About Gold Beach

Gold Beach is a very small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 1,864 people and just one neighborhood, Gold Beach is the 132nd largest community in Oregon.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Gold Beach is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gold Beach is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Gold Beach who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.83%), sales jobs (11.15%), and management occupations (9.02%).

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Gold Beach are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Gold Beach spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 11.23 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Gold Beach is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Gold Beach Information and Demographics

The education level of Gold Beach citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 19.00% of adults in Gold Beach have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Gold Beach in 2000 was $16,717, which is middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $66,868 for a family of four.

The people who call Gold Beach home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Gold Beach is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Gold Beach include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, Italian, European, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Gold Beach is English. Some people also speak Spanish.