Lane County vs Marion County

A side-by-side comparison of Lane County and Marion County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lane County has the higher population (382,628 vs 346,532 in Marion County). Marion County has the higher median household income ($74,624 vs $69,311 in Lane County). Lane County has the higher median home value ($395,800 vs $383,300 in Marion County).

Population, income & housing

	Lane County	Marion County
Population	382,628	346,532
Median age	40.2 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$69,311	$74,624
Median home value	$395,800	$383,300
Median gross rent	$1,287	$1,333
Housing units	168,316	130,600
Homeownership rate	59.4%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.4%	26.0%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lane County	Marion County
Population	373,340 → 382,628 (+2.5%)	339,641 → 346,532 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$52,426 → $69,311 (+32.2%)	$59,625 → $74,624 (+25.2%)
Median home value	$263,200 → $395,800 (+50.4%)	$247,100 → $383,300 (+55.1%)
Median gross rent	$989 → $1,287 (+30.1%)	$985 → $1,333 (+35.3%)

Lane County

Population

373,340382,628

Median household income

$52,426$69,311

Median home value

$263,200$395,800

Median gross rent

$989$1,287

Marion County

Population

339,641346,532

Median household income

$59,625$74,624

Median home value

$247,100$383,300

Median gross rent

$985$1,333

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lane County	Marion County
Under 5	4.4%	6.0%
5 to 17	13.4%	17.9%
18 to 24	12.5%	9.1%
25 to 34	13.1%	14.0%
35 to 44	12.5%	13.2%
45 to 54	11.2%	11.7%
55 to 64	12.5%	11.6%
65 to 74	12.5%	9.9%
75 and over	8.0%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lane County	Marion County
White (non-Hispanic)	78.9%	61.8%
Black or African American	1.1%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.5%
Asian	2.6%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	1.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	6.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	10.2%	28.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lane County	Marion County
No high school diploma	6.9%	14.0%
High school graduate	22.8%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lane County	Marion County
Drove alone	67.4%	71.4%
Carpooled	8.9%	11.3%
Public transit	1.9%	1.3%
Walked	4.1%	2.3%
Bicycle	2.8%	0.7%
Worked from home	13.9%	11.7%
Other means	1.1%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lane County	Marion County
1-unit, detached	61.2%	62.8%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	11.2%
20 or more units	8.4%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	8.8%	7.6%

Poverty & households

	Lane County	Marion County
Poverty rate	15.3%	13.1%
Average household size	2.34	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1977	1979