Curry County vs Jefferson County

A side-by-side comparison of Curry County and Jefferson County: population, income, housing, and more.

Curry County and Jefferson County are counties in Oregon. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jefferson County has the higher population (24,973 vs 23,463 in Curry County). Jefferson County has the higher median household income ($73,051 vs $64,769 in Curry County). Curry County has the higher median home value ($366,700 vs $339,200 in Jefferson County).

Population, income & housing

	Curry County	Jefferson County
Population	23,463	24,973
Median age	57.2 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$64,769	$73,051
Median home value	$366,700	$339,200
Median gross rent	$1,156	$957
Housing units	13,123	10,455
Homeownership rate	74.8%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	20.0%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Curry County	Jefferson County
Population	22,650 → 23,463 (+3.6%)	23,607 → 24,973 (+5.8%)
Median household income	$48,440 → $64,769 (+33.7%)	$53,277 → $73,051 (+37.1%)
Median home value	$265,400 → $366,700 (+38.2%)	$224,600 → $339,200 (+51.0%)
Median gross rent	$888 → $1,156 (+30.2%)	$839 → $957 (+14.1%)

Curry County

Population

22,65023,463

Median household income

$48,440$64,769

Median home value

$265,400$366,700

Median gross rent

$888$1,156

Jefferson County

Population

23,60724,973

Median household income

$53,277$73,051

Median home value

$224,600$339,200

Median gross rent

$839$957

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Curry County	Jefferson County
Under 5	3.3%	6.1%
5 to 17	10.9%	16.8%
18 to 24	4.0%	7.5%
25 to 34	9.1%	13.0%
35 to 44	9.3%	11.8%
45 to 54	10.0%	11.6%
55 to 64	17.8%	13.5%
65 to 74	21.3%	12.4%
75 and over	14.2%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Curry County	Jefferson County
White (non-Hispanic)	83.1%	57.3%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	11.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.9%
Two or more races	6.3%	8.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.5%	21.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Curry County	Jefferson County
No high school diploma	9.4%	11.3%
High school graduate	27.0%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	39.3%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Curry County	Jefferson County
Drove alone	67.2%	74.9%
Carpooled	9.4%	14.1%
Public transit	0.5%	0.2%
Walked	2.4%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.8%	7.5%
Other means	1.5%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Curry County	Jefferson County
1-unit, detached	68.0%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	3.8%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	18.2%	16.3%

Poverty & households

	Curry County	Jefferson County
Poverty rate	13.3%	11.7%
Average household size	2.06	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	19	26
Median year structure built	1982	1990