Gold Beach, OR

Census Place

2024 Population

2,466

US Senator

Ron Wyden

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

54.7

1.48% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

12.2%

3.87% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$56,014

8.42% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$372,400

Population & Diversity

Gold Beach, OR is home to a population of 2.47k people, from which 98.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.84% of Gold Beach, OR residents were born outside of the country (70 people).

In 2024, there were 9.68 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.94k people) in Gold Beach, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 200 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 178 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.9%

2024 Citizenship

99.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.9% of Gold Beach, OR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Gold Beach, OR was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gold Beach, OR

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.94k ± 405
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
200 ± 94
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
178 ± 175

9.57%

Hispanic Population

236 people

9.57% of the people in Gold Beach, OR are hispanic (236 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Gold Beach, 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
144,017 ± 9,158 people
Vietnam
20,980 ± 3,547 people
India
20,652 ± 3,520 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oregon was Mexico, the natal country of 144,017 Oregon residents, followed by Vietnam with 20,980 and India with 20,652.

Foreign-Born Population

2.84%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

70 people

2.69%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

66 people

As of 2024, 2.84% of Gold Beach, OR residents (70 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 Gold Beach, OR was 2.69%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
74 ± 58
Vietnam
56 ± 46
Gulf War (1990s)
21 ± 25

Gold Beach, OR has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.32 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Gold Beach, OR.

Economy

The economy of Gold Beach, OR employs 991 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Gold Beach, OR were Accommodation & Food Services (217 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (157 people), and Retail Trade (155 people), and the highest paying industries were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($85,863), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($85,804), and Manufacturing ($58,304).

Employment

Occupations

991

2024 Value

± 236

5.54%

1 Year growth

± 33.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gold Beach, OR grew at a rate of 5.54%, from 939 employees to 991 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gold Beach, OR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (175 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (164 people), and Management Occupations (147 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gold Beach, 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

991

2024 Value

± 236

5.54%

1 Year growth

± 33.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gold Beach, OR grew at a rate of 5.54%, from 939 employees to 991 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gold Beach, OR, are Accommodation & Food Services (217 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (157 people), and Retail Trade (155 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gold Beach, OR, though some of these residents may live in Gold Beach, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$37,552

Median earning men ± $6,851

$41,071

Median earning women ± $23,203

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($95,188), Manufacturing ($58,393), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($39,323).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($86,339), Public Administration ($52,361), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($49,158).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Gold Beach, OR was $372,400 in 2024, which is 1.12 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $368,900 to $372,400, a 0.949% increase. The homeownership rate in Gold Beach, OR is 71.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Gold Beach, OR have an average commute time of 13.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gold Beach, OR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$372,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$54,574

$813

Median Property Taxes

±$193

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 Gold Beach, OR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

71.9%

Homeownership

2024

63.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 71.9% of the housing units in Gold Beach, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 62.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Gold Beach, 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.

$56,014

Median Household Income

± $21,847

1.13k

Number of Households

± 212

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.13k households in Gold Beach, OR grew to $56,014 from the previous year's value of $51,662.

The following chart displays the households in Gold Beach, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gold Beach, OR is from Oregon.

0.459

2024 Wage GINI in Oregon

0.461

2023 Wage GINI in Oregon

In 2024, the income inequality in Oregon was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.412% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Oregon was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 (54.2%)
Worked At Home (21.1%)
Carpooled (10.1%)

In 2024, 54.2% of workers in Gold Beach, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.1%) and those who carpooled to work (10.1%).

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

13.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gold Beach, OR have a shorter commute time (13.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.767% of the workforce in Gold Beach, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gold Beach, OR (278 out of 2.28k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gold Beach, 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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