Coos County, OR

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2024 Population

64,827

US Senator

Ron Wyden

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Party

2024 Poverty Rate

16.1%

3.48% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$62,143

3.03% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$337,800

11.6% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

26,263

1.6% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Coos County, 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.

98.1% of the residents in Coos County, OR are U.S. citizens.

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

In 2024, the median property value in Coos County, OR was $337,800, and the homeownership rate was 71.2%.

Most people in Coos County, OR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Coos County, OR was 2 cars per household.

Coos County, OR borders Curry County, OR and Douglas County, OR.

United States Oregon Coos Bay, OR

Population & Diversity

Coos County, OR is home to a population of 64.8k people, from which 98.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.96% of Coos County, OR residents were born outside of the country (2.57k people).

In 2024, there were 15.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (53.2k people) in Coos County, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.45k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 1.44k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.1%

2024 Citizenship

98.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.1% of Coos County, OR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Coos County, OR was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Coos County, OR

White (Non-Hispanic)
53.2k ± 355
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
3.45k ± 357
White (Hispanic)
1.44k ± 468

7.28%

Hispanic Population

4.72k people

7.28% of the people in Coos County, OR are hispanic (4.72k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Coos County, OR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
141,836 ± 9,090 people
Vietnam
22,252 ± 3,653 people
China
21,575 ± 3,597 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oregon was Mexico, the natal country of 141,836 Oregon residents, followed by Vietnam with 22,252 and China with 21,575.

Foreign-Born Population

3.96%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.57k people

3.85%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.5k people

As of 2024, 3.96% of Coos County, OR residents (2.57k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Coos County, OR was 3.85%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,463 ± 396
Gulf War (2001-)
1,366 ± 292
Gulf War (1990s)
576 ± 200

Coos County, OR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.8 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Coos County, OR.

Economy

The economy of Coos County, OR employs 26.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Coos County, OR were Health Care & Social Assistance (4,230 people), Retail Trade (3,433 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (2,395 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($96,667), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,250), and Wholesale Trade ($60,714).

Employment

Occupations

26.3k

2024 Value

± 1,321

1.6%

1 Year growth

± 7.11%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Coos County, OR grew at a rate of 1.6%, from 25.9k employees to 26.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Coos County, OR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,627 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,478 people), and Management Occupations (2,359 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Coos County, OR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

26.3k

2024 Value

± 1,321

1.6%

1 Year growth

± 7.11%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Coos County, OR grew at a rate of 1.6%, from 25.9k employees to 26.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Coos County, OR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,230 people), Retail Trade (3,433 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (2,395 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Coos County, OR, though some of these residents may live in Coos County, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,165

Median earning men ± $3,150

$33,726

Median earning women ± $1,800

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($93,056), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($70,227), and Wholesale Trade ($65,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($62,569), Public Administration ($60,406), and Construction ($53,171).

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

144
Construction
93
Retail Trade
91
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$246k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$104k
Retail Trade
$77.8k
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

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 County, 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

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Oregon.

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.

Education

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

Most students graduating from Universities in Coos County, OR are White (339 and 70.9%), 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 County, OR by number of degrees awarded are Southwestern Oregon Community College (491 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Coos County, 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 County, 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 County, OR was Registered Nursing with 46 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Coos County, 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 County, 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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Coos County, OR was $337,800 in 2024, which is 1.02 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $302,800 to $337,800, a 11.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Coos County, OR is 71.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Coos County, OR have an average commute time of 18.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Coos County, OR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 14% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Coos County, OR. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.09%.

Housing

Property

$337,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,961

$20,445

Median Property Taxes

±$1,098

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 County, OR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

71.2%

Homeownership

2024

64.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 71.2% of the housing units in Coos County, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.7%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$62,143

Median Household Income

± $3,912

28.7k

Number of Households

± 1,270

In 2024, the median household income of the 28.7k households in Coos County, OR grew to $62,143 from the previous year's value of $60,313.

The following chart displays the households in Coos County, 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 County, OR is from Oregon.

0.461

2023 Wage GINI in Oregon

0.463

2022 Wage GINI in Oregon

In 2023, the income inequality in Oregon was 0.461 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.437% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Oregon was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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 2024

Drove Alone (77.5%)
Carpooled (8.36%)
Worked At Home (8.1%)

In 2024, 77.5% of workers in Coos County, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.36%) and those who worked at home (8.1%).

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

18.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Coos County, OR have a shorter commute time (18.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.81% of the workforce in Coos County, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Coos County, 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 County, OR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Coos County, OR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 14% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Coos County, OR. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.09%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

16.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Coos County, OR (10.3k out of 63.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 20.9% of the children was living in poverty in Coos County, OR. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 9.7%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children 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.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 170 in Coos County, OR. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 48 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

93.1% of the population of Coos County, OR has health coverage, with 30.7% on employee plans, 25.5% on Medicaid, 19.1% on Medicare, 14.8% on non-group plans, and 3.04% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Coos County, OR see 1,204 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,204 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1121 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 179 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,204 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Coos County, OR

Primary care physicians in Coos County, OR see an average of 1,204 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,204 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 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.8% under 18 years, 16.2% between 18 and 34 years, 37% between 35 and 64 years, and 28% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

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

Uninsured People

6.9%

Uninsured

30.7%

Employer Coverage

25.5%

Medicaid

19.1%

Medicare

14.8%

Non-Group

3.04%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Coos County, OR grew by 8.21% from 6.38% to 6.9%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 37.2 in Coos County, OR.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Coos County, OR.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 31.1% in Coos County, OR.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Coos County, OR.