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Population (year 2000): 734. Estimated
population in July 2005: 754 (+2.7% change)
Males: 364 (49.6%), Females: 370 (50.4%)
Coos County
Zip code:
97466
Median resident age: 44.7 years
Median household income: $21,615 (year 2000)
Median house value: $55,900 (year 2000)
Races in Powers:
- White Non-Hispanic (82.7%)
- American Indian (14.6%)
- Two or more races (8.6%)
- Hispanic (2.3%)
Ancestries: German (14.7%), Irish (12.7%),
English (9.3%), United States (9.0%), Swedish (4.2%), Scottish
(4.0%).
Elevation: 286 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Powers
- High school or higher: 80.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 9.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 36.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Powers city
- Never married: 17.1%
- Now married: 49.6%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 15.5%
- Divorced: 16.5%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +51 (+7.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Powers:
- COQUILLE VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; COQUILLE,
OR)
- SOUTHERN COOS GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles;
BANDON, OR)
- BAY AREA HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; COOS BAY, OR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Powers:
- NORTH BEND MUNI (about 39 miles; NORTH BEND, OR; ID:
OTH)
- JACK MC NAMARA FIELD (about 78 miles; CRESCENT CITY,
CA; ID: CEC)
- ROGUE VALLEY INTERNATIONAL - MEDFORD (about 91
miles; MEDFORD, OR; ID: MFR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Powers:
- POWERS (about 3 miles; POWERS, OR; ID: 6S6)
- BANDON STATE (about 27 miles; BANDON, OR; ID: S05)
- CAPE BLANCO STATE (about 31 miles; DENMARK, OR; ID:
5S6)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Powers:
- ROGUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; GRANTS
PASS, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,289)
- LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 102 miles; EUGENE, OR;
FT enrollment: 5,853)
- UNIVERSITY OF OREGON (about 106 miles; EUGENE, OR;
FT enrollment: 16,239)
- SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 113 miles;
ASHLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 4,424)
- OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 128 miles; CORVALLIS,
OR; FT enrollment: 15,404)
- LINN-BENTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 139 miles;
ALBANY, OR; FT enrollment: 3,057)
- HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 139 miles; ARCATA,
CA; FT enrollment: 6,800)
Public high school in Powers:
- POWERS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 78; Location:
HIGH SCHOOL HILL RD; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Powers:
- POWERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 65;
Location: POPLAR ST; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Powers:
- HAZEL M. LEWIS LIBRARY (Operating income:
$59,057; Location: 511 3RD AVE.; 17,369 books; 738 audio
materials; 1,058 video materials; 30 serial
subscriptions)
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