Svensen

Population: 897
Median household income: $59,423
Median home value: $371,400

Svensen is a community in Clatsop County, Oregon, home to 897 residents. The median household income of $59,423 is below the Clatsop County median ($68,705).

From 2020 to 2023, Svensen's population grew 2.3% from 877 to 897, while its median home value rose 37.1% from $270,800 to $371,400.

17.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 79.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 897
Median age: 54.5 yrs
Median household income: $59,423
Median home value: $371,400
Median gross rent: $1,594
Housing units: 348
Homeownership rate: 79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

877897

Median household income

$71,471$59,423

Median home value

$270,800$371,400

Median gross rent

$1,493$1,594

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	877	$71,471	$270,800	$1,493
2021	812	$65,875	$287,500	—
2022	812	$65,000	$305,800	$1,615
2023	897	$59,423	$371,400	$1,594

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 176.4%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 545.5%

55 to 6429.3%

65 to 7415.8%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	58	6.5%
5 to 17	57	6.4%
18 to 24	97	10.8%
25 to 34	92	10.3%
35 to 44	103	11.5%
45 to 54	49	5.5%
55 to 64	263	29.3%
65 to 74	142	15.8%
75 and over	36	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	695	77.5%
Black or African American	113	12.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	2.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	40	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	31	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate27.7%

Some college or associate's46.1%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	60	8.8%
High school graduate	190	27.7%
Some college or associate's	316	46.1%
Bachelor's degree	76	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	43	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone84.8%

Carpooled3.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked10.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	318	84.8%
Carpooled	13	3.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	40	10.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	1.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	73	19.7%
15 to 29 min	106	28.6%
30 to 44 min	155	41.8%
45 to 59 min	23	6.2%
60+ min	14	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 30.7% (273 of 889)

	Count	Share
Family households	260	74.7%
Nonfamily households	88	25.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	348	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	276	79.3%
Renter-occupied	72	20.7%

1-unit, detached82.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	288	82.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	60	17.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4171800
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.24 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 46.1564, -123.6554