Population
274 residents
Census ACS 2023 - Oregon
City profile · Oregon · Census ACS 2023
Neskowin, OR
Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Neskowin - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.
- 274
- Residents
- $1,405
- Median rent (state)
Neskowin - the verdict
Oregon's Neskowin counts 274 residents. Source: Census ACS.
- 54th
- percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Neskowin, OR
Neskowin is a small town in Oregon, home to 274 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The median resident age is 34.8 years. About 40.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 69.8% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Oregon carries a cost-of-living premium: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Oregon at 103.4 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Above Average). Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,405 monthly. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Oregon's average monthly utility costs around $185 (state average). On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 81.3 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (High).
Median Household Income
N/A /yr
Poverty 0.0%
Cost of Living Index (state)
103.4 (US=100)
Above Average - BEA RPP 2024, Oregon average
How does Neskowin compare to other US cities?
Here's how Neskowin stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Median rent 54% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Neskowin against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Oregon only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Oregon-relative analysis
Poverty Rate places Neskowin near the bottom of Oregon's cities
Among the 395 Oregon cities PlainCities tracks with reported poverty rate data, Neskowin ranks #322 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Neskowin only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Gross Rent
#222 of 395
39th percentile in Oregon
Poverty Rate
#322 of 395
0th percentile in Oregon
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#67 of 395
83rd percentile in Oregon
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Oregon only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Income distribution context
Median household income is not available for Neskowin in the current Census ACS release (common for very small places).
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 40.8%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL) 0.0%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+) 69.8%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
274
Median Income
N/A
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
34.8
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Labor force participation
69.8%
Bachelor's Degree+
40.8%
Commute Patterns
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
53.7%
Carpool
1.5%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
44.9%
Based on 136 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
State-average estimates for Oregon - EIA 2023 residential energy data
Electricity
$85
avg/month
Natural Gas
$50
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$50
avg/month
Total Utilities
$185
estimated/month
Estimates reflect Oregon state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Cost of living is a Oregon state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Neskowin sits in
Cost of Living Index
103.4
Above Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,405/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
81.3 / 100
High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)
Similar Cities in Oregon
Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide
Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Neskowin's 274 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).
Race & Ethnicity Composition
City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.
How Neskowin compares to nearby Oregon cities
Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).
Census ACS 5-year FIPS OR OMB Bulletin 23-01
What do people ask about Neskowin, OR?
What is the population of Neskowin, OR? +
274 people live in Neskowin, OR according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
What is the cost of living in Neskowin? +
BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Neskowin; the closest available measure is the Oregon state average, a cost of living index of 103.4 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Above Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Oregon vary by metro area.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.
Citation & verification links
Data sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCitiesEvery figure on PlainCities is rendered directly from Census ACS source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on Census ACS source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.