With 986 people, Port Orford is a city in Oregon. The median age is 62.7, about 24 years above the US median. Households here earn about 55% less than in Oregon as a whole. The poverty rate is 24.1%, above the 12.5% national rate. The median household earns $37,212, about 55% below the national median. The foreign-born share is 7%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $37,212, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 62.7
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 111%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Port Orford
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$126,964 → $345,000(+172%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age44.3 → 62.7(+18.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share96.6% → 86.9%(−9.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)13.8%(18)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.6%(19)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era73.8%(96)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.2%(8)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 130 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
Port Orford, decade by decade
Port Orford 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
1,025
$43,108
$126,964
13.6%
8.3
2000
1,153
$42,425
$163,585
19.8%
16.1
2010
1,133
$55,296
$311,882
24.2%
23.0
2020
1,146
$29,511
$221,197
22.0%
30.0
2024
986
$37,212
$345,000
32.3%
29.3
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.
