Cannon Beach vs Svensen

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

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

Cannon Beach has the higher population (1,368 vs 897 in Svensen). Cannon Beach has the higher median household income ($70,815 vs $59,423 in Svensen). Cannon Beach has the higher median home value ($760,900 vs $371,400 in Svensen).

Population, income & housing

	Cannon Beach	Svensen
Population	1,368	897
Median age	62.3 yrs	54.5 yrs
Median household income	$70,815	$59,423
Median home value	$760,900	$371,400
Median gross rent	$1,114	$1,594
Housing units	2,198	348
Homeownership rate	55.2%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.9%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cannon Beach	Svensen
Population	1,491 → 1,368 (-8.2%)	877 → 897 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$50,846 → $70,815 (+39.3%)	$71,471 → $59,423 (-16.9%)
Median home value	$587,800 → $760,900 (+29.4%)	$270,800 → $371,400 (+37.1%)
Median gross rent	$839 → $1,114 (+32.8%)	$1,493 → $1,594 (+6.8%)

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

Svensen

Population

877897

Median household income

$71,471$59,423

Median home value

$270,800$371,400

Median gross rent

$1,493$1,594

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cannon Beach	Svensen
Under 5	4.8%	6.5%
5 to 17	5.0%	6.4%
18 to 24	5.4%	10.8%
25 to 34	8.0%	10.3%
35 to 44	7.9%	11.5%
45 to 54	8.1%	5.5%
55 to 64	21.6%	29.3%
65 to 74	23.8%	15.8%
75 and over	15.5%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cannon Beach	Svensen
White (non-Hispanic)	70.5%	77.5%
Black or African American	0.4%	12.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	2.0%
Asian	2.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	21.0%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cannon Beach	Svensen
No high school diploma	1.6%	8.8%
High school graduate	14.8%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	46.1%
Bachelor's degree	29.5%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	22.5%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cannon Beach	Svensen
Drove alone	67.2%	84.8%
Carpooled	1.6%	3.5%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	9.2%	10.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.0%	1.1%
Other means	4.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cannon Beach	Svensen
1-unit, detached	73.2%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	17.2%

Poverty & households

	Cannon Beach	Svensen
Poverty rate	5.3%	30.7%
Average household size	1.73	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	20	26
Median year structure built	1977	1985