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Moving to Myrtle Point, Oregon

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Population: 2,451. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,509 (+2.4% change)
Males: 1,149 (46.9%), Females: 1,302 (53.1%)

Coos County

Zip code: 97458

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.9 years
Median household income: $27,536
Median house value: $81,700

Population by Race

Races in Myrtle Point:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.7%)
  • American Indian (5.5%)
  • Hispanic (3.5%)
  • Two or more races (3.1%)
  • Other race (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (17.7%), Irish (14.2%), United States (11.5%), English (10.3%), Dutch (4.0%), Scotch-Irish (3.7%).

Elevation: 90 feet

Land area: 1.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Myrtle Point

  • High school or higher: 75.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
  • Unemployed: 9.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Myrtle Point city

  • Never married: 20.9%
  • Now married: 52.5%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 10.7%
  • Divorced: 13.7%

1.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -303 (-11.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Myrtle Point:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Myrtle Point:

  • NORTH BEND MUNI (about 26 miles; NORTH BEND, OR; Abbreviation: OTH)
  • JACK MC NAMARA FIELD (about 90 miles; CRESCENT CITY, CA; Abbreviation: CEC)
  • MAHLON SWEET FIELD (about 97 miles; EUGENE, OR; Abbreviation: EUG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Myrtle Point:

  • POWERS (about 15 miles; POWERS, OR; Abbreviation: 6S6)
  • BANDON STATE (about 19 miles; BANDON, OR; Abbreviation: S05)
  • CAPE BLANCO STATE (about 31 miles; DENMARK, OR; Abbreviation: 5S6)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Myrtle Point:

  • ROGUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; GRANTS PASS, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,289)
  • LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 96 miles; EUGENE, OR; Full-time enrollment: 5,853)
  • UNIVERSITY OF OREGON (about 101 miles; EUGENE, OR; Full-time enrollment: 16,239)
  • OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 120 miles; CORVALLIS, OR; Full-time enrollment: 15,404)
  • SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 122 miles; ASHLAND, OR; Full-time enrollment: 4,424)
  • LINN-BENTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 131 miles; ALBANY, OR; Full-time enrollment: 3,057)
  • WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 132 miles; MONMOUTH, OR; Full-time enrollment: 4,209)

Schools

Public high school in Myrtle Point:

  • MYRTLE POINT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 391; Location: 717 4TH ST; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Myrtle Point:

  • MYRTLE CREST SCHOOL (Students: 388; Location: 903 MYRTLE CREST LN; Grades: KG – 06)

Libraries

Libraries in Myrtle Point:

  • FLORA M. LAIRD MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $151,476; Location: 435 5TH STREET; 30,342 books; 851 audio materials; 889 video materials; 91 serial subscriptions)
  • DORA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $35,463; Location: 56125 GOLDBRICK ROAD; 8,958 books; 67 audio materials; 692 video materials; 27 serial subscriptions)

 

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