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Population (year 2000): 5,900. Estimated population in July 2006: 6,187 (+4.9% change)
 

Males: 2,803  (47.5%)
Females: 3,097  (52.5%)

Clatsop County

Median resident age:  41.3 years
Oregon median age:  36.3 years

Zip codes: 97138.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,100 (it was $31,074 in 2000)
Seaside  $30,100
Oregon:  $42,944

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $184,300 (it was $155,000 in 2000)
Seaside  $184,300
Oregon:  $201,200

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Races in Seaside:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.1%)
  • Hispanic (6.5%)
  • Other race (2.2%)
  • Two or more races (2.1%)
  • American Indian (1.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (19.0%), English (16.5%), Irish (16.0%), United States (8.0%), Norwegian (5.3%), Scottish (4.0%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1899

Elevation: 50 feet

Land area: 3.86 square miles.

Population density: 1587 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Seaside

  • High school or higher: 82.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Seaside city

  • Never married: 21.5%
  • Now married: 48.5%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 10.8%
  • Divorced: 16.8%

361 residents are foreign born (4.4% Latin America, 0.8% Asia).

This city:  6.1%
Oregon:  8.5%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Seaside, Oregon in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Seaside to the number of sex offenders is 2041 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Seaside:  1.0% ($1,491)
Oregon:  1.1% ($1,687)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Hillsboro, OR (74.7 miles , pop. 70,186).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Portland, OR (93.9 miles , pop. 529,121).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (907.4 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Gearhart, OR (2.2 miles ), Cannon Beach, OR (7.6 miles ), Warrenton, OR (12.2 miles ), Astoria, OR (15.2 miles ), Manzanita, OR (18.9 miles ), Nehalem, OR (19.2 miles ), Chinook, WA (19.4 miles ), Wheeler, OR (21.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 25 buildings, average cost: $138,300
  • 1997: 55 buildings, average cost: $115,800
  • 1998: 34 buildings, average cost: $127,700
  • 1999: 21 buildings, average cost: $191,700
  • 2000: 20 buildings, average cost: $139,900
  • 2001: 19 buildings, average cost: $126,700
  • 2002: 45 buildings, average cost: $141,900
  • 2003: 31 buildings, average cost: $189,300
  • 2004: 36 buildings, average cost: $216,700
  • 2005: 45 buildings, average cost: $207,100
  • 2006: 35 buildings, average cost: $216,000
  • 2007: 54 buildings, average cost: $261,000

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Latitude: 45.99 N, Longitude: 123.92 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +359 (+6.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,669 (59.7%)


People in group quarters in Seaside
  • 110 people in nursing homes
  • 20 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 503

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Population change in the 1990s: +252 (+4.5%).


Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Accommodation and food services (23%)
  • Construction (16%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Accommodation and food services (23%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


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Crime in Seaside by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 100001
    per 100,000 16.70.00.00.00.016.1
Rapes 315151
    per 100,000 50.116.584.016.782.016.1
Robberies 176578
    per 100,000 16.7115.3100.883.7114.7128.7
Assaults 12161715811
    per 100,000 200.4263.5285.6251.1131.1177.0
Burglaries 1157891739981
    per 100,000 1920.21284.41528.91222.01622.71303.1
Thefts 377417406443545424
    per 100,000 6294.96866.56821.27415.58933.06821.1
Auto thefts 131511131713
    per 100,000 217.1247.0184.8217.6278.6209.1
Arson 556627
    per 100,000 83.582.3100.8100.432.8112.6
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 522.1484.8549.2488.3619.4499.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 27 (20 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.27
US city average:  3.00

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Birthplace of: Dusty McGrorty - 2005 NFL player (St. Louis Rams, born: May 9, 1981), Mark Wiebe - PGA Tour Golf player (born: 9/13/57).


