Moving to Tangent, Oregon

Population: 933. Estimated population in July 2024: 968 (+3.8% change)
Males: 460 (49.3%), Females: 473 (50.7%)

Linn County

Zip code: 97389

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $44,231
Median house value: $153,000

Population by Race

Races in Tangent:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.7%)
  • Hispanic (2.8%)
  • American Indian (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • Other race (1.3%)

Ancestries: German (27.4%), Irish (13.2%), United States (12.8%), English (12.6%), French (5.6%), Scotch-Irish (5.6%).

Elevation: 246 feet

Land area: 3.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Tangent

  • High school or higher: 88.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tangent city

  • Never married: 15.9%
  • Now married: 66.5%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 3.7%
  • Divorced: 13.1%

2.6% Foreign born (1.2% Latin America, 1.0% North America, 0.4% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +385 (+70.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Tangent:

  • SAMARITAN ALBANY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; ALBANY, OR)
  • GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR (about 13 miles; CORVALLIS, OR)
  • MID VALLEY HEALTHCARE/LEBANON (about 18 miles; LEBANON, OR)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tangent:

  • CORVALLIS MUNI (about 13 miles; CORVALLIS, OR; Abbreviation: CVO)
  • MCNARY FLD (about 26 miles; SALEM, OR; Abbreviation: SLE)
  • MAHLON SWEET FIELD (about 31 miles; EUGENE, OR; Abbreviation: EUG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Tangent:

  • ALBANY MUNI (about 8 miles; ALBANY, OR; Abbreviation: S12)
  • LEBANON STATE (about 14 miles; LEBANON, OR; Abbreviation: S30)
  • INDEPENDENCE STATE (about 23 miles; INDEPENDENCE, OR; Abbreviation: 7S5)

Amtrak stations near Tangent:

  • 6 miles: ALBANY (110 SW 10TH AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 11 miles: CORVALLIS (153 NW 4TH AVE.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tangent:

  • LINN-BENTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; ALBANY, OR; Full-time enrollment: 3,057)
  • OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; CORVALLIS, OR; Full-time enrollment: 15,404)
  • WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; MONMOUTH, OR; Full-time enrollment: 4,209)
  • WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; SALEM, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,325)
  • CHEMEKETA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; SALEM, OR; Full-time enrollment: 5,253)
  • UNIVERSITY OF OREGON (about 36 miles; EUGENE, OR; Full-time enrollment: 16,239)
  • LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; EUGENE, OR; Full-time enrollment: 5,853)

Public primary/middle school in Tangent:

  • TANGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 173; Location: 31200 OLD OAK DR; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle school in Tangent:

  • CENTRAL VALLEY JR ACADEMY (Students: 80; Location: 31630 SE HIGHWAY 34; Grades: PK – 10)