Creswell vs Heceta Beach

A side-by-side comparison of Creswell and Heceta Beach: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Creswell has the higher population (5,625 vs 2,220 in Heceta Beach). Creswell has the higher median household income ($95,865 vs $77,778 in Heceta Beach). Heceta Beach has the higher median home value ($458,500 vs $355,100 in Creswell).

Population, income & housing

	Creswell	Heceta Beach
Population	5,625	2,220
Median age	38.9 yrs	63.3 yrs
Median household income	$95,865	$77,778
Median home value	$355,100	$458,500
Median gross rent	$1,530	$1,172
Housing units	2,082	1,336
Homeownership rate	73.4%	84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	29.7%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	18.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Creswell	Heceta Beach
Population	5,356 → 5,625 (+5.0%)	1,708 → 2,220 (+30.0%)
Median household income	$61,149 → $95,865 (+56.8%)	$68,519 → $77,778 (+13.5%)
Median home value	$218,300 → $355,100 (+62.7%)	$344,100 → $458,500 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	$880 → $1,530 (+73.9%)	$1,205 → $1,172 (-2.7%)

Creswell

Population

5,3565,625

Median household income

$61,149$95,865

Median home value

$218,300$355,100

Median gross rent

$880$1,530

Heceta Beach

Population

1,7082,220

Median household income

$68,519$77,778

Median home value

$344,100$458,500

Median gross rent

$1,205$1,172

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Creswell	Heceta Beach
Under 5	7.7%	0.5%
5 to 17	14.4%	7.2%
18 to 24	6.1%	2.8%
25 to 34	15.5%	1.4%
35 to 44	16.7%	8.5%
45 to 54	14.0%	18.4%
55 to 64	12.3%	14.8%
65 to 74	8.9%	31.3%
75 and over	4.5%	15.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Creswell	Heceta Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.2%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Creswell	Heceta Beach
No high school diploma	5.6%	3.9%
High school graduate	30.7%	19.7%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	46.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	11.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Creswell	Heceta Beach
Drove alone	79.2%	57.7%
Carpooled	8.3%	1.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	35.7%
Other means	1.1%	4.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Creswell	Heceta Beach
1-unit, detached	77.7%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	14.7%

Poverty & households

	Creswell	Heceta Beach
Poverty rate	2.8%	12.4%
Average household size	2.67	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	18	12
Median year structure built	1997	1990