Hospital/medical center in Seaside:
  • PROVIDENCE SEASIDE HOSPITAL (725 SOUTH WAHANNA ROAD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Seaside:
  • COLUMBIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; ASTORIA, OR)
  • OCEAN BEACH HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; ILWACO, WA)
  • TILLAMOOK COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; TILLAMOOK, OR)

Political contributions by individuals in Seaside, OR

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Seaside:
  • ASTORIA REGIONAL (about 12 miles; ASTORIA, OR; ID: AST)
  • MC MINNVILLE MUNI (about 78 miles; MC MINNVILLE, OR; ID: MMV)
  • PORTLAND INTL (about 97 miles; PORTLAND, OR; ID: PDX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Seaside:
  • SEASIDE MUNICIPAL (about 2 miles; SEASIDE, OR; ID: 56S)
  • NEHALEM BAY STATE (about 22 miles; MANZANITA, OR; ID: 3S7)
  • PORT OF ILWACO (about 22 miles; ILWACO, WA; ID: 7W1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Seaside:
  • LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 67 miles; LONGVIEW, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
  • GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; NEWBERG, OR; FT enrollment: 2,032)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND (about 87 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,683)
  • CLARK COLLEGE (about 91 miles; VANCOUVER, WA; FT enrollment: 5,106)
  • SOUTH PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 91 miles; OLYMPIA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,908)
  • PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 13,255)
  • WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; MONMOUTH, OR; FT enrollment: 4,209)
Public high schools in Seaside:
  • Seaside High School (Students: 474; Location: 1901 N Holladay Dr; Grades: 9 - 12; Our rating: 99)
  • Jewell School (Students: 186; Location: 83874 Hwy 103; Grades: K - 12; Our rating: 98)
Public elementary/middle schools in Seaside:
Library in Seaside:
  • SEASIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $293,884; Location: 60 N ROOSEVELT; 34,181 books; 1,154 audio materials; 1,522 video materials; 63 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Seaside Golf Course (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes: Stanley Lake (A), Mantel Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Mill Creek (A), Neawanna Creek (B), Little Muddy Creek (C), Shangrila Creek (D), Thompson Creek (E), Circle Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Seaside include: Elmer Feldenheimer State Park (1), Lewis and Clark Salt Cairn Historic Monument (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beach: Sunset Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Seaside Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Seaside Museum & Historical Society (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 570 Necanicum Drive), Seaside Aquarium (Amusement & Theme Parks; 200 North Promenade), L O G Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 84834 Highway 101), Seaside Family Fun Park (Amusement & Theme Parks; 85883 Highway 101), Interstate Amusement CO Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 110 Broadway Street), Fascination Games (Amusement & Theme Parks; 201 Broadway Street), Seagull Harbor (Amusement & Theme Parks; 84834 Highway 101), Funland Entertainment Center (201 Broadway Street), Summer Breeze Tours (28 G Street).

Hotels: Lanai at the Cove (3140 Sunset Boulevard), Night Cap Inn (241 Avenue U), Motel 6 (2369 South Roosevelt Drive), Comfort Inn Boardwalk (545 Broadway Avenue), Gearhart by the Sea (1157 North Mrion Avenue), Inn of the Four Winds (820 North Promenade), Seaview Inn (120 9th Avenue), Inn at the Shore (2275 South Promenade), Seaside Oceanfront Inn Bed & Breakfast Hotel (581 South Promenade).

Court: Seaside City - Seaside City Hall- Municipal Court (989 Broadway Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Seaside and their reported violations in the past:

ELDERBERRY NEHALEM WS (Population served: 120, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-19-2003 and APR-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-01-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and APR-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-01-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and MAR-06-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-06-2002)
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • 56 regular monitoring violations
EVERGREEN ACRES (Population served: 90, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • OCCT Installation/Demonstration - Between JAN-01-1998 and MAR-15-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (MAR-16-1998), St Public Notif received (JUN-12-2000)
  • OCCT Study Recommendation - Between DEC-01-1994 and MAR-15-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (MAR-16-1998), St Public Notif received (JUN-12-2000), St Compliance achieved (JAN-23-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-19-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-19-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 108 regular monitoring violations
  • 5 other older monitoring violations
ONEYS RESTAURANT/LOUNGE (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 6 routine major monitoring violations
  • 4 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.2 people
Oregon:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  56.9%
Whole state:  65.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  7.9%
Whole state:  6.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  15.6%
Whole state:  11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  6.1%
Whole state:  5.0%

Seaside compared to Oregon state average:

Seaside, Oregon environmental map by EPA

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  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.


