Klamath County vs Polk County

A side-by-side comparison of Klamath County and Polk County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Polk County has the higher population (88,553 vs 69,812 in Klamath County). Polk County has the higher median household income ($81,318 vs $59,353 in Klamath County). Polk County has the higher median home value ($419,500 vs $255,700 in Klamath County).

Population, income & housing

	Klamath County	Polk County
Population	69,812	88,553
Median age	41.3 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$59,353	$81,318
Median home value	$255,700	$419,500
Median gross rent	$973	$1,270
Housing units	33,004	34,446
Homeownership rate	68.7%	64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	30.6%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Klamath County	Polk County
Population	66,921 → 69,812 (+4.3%)	83,037 → 88,553 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$46,491 → $59,353 (+27.7%)	$62,691 → $81,318 (+29.7%)
Median home value	$170,600 → $255,700 (+49.9%)	$265,200 → $419,500 (+58.2%)
Median gross rent	$772 → $973 (+26.0%)	$994 → $1,270 (+27.8%)

Klamath County

Population

66,92169,812

Median household income

$46,491$59,353

Median home value

$170,600$255,700

Median gross rent

$772$973

Polk County

Population

83,03788,553

Median household income

$62,691$81,318

Median home value

$265,200$419,500

Median gross rent

$994$1,270

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Klamath County	Polk County
Under 5	5.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	16.0%	16.8%
18 to 24	7.6%	12.0%
25 to 34	12.7%	12.3%
35 to 44	11.5%	12.2%
45 to 54	11.0%	11.2%
55 to 64	13.5%	11.3%
65 to 74	14.0%	10.9%
75 and over	8.0%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Klamath County	Polk County
White (non-Hispanic)	75.4%	74.9%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.7%	1.1%
Asian	0.8%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.4%
Some other race	0.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	6.4%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	13.4%	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Klamath County	Polk County
No high school diploma	10.4%	8.2%
High school graduate	33.6%	23.8%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Klamath County	Polk County
Drove alone	80.1%	68.9%
Carpooled	7.5%	9.7%
Public transit	0.2%	0.6%
Walked	2.8%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.7%
Worked from home	8.3%	16.0%
Other means	0.8%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Klamath County	Polk County
1-unit, detached	71.4%	67.3%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	8.4%
20 or more units	3.1%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	13.3%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	Klamath County	Polk County
Poverty rate	18.3%	12.2%
Average household size	2.38	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	18	26
Median year structure built	1975	1989