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Population (year 2000): 15,374. Estimated
population in July 2005: 15,823 (+2.9% change)
Males: 7,464 (48.5%), Females: 7,910 (51.5%)
Coos County
Zip code:
97420
Median resident age: 40.1 years
Median household income: $31,212 (year 2000)
Median house value: $93,200 (year 2000)
Races in Coos Bay:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.4%)
- American Indian (4.6%)
- Hispanic (4.5%)
- Two or more races (3.5%)
- Other race (1.3%)
Ancestries: German (20.2%), Irish (13.9%),
English (13.0%), United States (7.0%), Norwegian (5.0%), French
(4.2%).
Elevation: 11 feet
Land area: 10.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Coos Bay
- High school or higher: 80.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
- Unemployed: 9.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Coos Bay city
- Never married: 22.1%
- Now married: 51.2%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 14.7%
3.8% Foreign born (1.5% Latin America, 1.0%
Asia, 0.9% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +62 (+0.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Coos Bay:
- BAY AREA HOSPITAL (1775 THOMPSON ROAD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Coos Bay:
- COQUILLE VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; COQUILLE,
OR)
- SOUTHERN COOS GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles;
BANDON, OR)
- LOWER UMPQUA HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; REEDSPORT,
OR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Coos
Bay:
- NORTH BEND MUNI (about 3 miles; NORTH BEND, OR; ID:
OTH)
- NEWPORT MUNI (about 83 miles; NEWPORT, OR; ID: ONP)
- MAHLON SWEET FIELD (about 87 miles; EUGENE, OR; ID:
EUG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Coos Bay:
- LAKESIDE STATE (about 14 miles; LAKESIDE, OR; ID:
9S3)
- BANDON STATE (about 24 miles; BANDON, OR; ID: S05)
- SILTCOOS LAKE (about 35 miles; FLORENCE, OR; ID:
5J2)
Amtrak station:
COOS BAY (BUS STATION, 275 N. BROADWAY) - Bus Station.
Services: public restrooms, public payphones.
Colleges/Universities in Coos Bay:
- SOUTHWESTERN OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(Full-time enrollment: 1,749; Location: 1988 NEWMARK
AVE; Public)
- SKELTON BEAUTY ACADEMY (Location: 495 W
CENTRAL AVE; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Coos Bay:
- LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; EUGENE, OR;
Full-time enrollment: 5,853)
- ROGUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 91 miles; GRANTS
PASS, OR; FT enrollment: 2,289)
- UNIVERSITY OF OREGON (about 94 miles; EUGENE, OR; FT
enrollment: 16,239)
- OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 106 miles; CORVALLIS,
OR; FT enrollment: 15,404)
- WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 117 miles;
MONMOUTH, OR; FT enrollment: 4,209)
- LINN-BENTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 118 miles;
ALBANY, OR; FT enrollment: 3,057)
- WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY (about 138 miles; SALEM, OR;
FT enrollment: 2,325)
Public high schools in Coos Bay:
- MARSHFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
1,201; Location: 10TH & INGERSOLL; Grades: 09 - 12)
- DESTINATIONS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL (Students:
94; Location: 755 S 7TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Coos Bay:
- ALTERNATIVE YOUTH ACTIVITIES (Students: 191;
Location: 650 W ANDERSON STE D; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Coos Bay:
- SUNSET MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 637;
Location: 245 S CAMMANN; Grades: 07 - 08)
- MILLICOMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 568;
Location: 260 SECOND AVE; Grades: 05 - 06)
- BLOSSOM GULCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
557; Location: 333 S 10TH; Grades: KG - 04)
- MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 385;
Location: 400 MADISON ST; Grades: KG - 04)
- BUNKER HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 288;
Location: 62858 HWY 101 S; Grades: KG - 04)
- RESOURCE LINK CHARTER SCHOOL (Location: 740 S
7TH; Grades: N - N )
Private primary/middle school in Coos Bay:
- CHRIST LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 83;
Location: 1835 N 15TH ST; Grades: PK - 3)
Library in Coos Bay:
- COOS BAY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$740,567; Location: 525 W ANDERSON; 104,577 books; 5,537
audio materials; 4,040 video materials; 260 serial
subscriptions)
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