Moving to Cannon Beach, Oregon

Population: 1,588. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,700 (+7.1% change)
Males: 738 (46.5%), Females: 850 (53.5%)

Clatsop County

Zip code: 97110

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.7 years
Median household income: $39,271
Median house value: $254,500

Population by Race

Races in Cannon Beach:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.1%)
  • Hispanic (10.5%)
  • Other race (3.3%)
  • Two or more races (2.8%)
  • American Indian (2.4%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (21.6%), English (16.0%), Irish (15.5%), French (5.9%), Norwegian (5.3%), Swedish (5.0%).

Elevation: 100 feet

Land area: 1.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cannon Beach

  • High school or higher: 92.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 34.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 12.5%
  • Unemployed: 4.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cannon Beach city

  • Never married: 25.2%
  • Now married: 51.9%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 5.3%
  • Divorced: 15.3%

10.1% Foreign born (7.7% Latin America, 1.3% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: +370 (+30.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Cannon Beach:

  • PROVIDENCE SEASIDE HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; SEASIDE, OR)
  • COLUMBIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; ASTORIA, OR)
  • OCEAN BEACH HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; ILWACO, WA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cannon Beach:

  • ASTORIA REGIONAL (about 20 miles; ASTORIA, OR; Abbreviation: AST)
  • MC MINNVILLE MUNI (about 76 miles; MC MINNVILLE, OR; Abbreviation: MMV)
  • NEWPORT MUNI (about 92 miles; NEWPORT, OR; Abbreviation: ONP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cannon Beach:

  • SEASIDE MUNICIPAL (about 9 miles; SEASIDE, OR; Abbreviation: 56S)
  • NEHALEM BAY STATE (about 15 miles; MANZANITA, OR; Abbreviation: 3S7)
  • PORT OF ILWACO (about 29 miles; ILWACO, WA; Abbreviation: 7W1)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cannon Beach:

  • LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 71 miles; LONGVIEW, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
  • GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; NEWBERG, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,032)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND (about 87 miles; PORTLAND, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,683)
  • WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; MONMOUTH, OR; Full-time enrollment: 4,209)
  • PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; PORTLAND, OR; Full-time enrollment: 13,255)
  • CLARK COLLEGE (about 92 miles; VANCOUVER, WA; Full-time enrollment: 5,106)
  • LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE (about 92 miles; PORTLAND, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,795)

Public primary/middle school in Cannon Beach:

  • CANNON BEACH ELEMENTARY (Students: 147; Location: 268 BEAVER ST; Grades: KG – 05)