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Population (year 2000): 3,419. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,528 (+3.2% change)
Males: 1,637 (47.9%), Females: 1,782 (52.1%)
Douglas County
Zip code:
97457
Median resident age: 36.0 years
Median household income: $30,658 (year 2000)
Median house value: $88,600 (year 2000)
Races in Myrtle Creek:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.2%)
- American Indian (4.2%)
- Hispanic (3.1%)
- Two or more races (2.7%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (21.2%), English (15.2%),
Irish (12.1%), United States (6.7%), French (3.2%), Dutch
(2.8%).
Elevation: 640 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Myrtle Creek
- High school or higher: 77.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
- Unemployed: 10.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Myrtle Creek city
- Never married: 20.4%
- Now married: 51.9%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 10.2%
- Divorced: 15.7%
2.0% Foreign born (0.9% North America, 0.6%
Asia, 0.5% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +282 (+9.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Myrtle Creek:
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 15 miles; ROSEBURG,
OR)
- THREE RIVERS COMM HOSP AND HEALTH CTR (about 39
miles; GRANTS PASS, OR)
- COTTAGE GROVE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 54 miles;
COTTAGE GROVE, OR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Myrtle Creek:
- ROGUE VALLEY INTERNATIONAL - MEDFORD (about 54
miles; MEDFORD, OR; ID: MFR)
- NORTH BEND MUNI (about 72 miles; NORTH BEND, OR; ID:
OTH)
- MAHLON SWEET FIELD (about 76 miles; EUGENE, OR; ID:
EUG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Myrtle Creek:
- MYRTLE CREEK MUNICIPAL (about 4 miles; MYRTLE CREEK,
OR; ID: 16S)
- GEORGE FELT (about 15 miles; ROSEBURG, OR; ID: 5S1)
- ROSEBURG REGIONAL (about 15 miles; ROSEBURG, OR; ID:
RBG)
Amtrak station near Myrtle Creek:
- 14 miles: ROSEBURG (835 SE STEPHENS ST.) - Bus
Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Myrtle Creek:
- ROGUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; GRANTS
PASS, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,289)
- LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; EUGENE, OR;
FT enrollment: 5,853)
- UNIVERSITY OF OREGON (about 72 miles; EUGENE, OR; FT
enrollment: 16,239)
- SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; ASHLAND,
OR; FT enrollment: 4,424)
- OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 106 miles; CORVALLIS,
OR; FT enrollment: 15,404)
- OREGON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 110 miles;
KLAMATH FALLS, OR; FT enrollment: 2,183)
- LINN-BENTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 112 miles;
ALBANY, OR; FT enrollment: 3,057)
Public high school in Myrtle Creek:
- SOUTH UMPQUA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 603;
Location: 501 NW CHADWICK LN; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Myrtle Creek:
- COFFENBERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 386;
Location: 591 NE RICE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MYRTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
348; Location: 651 NE DIVISION; Grades: KG - 05)
- TRI CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 310;
Location: 546 SW CHADWICK LN; Grades: KG - 05)
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