Myrtle Creek is a city of 3,500 people in Oregon. The median age is 46.5, about 8 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 18% of adults. Households here earn about 33% less than in Oregon as a whole. The foreign-born share is 2%. The typical home is worth $239,900, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,921, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 48%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Myrtle Creek
What changed most since 1990
Median age32.4 → 46.5(+14.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$102,963 → $239,900(+133%)US over the same years: +67%
White share93.5% → 85.4%(−8.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Myrtle Creek's population equals 3.1% of Douglas County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 5.2% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 2.3% 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)15.2%(51)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.9%(80)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era50.1%(168)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 335 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
Myrtle Creek, decade by decade
Myrtle Creek 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
3,063
$51,037
$102,963
9.8%
15.5
2000
3,419
$55,848
$162,309
12.3%
20.6
2010
3,439
$50,462
$209,456
5.2%
26.6
2020
3,481
$64,165
$209,562
10.5%
36.9
2024
3,500
$55,921
$239,900
18.1%
32.9
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.
