Heceta Beach

Population: 2,220
Median household income: $77,778
Median home value: $458,500

Heceta Beach is a community in Lane County, Oregon, home to 2,220 residents. At $77,778, its median household income sits above Lane County's $69,311.

From 2020 to 2023, Heceta Beach's population grew 30.0% from 1,708 to 2,220, while its median home value rose 33.2% from $344,100 to $458,500.

29.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 84.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,220
Median age: 63.3 yrs
Median household income: $77,778
Median home value: $458,500
Median gross rent: $1,172
Housing units: 1,336
Homeownership rate: 84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.7%
Unemployment rate: 18.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7082,220

Median household income

$68,519$77,778

Median home value

$344,100$458,500

Median gross rent

$1,205$1,172

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	1,708	$68,519	$344,100	$1,205
2021	2,127	$69,875	$379,800	$1,231
2022	2,122	$69,375	$430,200	$1,142
2023	2,220	$77,778	$458,500	$1,172

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

Age distribution

Under 50.5%

5 to 177.2%

18 to 242.8%

25 to 341.4%

35 to 448.5%

45 to 5418.4%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7431.3%

75 and over15.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12	0.5%
5 to 17	160	7.2%
18 to 24	62	2.8%
25 to 34	30	1.4%
35 to 44	188	8.5%
45 to 54	409	18.4%
55 to 64	328	14.8%
65 to 74	694	31.3%
75 and over	337	15.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,057	92.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	40	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	57	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	66	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate19.7%

Some college or associate's46.6%

Bachelor's degree18.3%

Graduate or professional degree11.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	78	3.9%
High school graduate	392	19.7%
Some college or associate's	926	46.6%
Bachelor's degree	364	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	226	11.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone57.7%

Carpooled1.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home35.7%

Other means4.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	348	57.7%
Carpooled	11	1.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	215	35.7%
Other means	29	4.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	244	62.9%
15 to 29 min	103	26.5%
30 to 44 min	41	10.6%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 12.4% (275 of 2,220)

	Count	Share
Family households	779	72.7%
Nonfamily households	293	27.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,072	80.2%
Vacant	264	19.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	902	84.1%
Renter-occupied	170	15.9%

1-unit, detached81.7%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,092	81.7%
1-unit, attached	47	3.5%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	197	14.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4133150
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.33 sq mi
Water area: 0.49 sq mi
Center point: 44.0242, -124.1178