Depoe Bay is a city of 1,782 people in Oregon. The median age is 56.1, about 17 years above the US median. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 608 people. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. 1% of people here were born outside the United States. About 43% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $85,417, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 56.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
43% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Depoe Bay
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants56.9% → 80.7%(+23.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population864 → 1,782(+106%)US over the same years: +35%
White share97.0% → 91.6%(−5.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Depoe Bay's population equals 3.5% of Lincoln County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.6% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.7% of the county's.
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)7.6%(12)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.3%(13)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.4%(54)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.5%(4)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 157 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
Depoe Bay, decade by decade
Depoe 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
864
$54,002
$222,966
19.1%
7.4
2000
1,174
$64,518
$333,181
22.7%
22.8
2010
1,398
$52,748
$403,951
21.5%
22.5
2020
1,515
$66,831
$326,281
32.3%
30.2
2024
1,782
$85,417
$377,700
43.5%
19.7
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.
