Josephine County vs Umatilla County

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

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

Josephine County has the higher population (88,069 vs 80,087 in Umatilla County). Umatilla County has the higher median household income ($68,958 vs $59,097 in Josephine County). Josephine County has the higher median home value ($383,100 vs $256,100 in Umatilla County).

Population, income & housing

	Josephine County	Umatilla County
Population	88,069	80,087
Median age	47.5 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$59,097	$68,958
Median home value	$383,100	$256,100
Median gross rent	$1,157	$962
Housing units	39,217	31,693
Homeownership rate	71.7%	67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Josephine County	Umatilla County
Population	86,251 → 88,069 (+2.1%)	77,129 → 80,087 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$45,616 → $59,097 (+29.6%)	$54,699 → $68,958 (+26.1%)
Median home value	$265,500 → $383,100 (+44.3%)	$170,900 → $256,100 (+49.9%)
Median gross rent	$908 → $1,157 (+27.4%)	$757 → $962 (+27.1%)

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

Umatilla County

Population

77,12980,087

Median household income

$54,699$68,958

Median home value

$170,900$256,100

Median gross rent

$757$962

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Josephine County	Umatilla County
Under 5	4.8%	6.2%
5 to 17	14.5%	18.7%
18 to 24	6.1%	8.8%
25 to 34	10.8%	14.4%
35 to 44	11.2%	12.9%
45 to 54	11.1%	11.6%
55 to 64	14.7%	11.3%
65 to 74	15.6%	9.6%
75 and over	11.2%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Josephine County	Umatilla County
White (non-Hispanic)	83.8%	62.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	2.2%
Asian	0.8%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.8%	0.7%
Two or more races	5.1%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	28.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Josephine County	Umatilla County
No high school diploma	9.8%	15.6%
High school graduate	31.4%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	39.2%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Josephine County	Umatilla County
Drove alone	73.9%	78.9%
Carpooled	10.5%	11.0%
Public transit	0.5%	0.7%
Walked	2.1%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.3%
Worked from home	11.2%	5.6%
Other means	1.4%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Josephine County	Umatilla County
1-unit, detached	70.9%	60.8%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	5.8%
20 or more units	2.0%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	16.0%	18.0%

Poverty & households

	Josephine County	Umatilla County
Poverty rate	15.8%	12.6%
Average household size	2.39	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	21	19
Median year structure built	1981	1978