Coos Bay 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 16.94 minutes getting to work every day.
Being a small city, Coos Bay does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Coos Bay who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.16% of the adults in Coos Bay have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Coos Bay in 2018 was $32,165, which is middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $128,660 for a family of four. However, Coos Bay contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Coos Bay is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Coos Bay home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Coos Bay residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Coos Bay include German, Irish, English, European, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Coos Bay is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
