Coos Bay is home to 15,925 people in Oregon. At a median age of 44.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. That trails the Oregon median by roughly 32%. 4% of locals were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,524, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 93%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Coos Bay
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$115,443 → $306,900(+166%)US over the same years: +67%
White share94.1% → 82.6%(−11.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.8% → 22.9%(+9.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)33.5%(443)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.5%(192)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.6%(471)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.9%(78)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(4)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,323 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Coos Bay, decade by decade
Coos Bay population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
15,151
$51,791
$115,443
13.8%
14.1
2000
15,374
$56,857
$159,030
15.6%
26.6
2010
15,967
$54,644
$247,578
22.0%
36.9
2020
15,985
$59,969
$243,499
20.5%
44.1
2024
15,925
$56,524
$306,900
22.9%
38.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
