Coos Bay, OR

Census Place

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2023 Population

15,867

0.514% 1-year decline

US Senator

Ron Wyden

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

42.6

0.467% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

14.2%

2.88% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$55,292

3.68% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$272,100

10.2% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

7,021

3.09% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Coos Bay, OR had a population of 15.9k people with a median age of 42.6 and a median household income of $55,292. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Coos Bay, OR declined from 15,949 to 15,867, a −0.514% decrease and its median household income grew from $53,331 to $55,292, a 3.68% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Coos Bay, OR are White (Non-Hispanic) (82.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.47%), White (Hispanic) (2.96%), Other (Hispanic) (2.61%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (2.4%).

None of the households in Coos Bay, OR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.2% of the residents in Coos Bay, OR are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Coos Bay, OR are Southwestern Oregon Community College (491 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in Coos Bay, OR was $272,100, and the homeownership rate was 61%.

Most people in Coos Bay, OR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15 minutes. The average car ownership in Coos Bay, OR was 2 cars per household.

United States Oregon Coos County, OR Coos Bay, OR Josephine, Coos & Curry Counties PUMA, OR

Population & Diversity

Coos Bay, OR is home to a population of 15.9k people, from which 97.2% are citizens. As of 2023, 4.8% of Coos Bay, OR residents were born outside of the country (762 people).

In 2023, there were 15.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (13.1k people) in Coos Bay, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 868 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 469 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.2%

2023 Citizenship

97.2%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 97.2% of Coos Bay, OR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Coos Bay, OR was 97.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Coos Bay, OR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Coos Bay, OR

White (Non-Hispanic)
13.1k ± 416
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
868 ± 251
White (Hispanic)
469 ± 239

8.68%

Hispanic Population

1.38k people

8.68% of the people in Coos Bay, OR are hispanic (1.38k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Coos Bay, OR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Oregon.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
143,534 ± 9,142 people
Vietnam
22,912 ± 3,706 people
China
22,028 ± 3,634 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oregon was Mexico, the natal country of 143,534 Oregon residents, followed by Vietnam with 22,912 and China with 22,028.

Foreign-Born Population

4.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

762 people

4.78%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

763 people

As of 2023, 4.8% of Coos Bay, OR residents (762 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Coos Bay, OR was 4.78%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Coos Bay, OR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
451 ± 177
Gulf War (2001-)
358 ± 181
Korea
94 ± 109

Coos Bay, OR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.26 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Coos Bay, OR employs 7.02k people. The largest industries in Coos Bay, OR are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,036 people), Retail Trade (1,001 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (732 people), and the highest paying industries are Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($143,038), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($76,613), and Construction ($75,750).

Males in Oregon have an average income that is 1.28 times higher than the average income of females, which is $64,064. The income inequality in Oregon (measured using the Gini index) is 0.463, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

7.02k

2023 Value

± 749

−3.09%

1 Year decline

± 15.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Coos Bay, OR declined at a rate of −3.09%, from 7.25k employees to 7.02k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Coos Bay, OR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (790 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (697 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (592 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Coos Bay, OR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Oregon (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

7.02k

2023 Value

± 749

−3.09%

1 Year decline

± 15.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Coos Bay, OR declined at a rate of −3.09%, from 7.25k employees to 7.02k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Coos Bay, OR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,036 people), Retail Trade (1,001 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (732 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Coos Bay, OR, though some of these residents may live in Coos Bay, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,716

Median earning men ± $4,187

$31,255

Median earning women ± $3,212

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($143,316), Construction ($75,750), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($58,815).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($48,136), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($42,898), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($36,784).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oregon.

Y-Axis

2.87%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.97M people employed in Oregon. This represents a 2.87% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Oregon.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oregon went to Kamala Harris with 55.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.5%).

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are the senators currently representing the state of Oregon. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Oregon is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Coos Bay, OR. Showing the available data for Oregon.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (55.3%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (41%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.5%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oregon went to Kamala Harris with 55.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.5%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Oregon for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Oregon

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Ron Wyden

Senator from Oregon

Assumed office on February 5, 1996
Elected to the seat following the resignation of Bob Packwood.

