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Gearhart, OR

1,978 Population
1.9 square miles 1,058.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

48.1 ±3.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Astoria, OR Micro Area: 46 ±0.6
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Oregon: 40.4 ±0.2
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$52,217 ±$8,116 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Astoria, OR Micro Area: $42,825 ±$2,539
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Oregon: $45,612 ±$309
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$92,250 ±$9,683 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Astoria, OR Micro Area: $71,822 ±$4,774
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Oregon: $83,011 ±$573
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

3.6% ±3% (71  ±61) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Astoria, OR Micro Area: 12.3% † 5,036 (±1.8% / ±744)
  • about one-third of the rate in Oregon: 11.9% 498,380 (±0.2% / ±8,575)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

16.3 minutes ±1.7 (11,745  ±3,259) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Astoria, OR Micro Area: 21.6 338,555 (±1.6 / ±30,039)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Oregon: 23 37,691,044 (±0.1 / ±270,854)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

828 ±118 Number of households
  • the Astoria, OR Micro Area: 17,984 ±527
  • Oregon: 1,718,422 ±4,082
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.2 (1,978  ±337) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Astoria, OR Micro Area: 2.3 40,577 (±0.1 / ±37)
  • about the same as the figure in Oregon: 2.4 4,153,548
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.4% ±2.6% (8  ±9) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Astoria, OR Micro Area: 5.9% † 501 (±2.6% / ±224)
  • about half the rate in Oregon: 4.5% 44,800 (±0.2% / ±1,976)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,506 ±142 Number of housing units
  • the Astoria, OR Micro Area: 23,395 ±47
  • Oregon: 1,857,992 ±637
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$688,100 ±$67,434 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in the Astoria, OR Micro Area: $468,300 ±$10,867
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Oregon: $477,600 ±$1,400
  • more than double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.4% ±4.1% (165  ±86.1) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Astoria, OR Micro Area: 14.6% † 5,972 (±2.5% / ±1,013.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Oregon: 14% 589,616 (±0.2% / ±9,960.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

97.8% ±20.2% (1,491  ±210) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Astoria, OR Micro Area: 93.2% 29,197 (±3.9% / ±1,218)
  • a little higher than the rate in Oregon: 91.9% 2,796,561 (±0.4% / ±12,104.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
48.1% ±5.2% (733  ±136.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Astoria, OR Micro Area: 28.7% 9,005 (±1.9% / ±611.3)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Oregon: 36.8% 1,120,686 (±0.3% / ±7,591.5)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.6% ±3.9% (111  ±80) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Astoria, OR Micro Area: 4.4% 1,826
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Oregon: 9.8% 418,367
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

12.3% ±4.5% (196  ±77) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Astoria, OR Micro Area: 11% † 3,695 (±1.5% / ±498)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Oregon: 7.2% 246,300 (±0.1% / ±3,835)
  • about double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
196 Total veterans ±77 196 Male ±77 N/A Female ±13

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