Myrtle Creek vs Reedsport

A side-by-side comparison of Myrtle Creek and Reedsport: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Reedsport has the higher population (4,317 vs 3,495 in Myrtle Creek). Myrtle Creek has the higher median household income ($57,039 vs $54,655 in Reedsport). Myrtle Creek has the higher median home value ($228,200 vs $215,300 in Reedsport).

Population, income & housing

	Myrtle Creek	Reedsport
Population	3,495	4,317
Median age	45.3 yrs	58.6 yrs
Median household income	$57,039	$54,655
Median home value	$228,200	$215,300
Median gross rent	$899	$734
Housing units	1,589	2,262
Homeownership rate	57.8%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Myrtle Creek	Reedsport
Population	3,428 → 3,495 (+2.0%)	4,082 → 4,317 (+5.8%)
Median household income	$50,729 → $57,039 (+12.4%)	$37,072 → $54,655 (+47.4%)
Median home value	$166,500 → $228,200 (+37.1%)	$133,100 → $215,300 (+61.8%)
Median gross rent	$687 → $899 (+30.9%)	$634 → $734 (+15.8%)

Myrtle Creek

Population

3,4283,495

Median household income

$50,729$57,039

Median home value

$166,500$228,200

Median gross rent

$687$899

Reedsport

Population

4,0824,317

Median household income

$37,072$54,655

Median home value

$133,100$215,300

Median gross rent

$634$734

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Myrtle Creek	Reedsport
Under 5	7.2%	2.2%
5 to 17	11.1%	10.0%
18 to 24	2.9%	7.1%
25 to 34	11.9%	7.8%
35 to 44	16.7%	5.8%
45 to 54	11.0%	12.3%
55 to 64	17.4%	16.9%
65 to 74	11.5%	21.9%
75 and over	10.2%	16.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Myrtle Creek	Reedsport
White (non-Hispanic)	88.2%	93.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.8%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Myrtle Creek	Reedsport
No high school diploma	10.6%	7.4%
High school graduate	37.7%	38.8%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Myrtle Creek	Reedsport
Drove alone	65.5%	82.2%
Carpooled	13.5%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	2.5%
Walked	5.7%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	6.9%
Other means	4.9%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Myrtle Creek	Reedsport
1-unit, detached	73.8%	62.0%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	5.8%
20 or more units	2.8%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	23.0%

Poverty & households

	Myrtle Creek	Reedsport
Poverty rate	13.5%	14.1%
Average household size	2.39	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	18	15
Median year structure built	1973	1972