COMPARING TWO PLACES
Myrtle Point vs Coos Bay
PLACE A
Myrtle Point, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Coos Bay, Oregon
Myrtle Point is 84% smaller than Coos Bay. Coos Bay earns more, with a median household income $8,868 higher.
MYRTLE POINTCOOS BAYDIFFERENCE
Total population2,46215,686−84% vs Coos Bay
Population density1,5321,476+56
Population growth-1.6%0.1%−1.7 pts
Median age45.344.1+1.2
Male49.7%48.0%+1.6 pts
Female50.3%52.0%−1.6 pts
Foreign-born1.2%3.8%−2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.6%82.6%−7.1 pts
Black0.3%0.5%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.6%9.0%+0.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Other14.5%6.1%+8.5 pts
Median household income$47,656$56,524−$8,868
Per capita income$31,144$32,858−$1,714
Poverty rate20.2%15.3%+4.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4920.438+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.3%22.9%−14.6 pts
Graduate degree4.3%8.6%−4.3 pts
Unemployment rate11.8%6.0%+5.8 pts
Labor force participation47.1%58.6%−11.5 pts
Median home value$252,900$306,900−$54,000
Median gross rent$822$1,034−$212
Owner-occupied68.3%60.1%+8.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.0%6.4%+3.5 pts
Rent-burdened households60.7%53.4%+7.4 pts
Average commute24.714.1+10.6
Worked from home7.9%6.7%+1.3 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Uninsured5.9%9.3%−3.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025