Heceta Beach vs Lowell

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

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

Heceta Beach has the higher population (2,220 vs 1,221 in Lowell). Lowell has the higher median household income ($90,078 vs $77,778 in Heceta Beach). Heceta Beach has the higher median home value ($458,500 vs $339,800 in Lowell).

Population, income & housing

	Heceta Beach	Lowell
Population	2,220	1,221
Median age	63.3 yrs	51.2 yrs
Median household income	$77,778	$90,078
Median home value	$458,500	$339,800
Median gross rent	$1,172	$1,086
Housing units	1,336	521
Homeownership rate	84.1%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.7%	23.0%
Unemployment rate	18.2%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Heceta Beach	Lowell
Population	1,708 → 2,220 (+30.0%)	1,196 → 1,221 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$68,519 → $77,778 (+13.5%)	$55,729 → $90,078 (+61.6%)
Median home value	$344,100 → $458,500 (+33.2%)	$192,700 → $339,800 (+76.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,205 → $1,172 (-2.7%)	$944 → $1,086 (+15.0%)

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

Lowell

Population

1,1961,221

Median household income

$55,729$90,078

Median home value

$192,700$339,800

Median gross rent

$944$1,086

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Heceta Beach	Lowell
Under 5	0.5%	2.4%
5 to 17	7.2%	18.2%
18 to 24	2.8%	2.3%
25 to 34	1.4%	7.4%
35 to 44	8.5%	9.7%
45 to 54	18.4%	18.6%
55 to 64	14.8%	14.7%
65 to 74	31.3%	13.9%
75 and over	15.2%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Heceta Beach	Lowell
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	91.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.4%
Asian	1.8%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Heceta Beach	Lowell
No high school diploma	3.9%	6.7%
High school graduate	19.7%	28.5%
Some college or associate's	46.6%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Heceta Beach	Lowell
Drove alone	57.7%	76.3%
Carpooled	1.8%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	35.7%	9.5%
Other means	4.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Heceta Beach	Lowell
1-unit, detached	81.7%	69.3%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.7%	20.2%

Poverty & households

	Heceta Beach	Lowell
Poverty rate	12.4%	10.3%
Average household size	2.07	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	12	30
Median year structure built	1990	1992