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Coos Bay, OR
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Coos Bay is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 15,595 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Coos Bay is the 40th largest community in Oregon.

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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Coos Bay spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.09 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Being a small city, Coos Bay does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Coos Bay overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Coos Bay, 21.42% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Coos Bay in 2022 was $32,734, which is lower middle income relative to Oregon, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,936 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 English, Irish, German, European, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Coos Bay is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.


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