Barview vs Myrtle Point

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

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

Myrtle Point has the higher population (2,689 vs 1,645 in Barview). Barview has the higher median household income ($71,579 vs $42,357 in Myrtle Point). Myrtle Point has the higher median home value ($239,700 vs $226,100 in Barview).

Population, income & housing

	Barview	Myrtle Point
Population	1,645	2,689
Median age	55.3 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$71,579	$42,357
Median home value	$226,100	$239,700
Median gross rent	$1,131	$710
Housing units	854	1,352
Homeownership rate	92.5%	68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.0%	11.1%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	11.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barview	Myrtle Point
Population	1,879 → 1,645 (-12.5%)	2,517 → 2,689 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$46,364 → $71,579 (+54.4%)	$34,866 → $42,357 (+21.5%)
Median home value	$141,900 → $226,100 (+59.3%)	$143,400 → $239,700 (+67.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,052 → $1,131 (+7.5%)	$549 → $710 (+29.3%)

Barview

Population

1,8791,645

Median household income

$46,364$71,579

Median home value

$141,900$226,100

Median gross rent

$1,052$1,131

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)

	Barview	Myrtle Point
Under 5	8.3%	6.5%
5 to 17	5.0%	12.3%
18 to 24	0.8%	8.0%
25 to 34	12.9%	12.8%
35 to 44	10.9%	8.4%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.9%
55 to 64	23.3%	16.4%
65 to 74	18.5%	12.6%
75 and over	8.4%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barview	Myrtle Point
White (non-Hispanic)	82.4%	79.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.4%	2.3%
Asian	1.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.9%
Two or more races	4.5%	11.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barview	Myrtle Point
No high school diploma	15.2%	10.4%
High school graduate	51.1%	42.6%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barview	Myrtle Point
Drove alone	80.0%	70.2%
Carpooled	0.7%	16.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.3%
Worked from home	10.7%	6.3%
Other means	8.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barview	Myrtle Point
1-unit, detached	60.1%	63.3%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	21.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	38.2%	11.7%

Poverty & households

	Barview	Myrtle Point
Poverty rate	3.1%	22.5%
Average household size	2.44	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	19	26
Median year structure built	1974	1955