon Beach	Seaside
Population	1,368	7,210
Median age	62.3 yrs	52.6 yrs
Median household income	$70,815	$45,807
Median home value	$760,900	$413,800
Median gross rent	$1,114	$981
Housing units	2,198	5,264
Homeownership rate	55.2%	47.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.9%	27.2%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cannon Beach	Seaside
Population	1,491 → 1,368 (-8.2%)	6,737 → 7,210 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$50,846 → $70,815 (+39.3%)	$46,505 → $45,807 (-1.5%)
Median home value	$587,800 → $760,900 (+29.4%)	$309,700 → $413,800 (+33.6%)
Median gross rent	$839 → $1,114 (+32.8%)	$939 → $981 (+4.5%)

Cannon Beach

Population

1,4911,368

Median household income

$50,846$70,815

Median home value

$587,800$760,900

Median gross rent

$839$1,114

Seaside

Population

6,7377,210

Median household income

$46,505$45,807

Median home value

$309,700$413,800

Median gross rent

$939$981

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cannon Beach	Seaside
Under 5	4.8%	0.9%
5 to 17	5.0%	12.0%
18 to 24	5.4%	4.0%
25 to 34	8.0%	13.1%
35 to 44	7.9%	11.2%
45 to 54	8.1%	15.7%
55 to 64	21.6%	15.4%
65 to 74	23.8%	17.9%
75 and over	15.5%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cannon Beach	Seaside
White (non-Hispanic)	70.5%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.4%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	21.0%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cannon Beach	Seaside
No high school diploma	1.6%	7.1%
High school graduate	14.8%	26.5%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	29.5%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	22.5%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cannon Beach	Seaside
Drove alone	67.2%	65.6%
Carpooled	1.6%	5.0%
Public transit	1.5%	2.1%
Walked	9.2%	10.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.3%
Worked from home	16.0%	13.7%
Other means	4.6%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cannon Beach	Seaside
1-unit, detached	73.2%	55.4%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	16.1%	15.8%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	11.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.5%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Cannon Beach	Seaside
Poverty rate	5.3%	18.5%
Average household size	1.73	1.76
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1977	1975