Lincoln Beach vs Waldport

A side-by-side comparison of Lincoln Beach and Waldport: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lincoln Beach has the higher population (2,657 vs 2,025 in Waldport). Lincoln Beach has the higher median household income ($72,833 vs $50,000 in Waldport). Lincoln Beach has the higher median home value ($409,300 vs $318,400 in Waldport).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln Beach	Waldport
Population	2,657	2,025
Median age	61.1 yrs	61.3 yrs
Median household income	$72,833	$50,000
Median home value	$409,300	$318,400
Median gross rent	$865	$938
Housing units	2,727	1,291
Homeownership rate	87.2%	71.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.5%	25.0%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	15.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln Beach	Waldport
Population	2,072 → 2,657 (+28.2%)	2,055 → 2,025 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$46,273 → $72,833 (+57.4%)	$47,971 → $50,000 (+4.2%)
Median home value	$279,000 → $409,300 (+46.7%)	$214,900 → $318,400 (+48.2%)
Median gross rent	$680 → $865 (+27.2%)	$787 → $938 (+19.2%)

Lincoln Beach

Population

2,0722,657

Median household income

$46,273$72,833

Median home value

$279,000$409,300

Median gross rent

$680$865

Waldport

Population

2,0552,025

Median household income

$47,971$50,000

Median home value

$214,900$318,400

Median gross rent

$787$938

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln Beach	Waldport
Under 5	0.0%	0.7%
5 to 17	11.4%	7.8%
18 to 24	0.9%	3.4%
25 to 34	6.5%	3.4%
35 to 44	7.9%	9.3%
45 to 54	10.5%	12.7%
55 to 64	26.1%	24.0%
65 to 74	16.3%	27.4%
75 and over	20.4%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln Beach	Waldport
White (non-Hispanic)	85.2%	83.3%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	1.3%
Asian	1.6%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.7%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln Beach	Waldport
No high school diploma	4.7%	7.0%
High school graduate	17.3%	23.6%
Some college or associate's	42.6%	44.4%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	16.7%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln Beach	Waldport
Drove alone	66.5%	68.2%
Carpooled	5.1%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	7.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.8%	17.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln Beach	Waldport
1-unit, detached	69.9%	63.3%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	5.2%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.1%	19.7%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln Beach	Waldport
Poverty rate	9.3%	12.9%
Average household size	1.94	1.87
Mean commute (minutes)	34	25
Median year structure built	1982	1983