Gold Beach is a very small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 2,358 people and two associated neighborhoods, Gold Beach is the 138th largest community in Oregon.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.34% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Gold Beach is worth considering.
Gold Beach is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.19 minutes getting to work every day.
The percentage of adults in Gold Beach who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.36% of the adults in Gold Beach have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Gold Beach in 2022 was $28,959, which is lower middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $115,836 for a family of four. However, Gold Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Gold Beach is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gold Beach home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gold Beach residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Gold Beach also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.34% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gold Beach include German, Irish, English, European, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Gold Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.