With 1,978 people, Gearhart is a city in Oregon. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 983 people. At a median age of 48.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 86% of the housing stock. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $688,100. That puts it in the top 10% of US cities for household income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $92,250, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
48% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 87%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Gearhart
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$177,605 → $688,100(+287%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants72.5% → 85.7%(+13.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population1,027 → 1,978(+93%)US over the same years: +35%
Gearhart's population equals 4.8% of Clatsop County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.4% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 8.1% 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)38.8%(76)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.1%(12)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.9%(84)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.5%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 196 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
Gearhart, decade by decade
Gearhart 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
1,027
$72,645
$177,605
25.6%
1.5
2000
995
$78,417
$367,610
30.1%
4.7
2010
1,462
$72,265
$489,546
27.6%
17.3
2020
1,793
$100,834
$463,605
36.7%
29.9
2024
1,978
$92,250
$688,100
48.1%
36.4
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.
