CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Gold Beach

Oregon · 1,546 residents · 2.53 sq mi

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Gold Beach is home to 1,546 people in Oregon. The median age is 38.8, about 6 years above the US median. Households here earn about 22% less than in Oregon as a whole. The population has fallen 19% since 2000. The typical home is worth $65,100. Households take in $21,337 at the median, 29% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,546

−19%vs 2000

vs 1,897 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.8

−13%vs 2000

vs 44.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.53 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(112)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(102)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.6%(87)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.4%(83)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.2%(80)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(210)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(198)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.4%(191)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.1%(172)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.7%(166)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.6%(117)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(28)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,337

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,243 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,827

−35%vs 2000

vs $16,717 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.2%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$65,100

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $111,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$324

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $426 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.4%

−8.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.3% in 2000

41.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.9%(1,743)

Black0.3%(5)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(51)

Asian0.9%(17)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.9%(1,436)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino4.3%(67)

Asian1.4%(22)

Other5.7%(88)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican7.8%(193)

South American0.8%(20)

Colombian0.8%(20)

Spaniard0.1%(2)

Asian origin

Chinese0.2%(5)

Indonesian0.2%(5)

Ancestry

German19%(468)

Irish15.8%(389)

English12.9%(317)

Italian6.5%(161)

Portuguese6.4%(157)

Slovak6.2%(154)

French3.8%(94)

American2.9%(72)

Norwegian2.9%(72)

Scottish2.6%(64)

Swedish2%(49)

Polish1.7%(41)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch1.6%(40)

Danish1.5%(38)

Austrian1.2%(29)

Russian1.2%(29)

British0.8%(20)

French Canadian0.6%(16)

Ukrainian0.6%(16)

Swiss0.5%(13)

Welsh0.5%(13)

Hungarian0.4%(11)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(9)

Czech0.3%(7)

Subsaharan African0.1%(2)

Somali0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.8%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.4%

+6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.7%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.7 min

+126%vs 2000

vs 10.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married24.3%(260)

Married62.2%(665)

Widowed1.1%(12)

Divorced12.3%(132)

Women 15+

Never married23.3%(245)

Married52%(547)

Widowed10.4%(109)

Divorced14.3%(150)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.7%

−14.4 ptssince 2013

from 20.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

32.5%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 36.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.7%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 20.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

34.4%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 29.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.6%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 28.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.7%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 6.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.5%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 57.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

64.5%

+11.3 ptssince 2020

from 53.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)36.1%(74)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)42.9%(88)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.6%(75)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.8%(14)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 205 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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