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Coos County, OR

Demographic and economic profile of Coos County, OR, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Coos County is a rural coastal Oregon county of 64,832 residents with an economy rooted in natural resources, timber, and fishing, reflected in a GDP per capita of $37,674 and median worker earnings of $35,424. The labor force is constrained, with participation at just 50.5% and only 21.7% of adults holding a bachelor's degree, though 91.0% hold a high school diploma and unemployment sits at 5.5%. Housing costs are relatively modest—median home value of $302,800 and median gross rent of $992/month—and the county posted 2.4% population growth over five years, though a median age of 48.6 suggests an older demographic base.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

64,832

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$62,143

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

48.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.4% since 2018

Coos County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone54,632 (84.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,247 (6.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,679 (4.1%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone1,073 (1.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone957 (1.5%)
  • Asian Alone771 (1.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,083
  2. 2.Other Indo-European216
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)184
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island176
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic170

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

27.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

5,974

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$37,674

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$35,153

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,511
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services3,610
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,433
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,622
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,778

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,357
  2. 2.Service Occupations7,021
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations5,105
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,946
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,834

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.08×)1,270
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.54×)1,884
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.52×)3,445
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.27×)3,578
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.16×)1,411

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$302,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$992/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9994,633 (22.7%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9992,980 (14.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9992,837 (13.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,728 (13.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,019 (9.9%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9991,074 (5.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

50.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,424

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

18.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone19,981 (77.5%)
  • Carpooled2,155 (8.4%)
  • Worked At Home2,088 (8.1%)
  • Walked863 (3.3%)
  • Other382 (1.5%)
  • Taxi132 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.