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)