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Moving to Yachats, Oregon

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Population: 617. Estimated population in July 2024: 678 (+9.9% change)
Males: 281 (45.5%), Females: 336 (54.5%)

Lincoln County

Zip code: 97498

Demographics

Median resident age: 55.7 years
Median household income: $32,308
Median house value: $219,700

Population by Race

Races in Yachats:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.8%)
  • Hispanic (2.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)

Ancestries: English (25.3%), German (21.2%), Irish (13.8%), Scottish (6.3%), French (5.8%), Swedish (5.3%).

Elevation: 350 feet

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Yachats

  • High school or higher: 94.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 40.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 15.7%
  • Unemployed: 5.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Yachats city

  • Never married: 19.1%
  • Now married: 57.1%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 15.2%

3.2% Foreign born (1.3% Latin America, 1.1% Europe, 0.5% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +80 (+14.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Yachats:

  • PEACE HARBOR HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; FLORENCE, OR)
  • SAMARITAN PACIFIC COMMUNITIES HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; NEWPORT, OR)
  • LOWER UMPQUA HOSPITAL (about 44 miles; REEDSPORT, OR)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Yachats:

  • NEWPORT MUNI (about 18 miles; NEWPORT, OR; Abbreviation: ONP)
  • CORVALLIS MUNI (about 59 miles; CORVALLIS, OR; Abbreviation: CVO)
  • NORTH BEND MUNI (about 63 miles; NORTH BEND, OR; Abbreviation: OTH)

Other public-use airports nearest to Yachats:

  • WAKONDA BEACH STATE (about 6 miles; WALDPORT, OR; Abbreviation: R33)
  • TOLEDO STATE (about 24 miles; TOLEDO, OR; Abbreviation: 5S4)
  • FLORENCE MUNI (about 24 miles; FLORENCE, OR; Abbreviation: 6S2)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Yachats:

  • OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; CORVALLIS, OR; Full-time enrollment: 15,404)
  • WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; MONMOUTH, OR; Full-time enrollment: 4,209)
  • LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; EUGENE, OR; Full-time enrollment: 5,853)
  • LINN-BENTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; ALBANY, OR; Full-time enrollment: 3,057)
  • UNIVERSITY OF OREGON (about 75 miles; EUGENE, OR; Full-time enrollment: 16,239)
  • WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; SALEM, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,325)
  • CHEMEKETA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles; SALEM, OR; Full-time enrollment: 5,253)

Libraries

Library in Yachats:

  • YACHATS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,988; Location: 560 W 7TH; 11,873 books; 134 audio materials; 307 video materials; 13 serial subscriptions)

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