Gearhart city, OR

Clatsop County, OR

2022 population: 2,060 ( 598 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.8 square miles
Population density: 1114.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,806	87.67%	33.2%
Black:	2	0.10%	50.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	33	1.60%	135.7%
2+ races:	72	3.50%	188.0%
Hispanic:	147	7.14%	149.2%

Total non-White:	254	12.33%	139.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	450	37.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	148	12.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

[Display all years]

Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,462
1,356	92.75%
4	0.27%
4	0.27%
14	0.96%
25	1.71%
59	4.04%
106	7.25%

2000
948
907	95.68%
0	0.00%
4	0.42%
4	0.42%
17	1.79%
16	1.69%
41	4.32%

1990
1,027
1,021	99.42%
2	0.19%
0	0.00%
2	0.19%
n/a
2	0.19%
6	0.58%

1980
965
959	99.38%
0	0.00%
3	0.31%
3	0.31%
n/a
0	0.00%
6	0.62%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

449	47.4
65	6.9

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-114	-11.1
35	3.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

62	6.4
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Gearhart city, OR

[Display all years]

Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
48.7
450	21.8%
1,610	78.2%
639	31.0%

798
2.58

593	74.3%
499	84.1%
7	1.2%
205	25.7%

2010
Number	Percent
49.0
254	17.4%
1,208	82.6%
269	18.4%

649
2.25

429	66.1%
352	82.1%
26	6.1%
220	33.9%

2000
Number	Percent
46.3
189	19.9%
759	80.1%
162	17.1%

417
2.27

276	66.2%
237	85.9%
23	8.3%
141	33.8%

1990
Number	Percent
37.3
282	27.5%
745	72.5%
154	15.0%

415
2.47

287	69.2%
250	87.1%
13	4.5%
128	30.8%

1980
Number	Percent
31.1
284	29.4%
681	70.6%
115	11.9%

367
2.63

291	79.3%
247	84.9%
19	6.5%
76	20.7%

2022 Housing Data for Gearhart city, OR

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	25	3.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	16	2.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	12	1.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	26	3.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	8	1.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	2	0.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	9	1.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	24	3.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	12	1.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	38	4.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	85	10.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	139	17.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	108	13.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	63	7.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	123	15.4%
$200,000 or more	108	13.5%

Median Household Income	100,536
Per Capita Income	47,979

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	21	2.6%
Public Assistance	29	3.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	72	9.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	764	80.1%
Unemployed	13	1.4%
In Armed Forces	4	0.4%

Total Labor Force	781	81.9%
Not in Labor Force	173	18.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	310	244	56.0%
Non-Profit	23	29	44.2%
Self-Employed	114	66	63.3%

Local Government	24	42	36.4%
State Government	30	27	52.6%
Federal Government	5	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	424	310	57.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	82	98	45.6%
Total	506	408	55.4%

Pct. Govt.	14.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	204	22.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	152	16.6%
Professional, Technical	239	26.1%
Service Occupations	182	19.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	8	0.9%
All others	137	15.0%

White Collar		65.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	175	19.1%
Accommodation and food services	121	13.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	94	10.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	82	9.0%
Construction	72	7.9%
Retail trade	58	6.3%
Finance and insurance	56	6.1%
Educational services	49	5.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	41	4.5%
Manufacturing	36	3.9%
Public administration	36	3.9%
Wholesale trade	35	3.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	22	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	20	2.2%
Other services	5	0.5%
Utilities	4	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	4	0.4%
Management	2	0.2%
Transportation and warehousing	2	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	74	3.59%
Puerto Rican	4	0.19%
Cuban	12	0.58%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	44	2.14%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	44	2.14%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	13	0.63%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	37	1.80%
Japanese	5	0.24%
Korean	4	0.19%
Vietnamese	3	0.15%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,826	95.8%
Spanish	41	2.1%
Chinese	28	1.5%
Arabic	5	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	4	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	420	20.4%
English	391	19.0%
Irish	237	11.5%
Norwegian	82	4.0%
European	72	3.5%
French	70	3.4%
Swedish	70	3.4%
Scottish	63	3.1%
American	44	2.1%
Czechoslovakian	35	1.7%
Dutch	35	1.7%
Polish	34	1.7%
Scandinavian	31	1.5%
Italian	29	1.4%
Finnish	26	1.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,022	98.2%
Not a citizen	38	1.8%

Native	1,998	97.0%
Foreign-born	62	3.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
24	1.6%	55	3.7%	328	21.8%	446	29.7%	399	26.5%	252	16.8%
Average years of education: 14.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	24	1.6%
9-12 Years	55	3.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	328	21.8%
Some College	446	29.7%
Bach. Degree	399	26.5%
Grad Degree	252	16.8%
Average years of education: 14.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +143	D +157	D + 5.8%
D +300
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	78%	Joe Biden (D)	792	60.4%	Donald Trump* (R)	480	36.6%	40	3.0%	1,312	-4	-10	0.06%
2016	62%	Hillary Clinton (D)	492	53.2%	Donald Trump (R)	337	36.4%	96	10.4%	925	-3	-9	0.05%

2020 President, Gearhart city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

792

60.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

480

36.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.0%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

1,312

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -10

2016 President, Gearhart city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

492

53.2%

Donald Trump (R)

337

36.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.3%

Other

3.8%

TOTAL

925

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Gearhart city, OR

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.
(Some years may be unavailable)

Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	76%	Jeff Merkley* (D)	790	61.2%	Jo Rae Perkins (R)	461	35.7%	39 [+]	3.0%	1,290	-4	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Gary Dye (Libertarian) 23 (1.8%); Ibrahim Taher (Green) 15 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	G	63%	Kate Brown* (D)	522	52.2%	Knute Buehler (R)	428	42.8%	50 [+]	5.0%	1,000	-1	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Patrick Starnes (I) 25 (2.5%); Other (Write-in) 13 (1.3%); Nick Chen (Libertarian) 12 (1.2%);
2016	S3	62%	Ron Wyden* (D)	607	65.6%	Mark Callahan (R)	263	28.4%	55 [+]	5.9%	925	-2	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Other (Write-in) 26 (2.8%); Shanti Lewallen (Working Families) 15 (1.6%); Steven Reynolds (I) 14 (1.5%);
2016	G	60%	Kate Brown* (D)	607	67.1%	Bud Pierce (R)	263	29.1%	35 [+]	3.9%	905	-14	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: James Foster (Libertarian) 20 (2.2%); Cliff Thomason (I) 9 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.7%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,473
Median Value	$508,300

Occupied	798	54.2%
Vacant	675	45.8%

Owned	686	86.0%
Rented	112	14.0%
Median Rent	$1,490

Single-Family Units	1,127	76.5%
Detached	1,098	74.5%
Attached	29	2.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	238	16.2%
Mobile Homes	43	2.9%

Gearhart city, OR

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Gearhart city, OR

2022 Housing Data for Gearhart city, OR

2022 Income & Employment Data for Gearhart city, OR

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Gearhart city, OR

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Gearhart city, OR

Historical Presidential Election Results for Gearhart city, OR

Historical Statewide Election Results for Gearhart city, OR