Pistol River vs Port Orford

A side-by-side comparison of Pistol River and Port Orford: population, income, housing, and more.

Pistol River and Port Orford are places in Oregon. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Port Orford has the higher population (983 vs 0 in Pistol River). Since 2019, Port Orford's population has grown faster (+3.0% vs -100.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Pistol River	Port Orford
Population	0	983
Median age	—	63.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$34,122
Median home value	—	$247,500
Median gross rent	—	$950
Housing units	0	780
Homeownership rate	—	66.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	29.9%
Unemployment rate	—	12.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pistol River	Port Orford
Population	126 → 0 (-100.0%)	954 → 983 (+3.0%)
Median household income	—	$27,500 → $34,122 (+24.1%)
Median home value	—	$174,100 → $247,500 (+42.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$606 → $950 (+56.8%)

Pistol River

Population

1260

Port Orford

Population

954983

Median household income

$27,500$34,122

Median home value

$174,100$247,500

Median gross rent

$606$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pistol River	Port Orford
Under 5	—	0.6%
5 to 17	—	5.1%
18 to 24	—	3.9%
25 to 34	—	5.0%
35 to 44	—	5.3%
45 to 54	—	7.4%
55 to 64	—	27.7%
65 to 74	—	23.1%
75 and over	—	22.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pistol River	Port Orford
White (non-Hispanic)	—	91.4%
Black or African American	—	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	—	0.0%
Asian	—	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	—	0.0%
Some other race	—	0.0%
Two or more races	—	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	—	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pistol River	Port Orford
No high school diploma	—	6.1%
High school graduate	—	18.8%
Some college or associate's	—	45.2%
Bachelor's degree	—	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	—	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pistol River	Port Orford
Drove alone	—	54.8%
Carpooled	—	10.0%
Public transit	—	4.3%
Walked	—	1.0%
Bicycle	—	5.6%
Worked from home	—	24.3%
Other means	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pistol River	Port Orford
1-unit, detached	—	76.9%
1-unit, attached	—	0.0%
2 to 4 units	—	7.9%
5 to 19 units	—	7.4%
20 or more units	—	0.0%
Mobile home & other	—	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Pistol River	Port Orford
Poverty rate	—	19.2%
Average household size	—	1.51
Mean commute (minutes)	—	26
Median year structure built	—	1972