Jeff Merkley

Senator from Oregon

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are the senators currently representing Oregon.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Oregon over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Oregon

Oregon is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Oregon have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Coos Bay, OR awarded 491 degrees. The student population of Coos Bay, OR in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 570 male students and 919 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Coos Bay, OR are White (339 and 70.9%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (63 and 13.2%), Two or More Races (25 and 5.23%), and Unknown (19 and 3.97%).

The largest universities in Coos Bay, OR by number of degrees awarded are Southwestern Oregon Community College (491 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Coos Bay, OR are Liberal Arts & Sciences (134 and 27.3%), Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (68 and 13.8%), and Welding Technology (52 and 10.6%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,489 students enrolled in Coos Bay, OR, 38.3% men and 61.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 995 records, of which 62.1% were women and 37.9% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
46 degrees awarded
General Studies
42 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
134 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Coos Bay, OR was Registered Nursing with 46 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Coos Bay, OR according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Southwestern Oregon Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

491 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Southwestern Oregon Community College with 491 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 190 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Coos Bay, OR, which is 0.631 times less than the 301 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 339 degrees mean that there were 5.38 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 63 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($4,650) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($2,190) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,500) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.928% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.891% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (868k), High School or Equivalent (807k), and Bachelors Degree (693k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Coos Bay, OR was $272,100 in 2023, which is 0.897 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $247,000 to $272,100, a 10.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Coos Bay, OR is 61%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Coos Bay, OR have an average commute time of 15 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Coos Bay, OR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Coos Bay, OR is $55,292. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Coos Bay, OR was Census Tract 2 with a value of $90,529, followed by Census Tract 8 and Census Tract 6, with respective values of $85,938 and $69,291.

Housing

Property

$272,100

Median Property Value 2023

±$23,337

$4,250

Median Property Taxes

±$511

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Coos Bay, OR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Coos Bay, OR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

61%

Homeownership

2023

57.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 61% of the housing units in Coos Bay, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 60.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Coos Bay, OR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 2
Census Tract 8
Census Tract 6

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Coos Bay, OR was Census Tract 2 with a value of $90,529, followed by Census Tract 8 and Census Tract 6, with respective values of $85,938 and $69,291.

The following map shows all of the places in Coos Bay, OR colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$55,292

Median Household Income

± $6,228

6.97k

Number of Households

± 705

In 2023, the median household income of the 6.97k households in Coos Bay, OR grew to $55,292 from the previous year's value of $53,331.

The following chart displays the households in Coos Bay, OR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Coos Bay, OR is from Oregon.

0.463

2022 Wage GINI in Oregon

0.462

2021 Wage GINI in Oregon

In 2022, the income inequality in Oregon was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.21% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Oregon was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oregon in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Oregon across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (72.4%)
Carpooled (14.8%)
Worked At Home (6.17%)

In 2023, 72.4% of workers in Coos Bay, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.8%) and those who worked at home (6.17%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

15 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Coos Bay, OR have a shorter commute time (15 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.638% of the workforce in Coos Bay, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Coos Bay, OR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Coos Bay, OR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Coos Bay, OR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Coos Bay, OR (2.21k out of 15.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Coos Bay, OR is White, followed by Two Or More and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

91.7% of the population of Coos Bay, OR has health coverage, with 36.2% on employee plans, 23.6% on Medicaid, 17.2% on Medicare, 9.19% on non-group plans, and 5.56% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Coos County, OR see 1135 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.07% increase from the previous year (1112 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1121 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 203 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,135 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Coos County, OR

Primary care physicians in Coos County, OR see an average of 1,135 patients per year. This represents a 2.07% increase from the previous year (1,112 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Coos County, OR in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.4% under 18 years, 21.8% between 18 and 34 years, 34.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44% were men and 56% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

8.26%

Uninsured

36.2%

Employer Coverage

23.6%

Medicaid

17.2%

Medicare

9.19%

Non-Group

5.56%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Coos Bay, OR grew by 5.78% from 7.81% to 8.26%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Coos Bay, OR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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