Gold Beach

Population: 2,455
Median household income: $51,662
Median home value: $368,900

Gold Beach, a community in Curry County, Oregon, has 2,455 residents. At $51,662, its median household income sits below Curry County's $64,769.

From 2019 to 2023, Gold Beach's population grew 1.5% from 2,418 to 2,455, while its median home value rose 51.1% from $244,200 to $368,900.

The median resident is 53.9 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 22.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,455
Median age: 53.9 yrs
Median household income: $51,662
Median home value: $368,900
Median gross rent: $1,094
Housing units: 1,370
Homeownership rate: 62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
Unemployment rate: 10.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4182,455

Median household income

$42,625$51,662

Median home value

$244,200$368,900

Median gross rent

$855$1,094

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,418	$42,625	$244,200	$855
2020	2,348	$43,856	$263,800	$819
2021	2,615	$44,741	$300,700	$819
2022	2,533	$49,018	$345,400	$879
2023	2,455	$51,662	$368,900	$1,094

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

Age distribution

Under 52.4%

5 to 1711.0%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 348.8%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7422.2%

75 and over10.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	60	2.4%
5 to 17	269	11.0%
18 to 24	190	7.7%
25 to 34	215	8.8%
35 to 44	320	13.0%
45 to 54	240	9.8%
55 to 64	347	14.1%
65 to 74	546	22.2%
75 and over	268	10.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,965	80.0%
Black or African American	5	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.5%
Asian	7	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	32	1.3%
Two or more races	172	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	261	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.5%

High school graduate31.3%

Some college or associate's40.2%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	164	8.5%
High school graduate	605	31.3%
Some college or associate's	778	40.2%
Bachelor's degree	222	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	167	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone55.3%

Carpooled12.4%

Public transit0.2%

Walked7.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.4%

Other means6.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	519	55.3%
Carpooled	116	12.4%
Public transit	2	0.2%
Walked	68	7.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	173	18.4%
Other means	61	6.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	590	77.0%
15 to 29 min	55	7.2%
30 to 44 min	101	13.2%
45 to 59 min	2	0.3%
60+ min	18	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.08
Poverty rate: 12.7% (301 of 2,370)

	Count	Share
Family households	721	62.3%
Nonfamily households	436	37.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,157	84.5%
Vacant	213	15.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	724	62.6%
Renter-occupied	433	37.4%

1-unit, detached60.6%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units13.6%

5 to 19 units5.9%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other14.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	830	60.6%
1-unit, attached	64	4.7%
2 to 4 units	187	13.6%
5 to 19 units	81	5.9%
20 or more units	5	0.4%
Mobile home & other	203	14.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4129900
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.53 sq mi
Water area: 0.23 sq mi
Center point: 42.4133, -124.4222