Saunders Lake

Population: 1,495
Median household income: $87,750
Median home value: $396,500

Located in Coos County, Oregon, Saunders Lake is a community with a population of 1,495. At $87,750, its median household income sits above Coos County's $60,313.

From 2020 to 2023, Saunders Lake's population grew 1.8% from 1,469 to 1,495, while its median home value rose 20.4% from $329,300 to $396,500.

69.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1979.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,495
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $87,750
Median home value: $396,500
Median gross rent: $1,367
Housing units: 635
Homeownership rate: 91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4691,495

Median home value

$329,300$396,500

Median gross rent

$1,324$1,367

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	1,469	—	$329,300	—
2021	1,623	—	$319,200	—
2022	1,766	—	$365,500	$1,324
2023	1,495	$87,750	$396,500	$1,367

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1729.0%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 348.1%

35 to 4416.7%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 7417.5%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	434	29.0%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	121	8.1%
35 to 44	250	16.7%
45 to 54	185	12.4%
55 to 64	176	11.8%
65 to 74	262	17.5%
75 and over	67	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,489	99.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	4	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.2%

High school graduate23.6%

Some college or associate's36.0%

Bachelor's degree18.8%

Graduate or professional degree18.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	34	3.2%
High school graduate	250	23.6%
Some college or associate's	382	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	199	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	196	18.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone90.2%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	440	90.2%
Carpooled	30	6.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	18	3.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2	0.4%
15 to 29 min	297	63.2%
30 to 44 min	119	25.3%
45 to 59 min	27	5.7%
60+ min	25	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 10.2% (153 of 1,495)

	Count	Share
Family households	487	89.0%
Nonfamily households	60	11.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	547	86.1%
Vacant	88	13.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	499	91.2%
Renter-occupied	48	8.8%

1-unit, detached69.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other30.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	442	69.6%
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	193	30.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4165450
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.85 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 43.5197, -124.2117