Cape Meares

Population: 189
Median household income: $90,338
Median home value: $755,200

Cape Meares is a community in Tillamook County, Oregon, home to 189 residents. At $90,338, its median household income sits above Tillamook County's $66,551.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cape Meares's population grew 136.3% from 80 to 189.

Owners occupy 100.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 74.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 189
Median age: 74.9 yrs
Median household income: $90,338
Median home value: $755,200
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 201
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.9%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

80189

Median household income

$86,250$90,338

Median home value

$483,300$755,200

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	80	$86,250	—
2020	93	$110,625	—
2021	142	$115,179	$483,300
2022	199	$87,000	$817,100
2023	189	$90,338	$755,200

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 178.5%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 447.4%

45 to 543.7%

55 to 644.8%

65 to 7427.0%

75 and over48.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	16	8.5%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	14	7.4%
45 to 54	7	3.7%
55 to 64	9	4.8%
65 to 74	51	27.0%
75 and over	92	48.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	183	96.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate8.1%

Some college or associate's37.0%

Bachelor's degree17.3%

Graduate or professional degree37.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	14	8.1%
Some college or associate's	64	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	30	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	65	37.6%

Commute to work

Drove alone26.9%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home73.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7	26.9%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	73.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	0	0.0%
30 to 44 min	7	100.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.75
Poverty rate: 1.6% (3 of 189)

	Count	Share
Family households	71	65.7%
Nonfamily households	37	34.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	108	53.7%
Vacant	93	46.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	108	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	201	100.0%
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	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4111050
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.44 sq mi
Water area: 0.25 sq mi
Center point: 45.5267, -123.9518