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Moving to Powers, Oregon

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Population: 734. Estimated population in July 2024: 754 (+2.7% change)
Males: 364 (49.6%), Females: 370 (50.4%)

Coos County

Zip code: 97466

Demographics

Median resident age: 44.7 years
Median household income: $21,615
Median house value: $55,900

Population by Race

Races in Powers:

  • White Non-Hispanic (82.7%)
  • American Indian (14.6%)
  • Two or more races (8.6%)
  • Hispanic (2.3%)

Ancestries: German (14.7%), Irish (12.7%), English (9.3%), United States (9.0%), Swedish (4.2%), Scottish (4.0%).

Elevation: 286 feet

Land area: 0.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Powers

  • High school or higher: 80.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
  • Unemployed: 9.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 36.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Powers city

  • Never married: 17.1%
  • Now married: 49.6%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 15.5%
  • Divorced: 16.5%

1.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +51 (+7.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Powers:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Powers:

  • NORTH BEND MUNI (about 39 miles; NORTH BEND, OR; Abbreviation: OTH)
  • JACK MC NAMARA FIELD (about 78 miles; CRESCENT CITY, CA; Abbreviation: CEC)
  • ROGUE VALLEY INTERNATIONAL – MEDFORD (about 91 miles; MEDFORD, OR; Abbreviation: MFR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Powers:

  • POWERS (about 3 miles; POWERS, OR; Abbreviation: 6S6)
  • BANDON STATE (about 27 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 Powers:

  • ROGUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; GRANTS PASS, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,289)
  • LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 102 miles; EUGENE, OR; Full-time enrollment: 5,853)
  • UNIVERSITY OF OREGON (about 106 miles; EUGENE, OR; Full-time enrollment: 16,239)
  • SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 113 miles; ASHLAND, OR; Full-time enrollment: 4,424)
  • OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 128 miles; CORVALLIS, OR; Full-time enrollment: 15,404)
  • LINN-BENTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 139 miles; ALBANY, OR; Full-time enrollment: 3,057)
  • HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 139 miles; ARCATA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,800)

Schools

Public high school in Powers:

  • POWERS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 78; Location: HIGH SCHOOL HILL RD; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Powers:

  • POWERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 65; Location: POPLAR ST; Grades: KG – 06)

Libraries

Library in Powers:

  • HAZEL M. LEWIS LIBRARY (Operating income: $59,057; Location: 511 3RD AVE.; 17,369 books; 738 audio materials; 1,058 video materials; 30 serial subscriptions)

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