Eugene vs Florence

A side-by-side comparison of Eugene and Florence: population, income, housing, and more.

Eugene and Florence are places in Oregon. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Eugene has the higher population (177,520 vs 9,483 in Florence). Eugene has the higher median household income ($63,836 vs $52,049 in Florence). Eugene has the higher median home value ($435,400 vs $331,100 in Florence).

Population, income & housing

	Eugene	Florence
Population	177,520	9,483
Median age	35.4 yrs	59.7 yrs
Median household income	$63,836	$52,049
Median home value	$435,400	$331,100
Median gross rent	$1,347	$1,172
Housing units	79,554	5,315
Homeownership rate	47.6%	63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.2%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eugene	Florence
Population	168,302 → 177,520 (+5.5%)	8,921 → 9,483 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$50,962 → $63,836 (+25.3%)	$42,356 → $52,049 (+22.9%)
Median home value	$288,600 → $435,400 (+50.9%)	$224,300 → $331,100 (+47.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,031 → $1,347 (+30.6%)	$885 → $1,172 (+32.4%)

Eugene

Population

168,302177,520

Median household income

$50,962$63,836

Median home value

$288,600$435,400

Median gross rent

$1,031$1,347

Florence

Population

8,9219,483

Median household income

$42,356$52,049

Median home value

$224,300$331,100

Median gross rent

$885$1,172

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eugene	Florence
Under 5	3.9%	2.6%
5 to 17	12.2%	11.0%
18 to 24	17.9%	5.3%
25 to 34	15.5%	7.1%
35 to 44	12.4%	9.2%
45 to 54	10.4%	8.4%
55 to 64	10.2%	13.5%
65 to 74	10.4%	22.5%
75 and over	7.2%	20.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eugene	Florence
White (non-Hispanic)	75.4%	88.3%
Black or African American	1.6%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.8%
Asian	3.8%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.4%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eugene	Florence
No high school diploma	5.2%	10.0%
High school graduate	17.4%	21.0%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	44.3%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	20.6%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eugene	Florence
Drove alone	63.0%	73.7%
Carpooled	7.9%	11.6%
Public transit	2.7%	0.0%
Walked	5.3%	6.0%
Bicycle	4.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.3%	7.3%
Other means	1.1%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eugene	Florence
1-unit, detached	51.2%	60.9%
1-unit, attached	6.7%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	13.4%	6.1%
20 or more units	14.5%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	18.9%

Poverty & households

	Eugene	Florence
Poverty rate	18.2%	10.6%
Average household size	2.23	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	19	13
Median year structure built	1979	1991