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Banks with branches in Seaside (2007 data):
  • Bank of Astoria: Seaside Branch at 301 Avenue A, branch established on 1972-12-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $224.1 mil, Deposits: $157.1 mil, headquarters in Astoria, OR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Columbia Banking System, Inc.
  • Sterling Savings Bank: Seaside at 761 Ave G, branch established on 1923-01-01. Info updated 2006-12-19: Bank assets: $9,550.3 mil, Deposits: $6,518.2 mil, headquarters in Spokane, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 175 total offices, Holding Company: Sterling Financial Corporation
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Seaside Branch at 401 South Roosevelt, branch established on 1997-09-10. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
  • U.S. Bank National Association: Seaside Branch at 251 Avenue A, branch established on 1963-06-22. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $217,802.3 mil, Deposits: $135,903.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2565 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
  • Bank of America, National Association: Seaside Branch at 300 S Holladay Drive, branch established on 1890-01-01. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

8.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,037 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.71%
Oregon average:  8.89%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($181 average AGI)
Clatsop County:  0.08%
Oregon average:  0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Multnomah County, OR  0.78% ($38,526 average AGI)
from Washington County, OR  0.62% ($48,688)
from Columbia County, OR  0.30% ($32,216)


8.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,212 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.09%
Oregon average:  7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Multnomah County, OR  0.78% ($30,333 average AGI)
to Washington County, OR  0.61% ($32,197)
to Clackamas County, OR  0.40% ($40,204)


Strongest AM radio stations in Seaside:
  • KSWB (840 AM; 1 kW; SEASIDE, OR; Owner: CANNON BEACH RADIO)
  • KAST (1370 AM; 10 kW; ASTORIA, OR; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
  • KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KEX (1190 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKEE (1230 AM; 1 kW; ASTORIA, OR; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KKAD (1550 AM; 50 kW; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-WASHINGTON, INC)
  • KKSN (1520 AM; 50 kW; OREGON CITY, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Seaside:
  • KCBZ (94.9 FM; CANNON BEACH, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC)
  • KCYS (98.1 FM; SEASIDE, OR; Owner: DAVE'S BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KCRX-FM (102.3 FM; SEASIDE, OR; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • K289AC (105.7 FM; NEDONNA BEACH, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
  • KMUN (91.9 FM; ASTORIA, OR; Owner: TILLICUM FOUNDATION)
  • KWYA (89.7 FM; ASTORIA, OR; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • K216DH (91.1 FM; CATHLAMET, WA; Owner: TILLICUM FOUNDATION)
  • KAST-FM (92.9 FM; ASTORIA, OR; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • K211ET (90.1 FM; ASTORIA, OR; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • K228DT (93.5 FM; HAPPY HOLLOW, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
  • KDEP (105.5 FM; DEPOE BAY, OR; Owner: ALEXANDRA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KTIL-FM (94.1 FM; TILLAMOOK, OR; Owner: OREGON EAGLE, INC.)
  • K296DM (107.1 FM; SEASIDE, OR; Owner: GOSPEL ECHO INC.)
  • KVAS (103.9 FM; ILWACO, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • K208AZ (89.5 FM; CANNON BEACH, OR; Owner: TILLICUM FOUNDATION)

TV broadcast stations around Seaside:
  • K21DE (Channel 21; SEASIDE/ASTORIA, OR; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)

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