With 382 people, Gopher Flats is a city in Oregon. The median age is 53.4, about 14 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. The average commute runs 15 minutes. Median rent is $878 a month. Owners hold 57% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $76,250, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 53.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 44%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Gopher Flats
What changed most since 2000
Median age39.9 → 53.4(+13.5 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Homes owned by their occupants72.6% → 57.2%(−15.4 pts)US over the same years: −1.1 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$182,166 → $262,500(+44%)US over the same years: +71%
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)33.3%(7)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.6%(6)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 21 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
Gopher Flats, decade by decade
Gopher Flats 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
2000
401
$71,832
$182,166
20.0%
49.4
2010
379
$61,499
$291,742
21.4%
38.7
2020
329
$77,773
$287,859
15.4%
59.7
2024
382
$76,250
$262,500
21.1%
64.3
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.
