Gearhart

Population: 1,959
Median household income: $85,966
Median home value: $522,100

Gearhart is a community in Clatsop County, Oregon, home to 1,959 residents. Its median household income of $85,966 runs above the Clatsop County figure of $68,705.

Between 2019 and 2023, Gearhart's population grew 19.1% from 1,645 to 1,959, while its median home value rose 52.6% from $342,200 to $522,100.

73.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1978.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,959
Median age: 47.5 yrs
Median household income: $85,966
Median home value: $522,100
Median gross rent: $1,089
Housing units: 1,466
Homeownership rate: 80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6451,959

Median household income

$73,125$85,966

Median home value

$342,200$522,100

Median gross rent

$1,113$1,089

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,645	$73,125	$342,200	$1,113
2020	1,881	$83,194	$382,500	$1,247
2021	1,955	$91,985	$429,400	$1,199
2022	2,060	$100,536	$508,300	$1,490
2023	1,959	$85,966	$522,100	$1,089

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 345.4%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5416.7%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 7421.3%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	110	5.6%
5 to 17	284	14.5%
18 to 24	106	5.4%
25 to 34	105	5.4%
35 to 44	261	13.3%
45 to 54	327	16.7%
55 to 64	220	11.2%
65 to 74	418	21.3%
75 and over	128	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,690	86.3%
Black or African American	2	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	18	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	89	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	160	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate22.0%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree23.4%

Graduate or professional degree18.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	82	5.6%
High school graduate	321	22.0%
Some college or associate's	450	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	342	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	264	18.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone61.7%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.6%

Walked7.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.5%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	546	61.7%
Carpooled	77	8.7%
Public transit	5	0.6%
Walked	62	7.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	190	21.5%
Other means	5	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	405	58.3%
15 to 29 min	194	27.9%
30 to 44 min	75	10.8%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	21	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 7.5% (146 of 1,956)

	Count	Share
Family households	610	76.7%
Nonfamily households	185	23.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	795	54.2%
Vacant	671	45.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	643	80.9%
Renter-occupied	152	19.1%

1-unit, detached73.3%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units8.7%

20 or more units6.4%

Mobile home & other2.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,075	73.3%
1-unit, attached	34	2.3%
2 to 4 units	93	6.3%
5 to 19 units	127	8.7%
20 or more units	94	6.4%
Mobile home & other	43	2.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4128450
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.87 sq mi
Water area: 0.19 sq mi
Center point: 46.0317, -123.9185