Jefferson County vs Tillamook County

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

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

Tillamook County has the higher population (27,471 vs 24,973 in Jefferson County). Jefferson County has the higher median household income ($73,051 vs $66,551 in Tillamook County). Tillamook County has the higher median home value ($408,600 vs $339,200 in Jefferson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson County	Tillamook County
Population	24,973	27,471
Median age	41.3 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$73,051	$66,551
Median home value	$339,200	$408,600
Median gross rent	$957	$1,169
Housing units	10,455	19,093
Homeownership rate	71.4%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	25.1%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson County	Tillamook County
Population	23,607 → 24,973 (+5.8%)	26,389 → 27,471 (+4.1%)
Median household income	$53,277 → $73,051 (+37.1%)	$49,895 → $66,551 (+33.4%)
Median home value	$224,600 → $339,200 (+51.0%)	$254,300 → $408,600 (+60.7%)
Median gross rent	$839 → $957 (+14.1%)	$910 → $1,169 (+28.5%)

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

Tillamook County

Population

26,38927,471

Median household income

$49,895$66,551

Median home value

$254,300$408,600

Median gross rent

$910$1,169

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson County	Tillamook County
Under 5	6.1%	4.1%
5 to 17	16.8%	14.0%
18 to 24	7.5%	5.4%
25 to 34	13.0%	10.4%
35 to 44	11.8%	11.5%
45 to 54	11.6%	11.5%
55 to 64	13.5%	15.6%
65 to 74	12.4%	17.5%
75 and over	7.4%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson County	Tillamook County
White (non-Hispanic)	57.3%	82.1%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11.1%	0.6%
Asian	0.6%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.9%	0.4%
Two or more races	8.4%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	21.0%	11.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson County	Tillamook County
No high school diploma	11.3%	9.4%
High school graduate	31.4%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson County	Tillamook County
Drove alone	74.9%	68.6%
Carpooled	14.1%	6.3%
Public transit	0.2%	1.7%
Walked	3.0%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	7.5%	15.8%
Other means	0.3%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson County	Tillamook County
1-unit, detached	74.1%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.6%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	16.3%	12.3%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson County	Tillamook County
Poverty rate	11.7%	12.0%
Average household size	2.76	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	26	19
Median year structure built	1990	1981