Oregon · Census place 51050
Myrtle Point, OR population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Myrtle Point, Oregon (Myrtle Point, OR — Census place “Myrtle Point city”) is 2,689 residents, ranking #142 of 426 places in Oregon. Median household income is $42,357, the median home is worth $239,700 and median gross rent runs $710 a month. Looking for the Myrtle Point Oregon ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Myrtle Point, OR: 97458.
- Population
- 2,689Myrtle Point city residents
- Median household income
- $42,357Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $239,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $710Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.8%Owner-occupied households
Myrtle Point ZIP codes (Oregon)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Myrtle Point.
The Myrtle Point OR ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Myrtle Point city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Myrtle Point city median would spend about 20.1% 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 5.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 22.5% of residents and 68.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Myrtle Point city, OR in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Myrtle Point city is a small town in Oregon, with 2,689 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #142 of 426 ranked by population — larger than 66% of them. The median age here is 46.6 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 Myrtle Point city earn a median of $42,357 a year, 46.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 43% 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 22.5% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Myrtle Point city is valued at $239,700, 21% below the national figure and 37% below the $377,700 peer median, while median gross rent runs $710 a month, 49.5% below the national figure, or roughly $8,520 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.1% 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 5.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 68.8% 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.
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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Oregon.
- Dayton city 2,668
- Vernonia city 2,716
- Odell CDP 2,666
- Burns city 2,736
- Lincoln Beach CDP 2,657
- Eagle Crest CDP 2,890
- Gervais city 2,588
- Sublimity city 2,951
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Myrtle Point city?
- Myrtle Point city has 2,689 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #142 of 426 in Oregon.
- What is the median household income in Myrtle Point city?
- Median household income in Myrtle Point city is $42,357 a year, 46.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Myrtle Point city?
- Median gross rent is $710 a month and the median home value is $239,700, so rent absorbs about 20.1% of median household income.
- Is Myrtle Point city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 5.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Myrtle Point city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Myrtle Point 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.