Pelican City, OR Demographics

Population 633 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Pelican City

Household size in Pelican City

Household size, people per household
PeriodPelican CityOregonU.S.
2006–102.392.502.68
2010–142.412.552.73
2015–192.272.562.71
2020–242.292.502.65
Change−0.10+0.00−0.03
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Pelican City is a place of small households, averaging 2.29 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.39, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Pelican City

Median age, years
PeriodPelican CityOregonU.S.
2006–1046.639.037.7
2010–1443.640.038.6
2015–1949.840.939.6
2020–2449.741.640.1
Change+3.1+2.5+2.3
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Pelican City skews older: half of its residents are older than 49.7, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Pelican City

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodPelican CityOregonU.S.
2006–107.2%10.5%12.3%
2010–149.3%10.8%12.3%
2015–193.3%9.9%11.6%
2020–245.0%10.4%11.6%
Change−2.2 pts−0.1 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head only 5.0% of households in Pelican City, well below the national share of 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Pelican City

Renters in Pelican City

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodPelican CityOregonU.S.
2006–1019.5%36.2%33.3%
2010–1426.7%38.5%35.6%
2015–1921.0%37.6%36.0%
2020–2416.7%36.7%34.8%
Change−2.9 pts+0.5 pts+1.5 pts
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Pelican City is largely a place of homeowners: only 16.7% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 58.0% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Pelican City

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodPelican CityOregonU.S.
2006–1013.7%8.9%11.4%
2010–1422.2%9.1%11.4%
2015–1914.5%8.3%11.1%
2020–247.3%7.4%9.6%
Change−6.4 pts−1.5 pts−1.8 pts
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Fewer homes sit empty in Pelican City than nationally: 7.3%, against 9.6% for the U.S. Oregon as a whole looks much the same.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Pelican City

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodPelican CityOregonU.S.
2006–10198419761974
2010–14199419771975
2015–19199319781977
2020–24197819811980
Change−6+5+6
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The typical home in Pelican City was built around 1978, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980).

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Pelican City

Rent, per month
PeriodPelican CityOregonU.S.
2006–10$886$870$965
2010–14$1,014$982$1,040
2015–19$1,124$1,183$1,213
2020–24$1,308$1,601$1,571
Change+$422+$731+$606
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A typical rental in Pelican City costs $1,308 a month with utilities, below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 41.5% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Pelican City

Bachelor's degrees in Pelican City

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodPelican CityOregonU.S.
2006–1038.3%29.0%28.4%
2010–1430.8%30.2%29.6%
2015–1935.7%33.5%32.1%
2020–2425.1%36.4%35.6%
Change−13.2 pts+7.3 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in Pelican City have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 25.1%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Pelican City

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodPelican CityOregonU.S.
2006–1093.8%88.5%84.9%
2010–1492.2%89.4%86.1%
2015–1991.4%90.5%87.7%
2020–2494.9%91.5%89.3%
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High school completion is high in Pelican City: 94.9% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Pelican City

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodPelican CityOregonU.S.
2006–109.7%8.8%8.1%
2010–145.0%10.6%9.4%
2015–196.7%5.6%5.6%
2020–242.5%5.3%5.4%
Change−7.2 pts−3.5 pts−2.7 pts
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The job market in Pelican City has been strong: just 2.5% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Pelican City compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Pelican City2.2949.75.0%16.7%7.3%1978$1,30825.1%94.9%2.5%
Klamath Falls2.4040.49.8%39.8%10.4%1966$1,13025.8%90.3%7.7%
Wocus1.9954.04.7%13.0%17.7%1984$1,74243.3%93.3%5.0%
Altamont2.4940.214.7%31.2%5.4%1973$1,09522.4%89.4%6.5%
Shady Pine1.9461.73.7%6.0%11.3%1975$1,41336.5%82.7%0.9%
Midland2.8141.714.1%22.2%2.7%1970$1,12416.1%89.5%3.6%
Falcon Heights2.5440.57.8%16.0%2.5%1969$1,08416.3%90.3%3.1%
Olene2.5946.54.4%8.3%3.3%1981$1,41142.5%94.7%1.9%
Keno2.5149.513.4%7.1%28.9%1978$1,29922.4%91.0%11.1%
Lake of the Woods2.6545.610.9%26.4%3.4%1964$96214.6%86.9%5.2%
Dairy2.5842.49.1%22.5%11.1%1992$87419.8%84.4%4.4%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Pelican City. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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