Cove

Population: 638
Median household income: $67,813
Median home value: $243,800

Cove, a community in Union County, Oregon, has 638 residents. At $67,813, its median household income sits above Union County's $64,212.

From 2019 to 2023, Cove's population declined 2.3% from 653 to 638, while its median home value rose 29.0% from $189,000 to $243,800.

12.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.08 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 638
Median age: 47.3 yrs
Median household income: $67,813
Median home value: $243,800
Median gross rent: $1,175
Housing units: 312
Homeownership rate: 76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

653638

Median household income

$42,292$67,813

Median home value

$189,000$243,800

Median gross rent

$848$1,175

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	653	$42,292	$189,000	$848
2020	735	$53,333	$195,600	$897
2021	689	$59,671	$199,200	$1,156
2022	676	$66,382	$218,900	$995
2023	638	$67,813	$243,800	$1,175

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

Age distribution

Under 51.3%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 2414.7%

25 to 343.4%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over14.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8	1.3%
5 to 17	104	16.3%
18 to 24	94	14.7%
25 to 34	22	3.4%
35 to 44	66	10.3%
45 to 54	80	12.5%
55 to 64	91	14.3%
65 to 74	82	12.9%
75 and over	91	14.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	582	91.2%
Black or African American	1	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	1.3%
Asian	1	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	37	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate30.6%

Some college or associate's32.4%

Bachelor's degree19.4%

Graduate or professional degree10.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	29	6.7%
High school graduate	132	30.6%
Some college or associate's	140	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	84	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	47	10.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone85.2%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	179	85.2%
Carpooled	14	6.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	17	8.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	47	24.4%
15 to 29 min	103	53.4%
30 to 44 min	29	15.0%
45 to 59 min	8	4.1%
60+ min	6	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.08
Poverty rate: 12.4% (79 of 638)

	Count	Share
Family households	143	46.7%
Nonfamily households	163	53.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	306	98.1%
Vacant	6	1.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	234	76.5%
Renter-occupied	72	23.5%

1-unit, detached74.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other21.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	232	74.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14	4.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	66	21.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4116250
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.8 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 45.2964, -117.8102