COMPARING TWO PLACES
Waldport vs Newport
PLACE A
Waldport, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Newport, Oregon
Waldport is 78% smaller than Newport. Newport earns more, with a median household income $4,943 higher. Waldport has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs 3%).
WALDPORTNEWPORTDIFFERENCE
Total population2,26810,383−78% vs Newport
Population density8351,041−205
Population growth10.6%2.7%+8.0 pts
Median age60.951.3+9.6
Male48.5%45.0%+3.5 pts
Female51.5%55.0%−3.5 pts
Foreign-born3.2%8.1%−4.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.8%75.5%+6.3 pts
Black0.0%1.0%−0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.2%14.5%−4.3 pts
Asian1.1%2.1%−1.0 pts
Other6.8%6.9%−0.1 pts
Median household income$55,625$60,568−$4,943
Per capita income$41,773$40,088+$1,685
Poverty rate15.7%16.2%−0.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4870.471+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher24.9%31.3%−6.4 pts
Graduate degree10.7%14.9%−4.3 pts
Unemployment rate17.2%7.3%+9.9 pts
Labor force participation45.7%50.5%−4.8 pts
Median home value$365,900$441,400−$75,500
Median gross rent$987$1,241−$254
Owner-occupied70.7%58.2%+12.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.9%17.3%−5.4 pts
Rent-burdened households69.0%43.0%+26.0 pts
Average commute31.916.0+15.9
Worked from home19.4%11.7%+7.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured4.0%9.5%−5.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025