Moving to Winchester, Oregon

Population: 488
Males: 263 (53.9%), Females: 225 (46.1%)

Douglas County

Zip code: 97467

Demographics

Median resident age: 49.5 years
Median household income: $30,139
Median house value: $158,300

Population by Race

Races in Winchester Bay:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.9%)
  • American Indian (3.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)

Ancestries: German (23.8%), English (19.7%), Irish (16.2%), Norwegian (7.8%), Scottish (6.4%), United States (5.7%).

Elevation: 17 feet

Land area: 2.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Winchester Bay

  • High school or higher: 86.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.4%
  • Unemployed: 17.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 9.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Winchester Bay CDP

  • Never married: 11.6%
  • Now married: 67.3%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 14.3%

5.3% Foreign born (2.5% Europe, 1.4% Latin America, 1.4% North America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Winchester Bay:

  • LOWER UMPQUA HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; REEDSPORT, OR)
  • BAY AREA HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; COOS BAY, OR)
  • PEACE HARBOR HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; FLORENCE, OR)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Winchester Bay:

  • NORTH BEND MUNI (about 19 miles; NORTH BEND, OR; Abbreviation: OTH)
  • NEWPORT MUNI (about 62 miles; NEWPORT, OR; Abbreviation: ONP)
  • MAHLON SWEET FIELD (about 74 miles; EUGENE, OR; Abbreviation: EUG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Winchester Bay:

  • LAKESIDE STATE (about 8 miles; LAKESIDE, OR; Abbreviation: 9S3)
  • SILTCOOS LAKE (about 14 miles; FLORENCE, OR; Abbreviation: 5J2)
  • LAKE WOAHINK (about 17 miles; FLORENCE, OR; Abbreviation: 1O0)

Amtrak station near Winchester Bay:

  • 6 miles: REEDSPORT (HUB STORE, 101 & 14TH ST.) – Bus Station. Services: public payphones.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Winchester Bay:

  • LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; EUGENE, OR; Full-time enrollment: 5,853)
  • UNIVERSITY OF OREGON (about 82 miles; EUGENE, OR; Full-time enrollment: 16,239)
  • OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; CORVALLIS, OR; Full-time enrollment: 15,404)
  • WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles; MONMOUTH, OR; Full-time enrollment: 4,209)
  • LINN-BENTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 101 miles; ALBANY, OR; Full-time enrollment: 3,057)
  • ROGUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 104 miles; GRANTS PASS, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,289)
  • WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY (about 120 miles; SALEM, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,325)