Lincoln City vs Waldport

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

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

Lincoln City has the higher population (9,890 vs 2,025 in Waldport). Lincoln City has the higher median household income ($56,322 vs $50,000 in Waldport). Lincoln City has the higher median home value ($374,400 vs $318,400 in Waldport).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln City	Waldport
Population	9,890	2,025
Median age	49.9 yrs	61.3 yrs
Median household income	$56,322	$50,000
Median home value	$374,400	$318,400
Median gross rent	$1,326	$938
Housing units	7,023	1,291
Homeownership rate	59.0%	71.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.1%	25.0%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	15.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln City	Waldport
Population	8,826 → 9,890 (+12.1%)	2,055 → 2,025 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$39,344 → $56,322 (+43.2%)	$47,971 → $50,000 (+4.2%)
Median home value	$246,300 → $374,400 (+52.0%)	$214,900 → $318,400 (+48.2%)
Median gross rent	$933 → $1,326 (+42.1%)	$787 → $938 (+19.2%)

Lincoln City

Population

8,8269,890

Median household income

$39,344$56,322

Median home value

$246,300$374,400

Median gross rent

$933$1,326

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 City	Waldport
Under 5	4.9%	0.7%
5 to 17	10.8%	7.8%
18 to 24	4.7%	3.4%
25 to 34	11.7%	3.4%
35 to 44	12.2%	9.3%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.7%
55 to 64	15.6%	24.0%
65 to 74	20.0%	27.4%
75 and over	8.3%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln City	Waldport
White (non-Hispanic)	76.0%	83.3%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.1%	1.3%
Asian	3.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	13.4%	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln City	Waldport
No high school diploma	9.8%	7.0%
High school graduate	25.4%	23.6%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	44.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	10.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln City	Waldport
Drove alone	65.1%	68.2%
Carpooled	12.7%	7.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	7.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.6%	17.8%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln City	Waldport
1-unit, detached	70.0%	63.3%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	5.2%
20 or more units	6.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	19.7%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln City	Waldport
Poverty rate	14.3%	12.9%
Average household size	2.21	1.87
Mean commute (minutes)	16	25
Median year structure built	1984	1983