Lakeside Lions Club, 2011
Lakeside’s story
118 years in pictures
Census counts: 125 in 1910, 1,904 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1923 on.
- 1908Lakeside is settled
LakesideOR
A town of 1,863, settled in 1908.
Photo: Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
1,863
2025 Census estimate · −2.3% since 2020
Typical home
$314K
+0.5% in a year
Household income
$65K
median
Median age
63.0
years
Jobs based here
140
A commuter town
Is Lakeside a good place to live?
Lakeside’s best subject grade is an A for walkability; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. 42% of residents are 65 or older in Lakeside, where Oregon’s towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 18%. Only 19 of Oregon’s 228 towns score lower on hazard risk. The median household income is $65K, and 14% of residents live below the poverty line. The biggest park or preserve is Siuslaw National Forest, at 78 acres. Lakeside has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Lakeside stand out
Where Lakeside beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
A growing town
Lakeside has grown 10% since 2010
1,699 counted in 2010 and 1,904 in 2020; an estimated 1,863 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Lakeside grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oregon), ordered by how far Lakeside is from typical.
Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listDOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 8.5 of 20; 1.3% of households have no carAOpen →Jobs & incomeDOpen →Cost of livingCOpen →SchoolsBehind 65% of Oregon districts on tests and graduationC+Open →HealthLess healthy than 61% of U.S. towns; Lower Umpqua Hospital District 7.9 miles awayC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors0 miles of trails; 7% conserved landC+Open →HistoryDOpen →Civic life5.9 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsBOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 67° summer afternoons–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 63.0; 16% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Lakeside: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lakeside, and how to reach them.
PowerCentral Lincoln People's Ut Dt11.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterLakeside Water DistrictNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Lakeside’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Oregon you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereCoos County Clerk, Elections OfficeCoos County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP code9744997449 100%Census 2020
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 Lakeside.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D
Lakeside faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 91% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lakeside.
91risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingEarthquakes
4
paid flood claims since 1981
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HousingCost of living grade C
A typical Lakeside home is worth about $314K
The typical Lakeside home is worth about $314,000, up 0.5% in a year, 36% below the Oregon typical home. 83% of households own their home in Lakeside, above both Oregon’s towns (65%) and U.S. towns (73%). The median rent in Lakeside is $1,027 a month.
$314KZillow home value
| Lakeside | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 83% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,027 a month | $1,414 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Lakeside$314K
Oregon$493K
+0.5%
value change, 1 year
4
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
Most of Lakeside’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Lakeside for work: only 10% work in town. Since 2013, Lakeside has added 53 jobs, to 140 in 2023. The top destinations are Coos Bay (19%), North Bend (13%) and Reedsport (5%).
10%work in town
| Lakeside | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $65,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Lakeside10%
Coos Bay19%
North Bend13%
Reedsport5%
Roseburg4%
15 mi
median commute distance
140
jobs based in Lakeside
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
A
Walkability grade: more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Lakeside has mild winters and pleasant summers
Lakeside has mild winters and cool summers, with plenty of rain. Lakeside’s July high is 66°F.
67°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter40–53°
Spring43–57°
Summer51–66°
Fall46–62°
Dec 9
typical first frost
Feb 21
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
67°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthC+
More of Lakeside’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical Oregon or U.S. town
46% of adults have high blood pressure in Lakeside. Among 143 Oregon towns, just 6 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Lakeside. 25% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Lakeside.
39%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Lakeside | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 33% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 72% | 79% |
26 measures vs. Oregon
5 better10 too close to call11 worse
| What stands out | Lakeside | OR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12% | 15.4% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 72.3% | 63.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 11.3% | 6.5% |
Lower Umpqua Hospital District
7.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
OutdoorsC+
Lakeside has set aside 6.8% of its land for conservation
0.4 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
6.8%conserved
| Lakeside | Oregon towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.8% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
6.8%
conserved · 100 of 1,461 acres
0.4 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Siuslaw National Forest | — | 78 |
| 2. Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area | — | 78 |
| 3. William M. Tugman State Park | — | 22 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Lakeside
18pages on Lakeside
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lakeside
About 1 of every 100 Lakeside residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oregon.
A commuter town
90% of working residents leave Lakeside for work
Where Lakeside’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
140jobs based in Lakeside
10%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Lakeside
City in Oregon, United States
Lakeside is a city in Coos County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,904 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1974
- Area
- 2.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 23 ft
- ZIP code
- 97449
- Area code
- 541
Questions about Lakeside
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lakeside, OR expensive?
That is 5.1 years of the area's median household income ($62,143 across the Coos Bay-North Bend, OR area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.