Douglas County vs Josephine County

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

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

Douglas County has the higher population (111,807 vs 88,069 in Josephine County). Josephine County has the higher median household income ($59,097 vs $58,983 in Douglas County). Josephine County has the higher median home value ($383,100 vs $283,200 in Douglas County).

Population, income & housing

	Douglas County	Josephine County
Population	111,807	88,069
Median age	46.6 yrs	47.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,983	$59,097
Median home value	$283,200	$383,100
Median gross rent	$995	$1,157
Housing units	50,257	39,217
Homeownership rate	71.8%	71.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Douglas County	Josephine County
Population	109,114 → 111,807 (+2.5%)	86,251 → 88,069 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$47,267 → $58,983 (+24.8%)	$45,616 → $59,097 (+29.6%)
Median home value	$199,200 → $283,200 (+42.2%)	$265,500 → $383,100 (+44.3%)
Median gross rent	$824 → $995 (+20.8%)	$908 → $1,157 (+27.4%)

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

Josephine County

Population

86,25188,069

Median household income

$45,616$59,097

Median home value

$265,500$383,100

Median gross rent

$908$1,157

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Douglas County	Josephine County
Under 5	4.7%	4.8%
5 to 17	14.4%	14.5%
18 to 24	6.5%	6.1%
25 to 34	11.0%	10.8%
35 to 44	11.4%	11.2%
45 to 54	11.2%	11.1%
55 to 64	14.5%	14.7%
65 to 74	15.2%	15.6%
75 and over	11.0%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Douglas County	Josephine County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.1%	83.8%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.4%
Asian	0.9%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.7%	0.8%
Two or more races	5.7%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Douglas County	Josephine County
No high school diploma	8.4%	9.8%
High school graduate	31.9%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	40.8%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Douglas County	Josephine County
Drove alone	73.7%	73.9%
Carpooled	12.5%	10.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.5%
Walked	2.6%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.4%
Worked from home	9.7%	11.2%
Other means	0.9%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Douglas County	Josephine County
1-unit, detached	66.8%	70.9%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	2.0%
20 or more units	2.9%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	19.5%	16.0%

Poverty & households

	Douglas County	Josephine County
Poverty rate	15.6%	15.8%
Average household size	2.35	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1976	1981