Bandon vs Myrtle Point

A side-by-side comparison of Bandon and Myrtle Point: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bandon has the higher population (3,323 vs 2,689 in Myrtle Point). Bandon has the higher median household income ($46,250 vs $42,357 in Myrtle Point). Bandon has the higher median home value ($449,600 vs $239,700 in Myrtle Point).

Population, income & housing

	Bandon	Myrtle Point
Population	3,323	2,689
Median age	57.8 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$46,250	$42,357
Median home value	$449,600	$239,700
Median gross rent	$907	$710
Housing units	2,166	1,352
Homeownership rate	60.0%	68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.6%	11.1%
Unemployment rate	12.3%	11.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bandon	Myrtle Point
Population	3,100 → 3,323 (+7.2%)	2,517 → 2,689 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$32,226 → $46,250 (+43.5%)	$34,866 → $42,357 (+21.5%)
Median home value	$218,800 → $449,600 (+105.5%)	$143,400 → $239,700 (+67.2%)
Median gross rent	$805 → $907 (+12.7%)	$549 → $710 (+29.3%)

Bandon

Population

3,1003,323

Median household income

$32,226$46,250

Median home value

$218,800$449,600

Median gross rent

$805$907

Myrtle Point

Population

2,5172,689

Median household income

$34,866$42,357

Median home value

$143,400$239,700

Median gross rent

$549$710

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bandon	Myrtle Point
Under 5	0.5%	6.5%
5 to 17	11.7%	12.3%
18 to 24	5.1%	8.0%
25 to 34	4.3%	12.8%
35 to 44	16.3%	8.4%
45 to 54	8.9%	11.9%
55 to 64	15.6%	16.4%
65 to 74	24.0%	12.6%
75 and over	13.4%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bandon	Myrtle Point
White (non-Hispanic)	87.7%	79.1%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	2.3%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.9%
Two or more races	9.5%	11.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bandon	Myrtle Point
No high school diploma	5.5%	10.4%
High school graduate	26.3%	42.6%
Some college or associate's	39.6%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bandon	Myrtle Point
Drove alone	78.2%	70.2%
Carpooled	6.4%	16.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	2.3%	2.2%
Bicycle	1.6%	3.3%
Worked from home	11.5%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bandon	Myrtle Point
1-unit, detached	72.7%	63.3%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	21.3%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	0.5%
20 or more units	9.1%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	11.7%

Poverty & households

	Bandon	Myrtle Point
Poverty rate	20.7%	22.5%
Average household size	1.85	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	16	26
Median year structure built	1989	1955