Myrtle Point

Population: 2,689
Median household income: $42,357
Median home value: $239,700

Located in Coos County, Oregon, Myrtle Point is a community with a population of 2,689. Its median household income of $42,357 runs below the Coos County figure of $60,313.

Between 2019 and 2023, Myrtle Point's population grew 6.8% from 2,517 to 2,689, while its median home value rose 67.2% from $143,400 to $239,700.

The median gross rent is $710. 11.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,689
Median age: 46.6 yrs
Median household income: $42,357
Median home value: $239,700
Median gross rent: $710
Housing units: 1,352
Homeownership rate: 68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
Unemployment rate: 11.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5172,689

Median household income

$34,866$42,357

Median home value

$143,400$239,700

Median gross rent

$549$710

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,517	$34,866	$143,400	$549
2020	2,557	$36,708	$156,400	$644
2021	2,691	$36,293	$189,100	$649
2022	2,689	$44,716	$218,200	$815
2023	2,689	$42,357	$239,700	$710

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1712.3%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 448.4%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6416.4%

65 to 7412.6%

75 and over11.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	176	6.5%
5 to 17	330	12.3%
18 to 24	215	8.0%
25 to 34	343	12.8%
35 to 44	225	8.4%
45 to 54	319	11.9%
55 to 64	440	16.4%
65 to 74	339	12.6%
75 and over	302	11.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,126	79.1%
Black or African American	9	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	61	2.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	51	1.9%
Two or more races	297	11.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	145	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate42.6%

Some college or associate's36.0%

Bachelor's degree4.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	204	10.4%
High school graduate	838	42.6%
Some college or associate's	708	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	93	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	125	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone70.2%

Carpooled16.7%

Public transit0.5%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle3.3%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	609	70.2%
Carpooled	145	16.7%
Public transit	4	0.5%
Walked	19	2.2%
Bicycle	29	3.3%
Worked from home	55	6.3%
Other means	6	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	286	35.2%
15 to 29 min	158	19.5%
30 to 44 min	204	25.1%
45 to 59 min	91	11.2%
60+ min	73	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 22.5% (587 of 2,613)

	Count	Share
Family households	657	53.4%
Nonfamily households	573	46.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,230	91.0%
Vacant	122	9.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	846	68.8%
Renter-occupied	384	31.2%

1-unit, detached63.3%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units21.3%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other11.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	856	63.3%
1-unit, attached	38	2.8%
2 to 4 units	288	21.3%
5 to 19 units	7	0.5%
20 or more units	5	0.4%
Mobile home & other	158	11.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4151050
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.61 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 43.0627, -124.1331