What is the median household income in Heceta Beach, OR?

Name: Income and affordability in Heceta Beach, OR, 2020–2024
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The median household income in Heceta Beach, OR is $79,938 (±$28,158) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Paying the median gross rent of $1,141 a month would take about $45,600 a year at the common guideline of spending no more than 30% of income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $79,938 (±$28,158)
Median renter income: $38,694 (±$14,963)
Income to afford median rent: about $45,600

Income in Heceta Beach against Lane County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Heceta Beach	Lane County	Oregon	United States
Median household income	$79,938 (±$28,158)	$71,544 (±$1,376)	$83,011 (±$573)	$80,734
Median renter household income	$38,694 (±$14,963)	$46,642 (±$1,996)	$55,785 (±$659)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$93,333 (±$25,503)	$90,755 (±$2,001)	$103,598 (±$748)	$100,009
Median gross rent	$1,141 (±$61)	$1,355 (±$23)	$1,525 (±$10)	$1,413

In Heceta Beach, median household income is not measurably different from Lane County ($71,544).

It is not measurably different from Oregon ($83,011).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($80,734).

In Lane County, Heceta Beach ranks 8 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 124 of 299.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How much you need to earn to rent in Heceta Beach

Many landlords and housing programs use 30% of gross income as the most a household should spend on rent.

At that guideline, the median gross rent of $1,141 a month ($13,692 a year) needs an income of about $45,600 a year.

The median renting household in Heceta Beach earns $38,694 a year, less than that.

This is arithmetic on the published medians, not a rule any landlord must follow; screening criteria vary and some places limit how income may be weighed.

Median household income in places near Heceta Beach

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Heceta Beach
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
Heceta Beach	—	$79,938 (±$28,158)	—
Florence	2.3 mi	$53,333 (±$7,931)	Not measurably different
Dunes City	8.0 mi	$65,313 (±$17,529)	Not measurably different
Yachats	20 mi	$67,125 (±$20,350)	Not measurably different
Reedsport	22 mi	$53,571 (±$8,117)	Not measurably different
Waldport	27 mi	$55,625 (±$14,779)	Not measurably different
Lakeside	31 mi	$65,375 (±$17,033)	Not measurably different
Saunders Lake	35 mi	$63,914 (±$33,744)	Not measurably different
Veneta	38 mi	$66,890 (±$16,914)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median household income across Lane County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
2	Lowell	$99,440 (±$16,645)
3	Coburg	$98,000 (±$14,344)
4	Santa Clara	$88,344 (±$9,642)
5	Junction City	$85,595 (±$8,751)
6	River Road	$81,589 (±$11,936)
7	Cottage Grove	$80,875 (±$11,657)
8	Heceta Beach	$79,938 (±$28,158)
9	Springfield	$68,761 (±$2,908)
10	Veneta	$66,890 (±$16,914)
11	Westfir	$66,667 (±$13,740)
12	Eugene	$66,562 (±$2,212)
13	Dunes City	$65,313 (±$17,529)
14	Florence	$53,333 (±$7,931)

Showing 13 of 15 places in Lane County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Heceta Beach is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Heceta Beach

What is the median household income in Heceta Beach?

The median household income in Heceta Beach is $79,938 (±$28,158) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much do you need to make to afford rent in Heceta Beach?

About $45,600 a year, if rent is to stay at or below 30% of income at the median gross rent of $1,141 a month.

What do renters earn in Heceta Beach?

The median renting household in Heceta Beach, OR earns $38,694 (±$14,963) a year.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Heceta Beach CDP, Oregon (place:33150, in state:41).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.