Gearhart vs Svensen

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

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

Gearhart has the higher population (1,959 vs 897 in Svensen). Gearhart has the higher median household income ($85,966 vs $59,423 in Svensen). Gearhart has the higher median home value ($522,100 vs $371,400 in Svensen).

Population, income & housing

	Gearhart	Svensen
Population	1,959	897
Median age	47.5 yrs	54.5 yrs
Median household income	$85,966	$59,423
Median home value	$522,100	$371,400
Median gross rent	$1,089	$1,594
Housing units	1,466	348
Homeownership rate	80.9%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.5%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gearhart	Svensen
Population	1,645 → 1,959 (+19.1%)	877 → 897 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$73,125 → $85,966 (+17.6%)	$71,471 → $59,423 (-16.9%)
Median home value	$342,200 → $522,100 (+52.6%)	$270,800 → $371,400 (+37.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,113 → $1,089 (-2.2%)	$1,493 → $1,594 (+6.8%)

Gearhart

Population

1,6451,959

Median household income

$73,125$85,966

Median home value

$342,200$522,100

Median gross rent

$1,113$1,089

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)

	Gearhart	Svensen
Under 5	5.6%	6.5%
5 to 17	14.5%	6.4%
18 to 24	5.4%	10.8%
25 to 34	5.4%	10.3%
35 to 44	13.3%	11.5%
45 to 54	16.7%	5.5%
55 to 64	11.2%	29.3%
65 to 74	21.3%	15.8%
75 and over	6.5%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gearhart	Svensen
White (non-Hispanic)	86.3%	77.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	12.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gearhart	Svensen
No high school diploma	5.6%	8.8%
High school graduate	22.0%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	46.1%
Bachelor's degree	23.4%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	18.1%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gearhart	Svensen
Drove alone	61.7%	84.8%
Carpooled	8.7%	3.5%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	7.0%	10.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.5%	1.1%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gearhart	Svensen
1-unit, detached	73.3%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	17.2%

Poverty & households

	Gearhart	Svensen
Poverty rate	7.5%	30.7%
Average household size	2.46	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	14	26
Median year structure built	1978	1985