Reedsport vs Sutherlin

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

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

Sutherlin has the higher population (8,574 vs 4,317 in Reedsport). Reedsport has the higher median household income ($54,655 vs $51,860 in Sutherlin). Sutherlin has the higher median home value ($261,700 vs $215,300 in Reedsport).

Population, income & housing

	Reedsport	Sutherlin
Population	4,317	8,574
Median age	58.6 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$54,655	$51,860
Median home value	$215,300	$261,700
Median gross rent	$734	$1,149
Housing units	2,262	4,033
Homeownership rate	71.4%	64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Reedsport	Sutherlin
Population	4,082 → 4,317 (+5.8%)	8,033 → 8,574 (+6.7%)
Median household income	$37,072 → $54,655 (+47.4%)	$46,290 → $51,860 (+12.0%)
Median home value	$133,100 → $215,300 (+61.8%)	$162,700 → $261,700 (+60.8%)
Median gross rent	$634 → $734 (+15.8%)	$881 → $1,149 (+30.4%)

Reedsport

Population

4,0824,317

Median household income

$37,072$54,655

Median home value

$133,100$215,300

Median gross rent

$634$734

Sutherlin

Population

8,0338,574

Median household income

$46,290$51,860

Median home value

$162,700$261,700

Median gross rent

$881$1,149

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Reedsport	Sutherlin
Under 5	2.2%	5.8%
5 to 17	10.0%	14.4%
18 to 24	7.1%	5.3%
25 to 34	7.8%	14.5%
35 to 44	5.8%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.3%	8.7%
55 to 64	16.9%	14.9%
65 to 74	21.9%	13.4%
75 and over	16.0%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Reedsport	Sutherlin
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	91.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.7%
Asian	0.2%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.6%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Reedsport	Sutherlin
No high school diploma	7.4%	5.9%
High school graduate	38.8%	38.2%
Some college or associate's	41.3%	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Reedsport	Sutherlin
Drove alone	82.2%	79.9%
Carpooled	3.4%	12.2%
Public transit	2.5%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	4.6%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Reedsport	Sutherlin
1-unit, detached	62.0%	53.1%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	2.2%
20 or more units	4.3%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	23.0%	26.4%

Poverty & households

	Reedsport	Sutherlin
Poverty rate	14.1%	13.0%
Average household size	1.99	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	15	19
Median year structure built	1972	1984