Coos Bay, OR Population

Overview

15,921

Total Population

41.5

Median age

50.76%

Female population %

97:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

65.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,211

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Coos Bay's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Coos Bay is 41.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Coos Bay's population under 18 was 19.80%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Coos Bay's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.40% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Coos Bay, 17.13% were under the age of 15, 19.75% aged 15 to 29, 40.71% aged 30 to 64, 19.62% aged 65 to 84, and 2.78% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 241 more females than males in Coos Bay:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.76% females and 49.24% males in Coos Bay, OR.
The Coos Bay, OR gender ratio is 97:100 i.e. 97 men to 100 women (0.970).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 747.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 772.

Coos Bay's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Coos Bay population: 86.50% are White, 0.77% are Black or African American, 1.60% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.34% are Asian, 3.05% are some other race and 6.74% are multiracial.
Coos Bay's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1,211 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,71 (92.39% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Coos Bay is White with a population of 13,771 (86.50% of the total population).

Coos Bay's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 16,407 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Coos Bay's population increased by 634 (4.13%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Coos Bay's population decreased by 5 (0.03%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Coos Bay's population was lowest in year 2001 at 15,193.