Douglas County vs Jackson County

A side-by-side comparison of Douglas County and Jackson County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Jackson County has the higher population (222,563 vs 111,807 in Douglas County). Jackson County has the higher median household income ($71,443 vs $58,983 in Douglas County). Jackson County has the higher median home value ($400,200 vs $283,200 in Douglas County).

Population, income & housing

	Douglas County	Jackson County
Population	111,807	222,563
Median age	46.6 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$58,983	$71,443
Median home value	$283,200	$400,200
Median gross rent	$995	$1,310
Housing units	50,257	97,083
Homeownership rate	71.8%	65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	30.6%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Douglas County	Jackson County
Population	109,114 → 111,807 (+2.5%)	216,574 → 222,563 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$47,267 → $58,983 (+24.8%)	$53,412 → $71,443 (+33.8%)
Median home value	$199,200 → $283,200 (+42.2%)	$280,300 → $400,200 (+42.8%)
Median gross rent	$824 → $995 (+20.8%)	$993 → $1,310 (+31.9%)

Douglas County

Population

109,114111,807

Median household income

$47,267$58,983

Median home value

$199,200$283,200

Median gross rent

$824$995

Jackson County

Population

216,574222,563

Median household income

$53,412$71,443

Median home value

$280,300$400,200

Median gross rent

$993$1,310

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Douglas County	Jackson County
Under 5	4.7%	5.0%
5 to 17	14.4%	15.4%
18 to 24	6.5%	7.4%
25 to 34	11.0%	12.4%
35 to 44	11.4%	12.5%
45 to 54	11.2%	11.2%
55 to 64	14.5%	13.2%
65 to 74	15.2%	13.6%
75 and over	11.0%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Douglas County	Jackson County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.1%	77.5%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.4%
Asian	0.9%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	0.7%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.7%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	14.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Douglas County	Jackson County
No high school diploma	8.4%	8.7%
High school graduate	31.9%	26.0%
Some college or associate's	40.8%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Douglas County	Jackson County
Drove alone	73.7%	73.8%
Carpooled	12.5%	8.4%
Public transit	0.3%	0.8%
Walked	2.6%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.8%
Worked from home	9.7%	12.2%
Other means	0.9%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Douglas County	Jackson County
1-unit, detached	66.8%	64.6%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	5.2%
20 or more units	2.9%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	19.5%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Douglas County	Jackson County
Poverty rate	15.6%	12.4%
Average household size	2.35	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1976	1984