Heceta Beach vs Veneta

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

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

Veneta has the higher population (5,191 vs 2,220 in Heceta Beach). Heceta Beach has the higher median household income ($77,778 vs $61,949 in Veneta). Heceta Beach has the higher median home value ($458,500 vs $318,800 in Veneta).

Population, income & housing

	Heceta Beach	Veneta
Population	2,220	5,191
Median age	63.3 yrs	47.5 yrs
Median household income	$77,778	$61,949
Median home value	$458,500	$318,800
Median gross rent	$1,172	$1,624
Housing units	1,336	2,375
Homeownership rate	84.1%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.7%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	18.2%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Heceta Beach	Veneta
Population	1,708 → 2,220 (+30.0%)	4,953 → 5,191 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$68,519 → $77,778 (+13.5%)	$49,728 → $61,949 (+24.6%)
Median home value	$344,100 → $458,500 (+33.2%)	$215,400 → $318,800 (+48.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,205 → $1,172 (-2.7%)	$869 → $1,624 (+86.9%)

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

Veneta

Population

4,9535,191

Median household income

$49,728$61,949

Median home value

$215,400$318,800

Median gross rent

$869$1,624

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Heceta Beach	Veneta
Under 5	0.5%	3.9%
5 to 17	7.2%	15.1%
18 to 24	2.8%	5.3%
25 to 34	1.4%	6.9%
35 to 44	8.5%	15.6%
45 to 54	18.4%	14.1%
55 to 64	14.8%	19.4%
65 to 74	31.3%	15.5%
75 and over	15.2%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Heceta Beach	Veneta
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	75.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	1.8%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	10.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Heceta Beach	Veneta
No high school diploma	3.9%	8.7%
High school graduate	19.7%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	46.6%	48.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Heceta Beach	Veneta
Drove alone	57.7%	82.3%
Carpooled	1.8%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	35.7%	12.2%
Other means	4.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Heceta Beach	Veneta
1-unit, detached	81.7%	74.6%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	14.7%	20.3%

Poverty & households

	Heceta Beach	Veneta
Poverty rate	12.4%	8.6%
Average household size	2.07	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	12	24
Median year structure built	1990	1996