Coos Bay

Population: 15,867
Median household income: $55,292
Median home value: $272,100

Coos Bay is a community in Coos County, Oregon, home to 15,867 residents. The median household income of $55,292 is below the Coos County median ($60,313).

Between 2019 and 2023, Coos Bay's population declined 2.2% from 16,229 to 15,867, while its median home value rose 50.2% from $181,200 to $272,100.

The median gross rent is $986. 21.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,867
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $55,292
Median home value: $272,100
Median gross rent: $986
Housing units: 7,522
Homeownership rate: 61.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,22915,867

Median household income

$48,919$55,292

Median home value

$181,200$272,100

Median gross rent

$820$986

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,229	$48,919	$181,200	$820
2020	16,326	$49,478	$200,900	$846
2021	15,921	$48,233	$211,900	$864
2022	15,949	$53,331	$247,000	$916
2023	15,867	$55,292	$272,100	$986

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over11.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	984	6.2%
5 to 17	2,045	12.9%
18 to 24	1,587	10.0%
25 to 34	2,081	13.1%
35 to 44	1,653	10.4%
45 to 54	1,669	10.5%
55 to 64	2,131	13.4%
65 to 74	1,931	12.2%
75 and over	1,786	11.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,111	82.6%
Black or African American	101	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	132	0.8%
Asian	232	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	45	0.3%
Two or more races	868	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,378	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.4%

High school graduate30.3%

Some college or associate's36.9%

Bachelor's degree13.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,281	11.4%
High school graduate	3,405	30.3%
Some college or associate's	4,155	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,523	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	887	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone72.4%

Carpooled14.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means3.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,084	72.4%
Carpooled	1,037	14.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	215	3.1%
Bicycle	20	0.3%
Worked from home	433	6.2%
Other means	231	3.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,791	57.6%
15 to 29 min	1,806	27.4%
30 to 44 min	614	9.3%
45 to 59 min	204	3.1%
60+ min	172	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 14.2% (2,205 of 15,567)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,646	52.3%
Nonfamily households	3,326	47.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,972	92.7%
Vacant	550	7.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,250	61.0%
Renter-occupied	2,722	39.0%

1-unit, detached58.6%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units12.8%

5 to 19 units10.1%

20 or more units5.6%

Mobile home & other11.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,406	58.6%
1-unit, attached	129	1.7%
2 to 4 units	960	12.8%
5 to 19 units	762	10.1%
20 or more units	423	5.6%
Mobile home & other	842	11.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4115250
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 5.28 sq mi
Center point: 43.3811, -124.2326