BarnesdaleOR
208 people live in this town, settled in 1912.
Is Barnesdale a good place to live?
Barnesdale’s typical July afternoon high is 70°F, against 82°F in Oregon’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Among 143 Oregon towns, just 7 have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Barnesdale. Barnesdale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
208 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Barnesdale: who provides what
Barnesdale is unincorporated, so Tillamook County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Oct 2, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Barnesdale.
The FEMA risk score in Barnesdale is higher than in most of Oregon or the rest of the country
Of the losses FEMA expects in Barnesdale, 50% come from inland flooding and 27% from earthquakes. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 93% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Barnesdale’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Portland (16%), Manzanita (11%) and Wheeler (6%). Most people who work leave Barnesdale to do it: just 1% work in town. Half of commuters travel less than 49 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Young adults are less common in Barnesdale than in Oregon
Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (39% statewide). Barnesdale’s median age comes in at 43 years. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 35%, against 37% across Oregon.
| Barnesdale | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 27% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 32% and 81% women
The Census survey reached too few of Barnesdale’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±24.5 points. Across Oregon, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Barnesdale | OR | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 18.8% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 9.6% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 14% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.3% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.5% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.9% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12% | 11.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.6% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.2% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.1% | 22.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 29.6% | 23.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.6% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.2% | 22.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.3% | 14.1% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Mild winters and pleasant summers: that is Barnesdale’s year
July afternoons reach 70°, January nights drop to 37° and about 1 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Barnesdale is
Barnesdale does better than the Oregon average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 3. Among adults here, 29% sleep under 7 hours. In Barnesdale, 31% of adults have obesity, and 75% had a checkup this year.
| Barnesdale | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 72% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Barnesdale | OR |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 70.1% | 63.4% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 76% | 71.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.5% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conservation land takes up 2.2% of Barnesdale
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 0.8 miles. In Barnesdale, the trail network density is 1.1 miles per square mile. One park or preserve covers 6 acres here.
| Barnesdale | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.1 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.2% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tillamook State Forest | 0.1 mi | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Barnesdale sells for about $515K at the median
The share of households in Barnesdale who own their home: 80%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Tillamook Rock Light and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Barnesdale. Close and well known come first.
22 mi LighthouseTillamook Rock Light
16 mi MuseumTillamook Air Museum
7 mi Scenic railwayOregon Coast Scenic Railroad
34 mi LandmarkFort Clatsop
20 mi State parkEcola State Park
39 mi LandmarkFort StevensPhoto credits
Tillamook Rock Light: Jwyoung, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tillamook Air Museum: Semifamous at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad: Rich gitsch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Clatsop: Glenn Scofield Williams from USA, CC BY 2.0 · Ecola State Park: Brmuchim (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Stevens: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives, Attribution
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Everything we know about Barnesdale
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Barnesdale
About 0 of every 100 Barnesdale residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oregon.
99% of working residents leave Barnesdale for work
Where Barnesdale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Barnesdale
Census-designated place in Oregon, United States
Barnesdale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. It was first listed as a CDP before the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Barnesdale had a population of 193. The CDP is in northern Tillamook County, in the valley of Foley Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the Nehalem River. Miami-Foley Road is the main road through the community, leading north for 5 miles (8 km) to Oregon Route 53, from where it is a further 3 miles (5 km) to Nehalem along U.S. Route 101. To the south of Barnesdale, it is 7 miles (11 km) to US-101 between Garibaldi and Hobsonville .
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- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 210 ft
- Area code
- 503, 971
Questions about Barnesdale
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Barnesdale, OR a good place to live?
Barnesdale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.