Coos County, Oregon

Coos County has a population of 64,827 and has shrunk 1.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $337,800, about 5.4 times the county's median household income of $62,143.

Home price
$337,800
Income
$62,143
Population
64,827
Unemployment
6.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$337,800county
Median gross rent$1,042county
Median year homes here were built1974county
Share of homes built before 198063.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile15.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,580county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,265county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$982county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,759county
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$62,143county
Family health premium / yr$24,688(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$19,064(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.656(statewide)
Poverty rate16.1%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 home8.1%county
Unemployment rate6.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force51.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed10.3%county
Share of workers employed by government17.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.8%county
Economic output per resident$50,457county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.68%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 time18.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service7.7 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport20495county
Miles to nearest general aviation field18 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station77 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.0%county
Traffic deaths44.7county
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 higher22.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.7%county
Public schools in the county26county
Public school enrollment7424county
Students per full-time teacher18.2county
Free lunch eligible70.5%county
Elementary schools13county
Middle schools4county
High schools8county
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 institution74 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians83county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter9.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.9%county
Frequent mental distress16.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity21.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.3%county

Place

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

Population64,827county
Land area in square miles1,596county
People per square mile of land40.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores17county
Convenience stores22county
Share living far from a food store7.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract11.7%county
Population change since 2020-1.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-9county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age48.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over28.1%county
Share of households that are one person31.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.0%county
Second languages5.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls26.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents146county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in1,639county
Households that moved away1,533county
Average income of arriving households$61,239county
Average income of departing households$54,284county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year67county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings11.9%county
Violent crime rate331(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature54°Fcounty
Annual precipitation57.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.81 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing18 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 9acounty
Frost-free days214 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 9county
Average first fall frostNov 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$124county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.3¢county
Household electricity use946 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.45(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity72.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas6.1%county
Homes heated by propane2.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.2%county
Homes heated by wood14.4%county
Households with broadband90.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk85.6county
Coastal flood risk87.4county
Drought risk14.1county
Landslide risk96.3county
Hail risk3.9county
Earthquake risk98.3county
Tornado risk4.1county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk50.2county
Winter weather risk29.2county
Strong wind risk6.1county
Wildfire risk64.8county

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 Coos 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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