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Coos County, OR: population growth, jobs and income

Coos County lost 250 residents between 2024 and 2025 (−0.4%).

Coos County had an estimated 63,992 residents in 2025, down 1.5% (990 fewer people) since 2020. That is slower than Oregon as a whole (+0.7%), and the 31st fastest growth of 36 counties in Oregon.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$1,042/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes9.9%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months902025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
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What the numbers say

Net domestic migration added 294 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.

Private employers had 19,515 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +6.8% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 5.8% in 2025, 1.0 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 67 new homes in 2025, or 1.0 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $62,143 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +25.7% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 2,343rd.

Part of the Coos Bay-North Bend, OR micro area.

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Coos County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
202563,992−250
202464,242−336
202364,578−572
202265,150−16
202165,166+184
202064,982–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Coos County

Coos County lost 990 people since 2020 even though 1,731 more people moved in from other U.S. counties than left: deaths outnumbered births by 2,984, and net international migration added 263.

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−593−2,984
International migrationfrom and to other countries+50+263
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties+294+1,731
Census adjustmentbalancing residual−1+0
Total change−250−990

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn OregonAmong U.S. counties
Population growth31st of 362,343rd of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents10th of 361,119th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth12th of 361,000th of 3,092
Median household income27th of 361,863rd of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate26th of 362,841st of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents32nd of 342,064th of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Over 2020–25, Coos County's population change (−1.5%) was ahead of 1 of its 2 neighbouring counties and behind 1 (Douglas County).

Only Curry County had a higher median household income (2020–24) among its 2 neighbouring counties; Coos County's was $62,143.

Coos County, OR and its 2 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Coos County, OR This county63,992−1.5%4.61.0$62,143
Curry County, OR22,621−3.8%4.41.9$62,244
Douglas County, OR111,951+0.6%3.21.6$61,310

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Coos County growing?

No. Its population fell 1.5% between 2020 and 2025, about 990 fewer people (Census Bureau population estimates). Oregon as a whole changed +0.7% over the same years. That ranks 31st of 36 counties in Oregon for population growth.

How many people moved to Coos County?

On net, about 294 people in 2025: that many more moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Coos County?

It averaged 5.8% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Coos County?

About 63,992 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Coos County?

Private employers there had 19,515 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +6.8% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.