Myrtle Creek vs Winston

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

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

Winston has the higher population (5,663 vs 3,495 in Myrtle Creek). Myrtle Creek has the higher median household income ($57,039 vs $53,125 in Winston). Myrtle Creek has the higher median home value ($228,200 vs $219,200 in Winston).

Population, income & housing

	Myrtle Creek	Winston
Population	3,495	5,663
Median age	45.3 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$57,039	$53,125
Median home value	$228,200	$219,200
Median gross rent	$899	$1,050
Housing units	1,589	2,633
Homeownership rate	57.8%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Myrtle Creek	Winston
Population	3,428 → 3,495 (+2.0%)	5,416 → 5,663 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$50,729 → $57,039 (+12.4%)	$41,593 → $53,125 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$166,500 → $228,200 (+37.1%)	$159,100 → $219,200 (+37.8%)
Median gross rent	$687 → $899 (+30.9%)	$828 → $1,050 (+26.8%)

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

Winston

Population

5,4165,663

Median household income

$41,593$53,125

Median home value

$159,100$219,200

Median gross rent

$828$1,050

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Myrtle Creek	Winston
Under 5	7.2%	5.9%
5 to 17	11.1%	15.4%
18 to 24	2.9%	8.7%
25 to 34	11.9%	11.2%
35 to 44	16.7%	10.1%
45 to 54	11.0%	9.0%
55 to 64	17.4%	14.3%
65 to 74	11.5%	15.7%
75 and over	10.2%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Myrtle Creek	Winston
White (non-Hispanic)	88.2%	74.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	4.8%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	15.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Myrtle Creek	Winston
No high school diploma	10.6%	12.1%
High school graduate	37.7%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	40.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Myrtle Creek	Winston
Drove alone	65.5%	71.7%
Carpooled	13.5%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.7%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	10.4%	13.8%
Other means	4.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Myrtle Creek	Winston
1-unit, detached	73.8%	68.2%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	2.5%
20 or more units	2.8%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	14.8%

Poverty & households

	Myrtle Creek	Winston
Poverty rate	13.5%	20.1%
Average household size	2.39	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	18	18
Median year structure built	1973	1978