Gearhart vs Warrenton

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

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

Warrenton has the higher population (6,297 vs 1,959 in Gearhart). Gearhart has the higher median household income ($85,966 vs $67,430 in Warrenton). Gearhart has the higher median home value ($522,100 vs $386,500 in Warrenton).

Population, income & housing

	Gearhart	Warrenton
Population	1,959	6,297
Median age	47.5 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$85,966	$67,430
Median home value	$522,100	$386,500
Median gross rent	$1,089	$1,283
Housing units	1,466	2,772
Homeownership rate	80.9%	60.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.5%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gearhart	Warrenton
Population	1,645 → 1,959 (+19.1%)	5,549 → 6,297 (+13.5%)
Median household income	$73,125 → $85,966 (+17.6%)	$58,191 → $67,430 (+15.9%)
Median home value	$342,200 → $522,100 (+52.6%)	$254,700 → $386,500 (+51.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,113 → $1,089 (-2.2%)	$943 → $1,283 (+36.1%)

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

Warrenton

Population

5,5496,297

Median household income

$58,191$67,430

Median home value

$254,700$386,500

Median gross rent

$943$1,283

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gearhart	Warrenton
Under 5	5.6%	5.6%
5 to 17	14.5%	17.0%
18 to 24	5.4%	8.4%
25 to 34	5.4%	14.0%
35 to 44	13.3%	11.9%
45 to 54	16.7%	10.6%
55 to 64	11.2%	9.0%
65 to 74	21.3%	13.9%
75 and over	6.5%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gearhart	Warrenton
White (non-Hispanic)	86.3%	77.1%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	11.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gearhart	Warrenton
No high school diploma	5.6%	7.1%
High school graduate	22.0%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	46.1%
Bachelor's degree	23.4%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	18.1%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gearhart	Warrenton
Drove alone	61.7%	71.1%
Carpooled	8.7%	19.2%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	7.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	21.5%	4.0%
Other means	0.6%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gearhart	Warrenton
1-unit, detached	73.3%	68.9%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	12.1%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	3.0%
20 or more units	6.4%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Gearhart	Warrenton
Poverty rate	7.5%	5.4%
Average household size	2.46	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	14	19
Median year structure built	1978	1986