Clatsop County, Oregon

Clatsop County has a population of 41,363 and has shrunk 0.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $468,300, about 6.5 times the county's median household income of $71,822.

Home price
$468,300
Income
$71,822
Population
41,363
Unemployment
4.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$468,300county
Median gross rent$1,180county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198057.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant23.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented36.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use18.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,560county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,457county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,110county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,995county
Home insurance / yr$1,572(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living111.8(statewide)
Median household income$71,822county
Family health premium / yr$24,688(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$19,064(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.656(statewide)
Poverty rate12.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home13.6%county
Unemployment rate4.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.2%county
Share of workers employed by government15.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.2%county
Economic output per resident$63,782county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.69%county
Top state income tax9.90%(statewide)
Capital gains tax9.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax0.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time21.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service69 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8639088county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station45 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.7%county
Traffic deaths50.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.7(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher28.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.2%county
Public schools in the county15county
Public school enrollment4648county
Students per full-time teacher15.1county
Free lunch eligible63.8%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools3county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution43 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians62county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.1%county
Frequent mental distress16.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity18.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.2%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population41,363county
Land area in square miles828county
People per square mile of land49.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores11county
Convenience stores16county
Share living far from a food store16.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract15.9%county
Population change since 2020-0.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age46.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.1%county
Share of households that are one person36.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.4%county
Second languages6.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls30.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents117county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-4county
Households that moved in1,401county
Households that moved away1,315county
Average income of arriving households$90,280county
Average income of departing households$65,855county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year237county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings66.2%county
Violent crime rate331(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature51.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation80.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.30 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing31 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days221 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 3county
Average first fall frostNov 10county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$122county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh11.8¢county
Household electricity use1,035 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.45(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity41.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas45.7%county
Homes heated by propane1.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.2%county
Homes heated by wood6.6%county
Households with broadband92.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk72.1county
Coastal flood risk96.4county
Drought risk12.3county
Landslide risk88.7county
Hail risk4.2county
Earthquake risk96.5county
Tornado risk12.1county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk42.1county
Winter weather risk17.6county
Strong wind risk21.7county
Wildfire risk44.4county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Clatsop County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Oregon figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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