What is the population of Cove city?

Cove city has 638 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #270 of 426 in Oregon.

What is the median household income in Cove city?

Median household income in Cove city is $67,813 a year, 13.7% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Cove city?

Median gross rent is $1,175 a month and the median home value is $243,800, so rent absorbs about 20.8% of median household income.

Is Cove city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Cove city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Cove, OR population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Cove, Oregon (Cove, OR — Census place “Cove city”) is 638 residents, ranking #270 of 426 places in Oregon. Median household income is $67,813, the median home is worth $243,800 and median gross rent runs $1,175 a month. Looking for the Cove Oregon ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Cove, OR: 97824.

Population: 638Cove city residents
Median household income: $67,813Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $243,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,175Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 47.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 76.5%Owner-occupied households

Cove ZIP codes (Oregon)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Cove.

The Cove OR ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

97824

What the numbers mean in Cove city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Cove city median would spend about 20.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.4% of residents and 76.5% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Cove city, OR in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Cove city is a very small community in Oregon, with 638 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #270 of 426 ranked by population — larger than 36% of them. The median age here is 47.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Cove city earn a median of $67,813 a year, 13.7% below the national figure of $78,538 and 8% below the $74,006 median for the 228 Oregon cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 12.4% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Cove city is valued at $243,800, 19.6% below the national figure and 35% below the $377,700 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,175 a month, 16.4% below the national figure, or roughly $14,100 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 76.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

With 638 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Cove city against its county rather than against national figures.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Cove city?: Cove city has 638 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #270 of 426 in Oregon.
What is the median household income in Cove city?: Median household income in Cove city is $67,813 a year, 13.7% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Cove city?: Median gross rent is $1,175 a month and the median home value is $243,800, so rent absorbs about 20.8% of median household income.
Is Cove city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Cove city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Cove city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.