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 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%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish2,083
- 2.Other Indo-European216
- 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)184
- 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island176
- 5.German or other West Germanic170
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,511
- 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services3,610
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,433
- 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,622
- 5.Construction (Group)1,778
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,357
- 2.Service Occupations7,021
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations5,105
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,946
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,834
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.08×)1,270
- 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.54×)1,884
- 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.52×)3,445
- 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.27×)3,578
- 5.Other Services (LQ 1.16×)1,411
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.