Oregon · Census place 50950
Myrtle Creek city, OR
Quick answer
Myrtle Creek city has 3,495 residents, ranking #121 of 426 places in Oregon. Median household income is $57,039, the median home is worth $228,200 and median gross rent runs $899 a month.
- Population
- 3,495Myrtle Creek city residents
- Median household income
- $57,039Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $228,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $899Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Myrtle Creek city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Myrtle Creek city median would spend about 18.9% 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 4.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.5% of residents and 57.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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