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Curry County, OR

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

AI Overview

Curry County is a small coastal Oregon county of 23,463 residents with an exceptionally high median age of 57.7 years, which contributes to a notably low labor force participation rate of just 44.5% and an unemployment rate of 5.3%. The available workforce skews toward lower educational attainment, with 24.2% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings stand at $42,492 against a median household income of $62,244. The county has seen 4.2% population growth over five years, homeownership is high at 74.8%, and a median home value of $366,700 with a GDP per capita of $30,233 reflects a gap between asset values and local economic output.

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

Population

23,463

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$62,244

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

57.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone19,620 (83.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,446 (6.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,360 (5.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone404 (1.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone298 (1.3%)
  • Asian Alone217 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,043
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic197
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic138
  4. 4.Other Indo-European95
  5. 5.Arabic37

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

14.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

50.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

35.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,231

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$30,233

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$40,421

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,977
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,235
  3. 3.Public Administration (Group)872
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services856
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)810

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,043
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,981
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,427
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,132
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,006

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.47×)747
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.63×)1,064
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.42×)1,067
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.17×)471
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.08×)640

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$366,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,156/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,732 (20.9%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,451 (17.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,430 (17.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999711 (8.6%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999545 (6.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999408 (4.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

44.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,492

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

18.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,901 (69.9%)
  • Worked At Home1,392 (16.5%)
  • Carpooled641 (7.6%)
  • Walked216 (2.6%)
  • Motorcycle154 (1.8%)
  • Other98 (1.2%)

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.