Deschutes County, Oregon

14 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 203,026
Median household income: $87,640
Median home value: $596,000

Deschutes County, Oregon counts 203,026 residents. 14 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $87,640 is above the Oregon median ($80,426).

From 2019 to 2023, Deschutes County's population grew 9.0% from 186,251 to 203,026, while its median household income rose 30.7% from $67,043 to $87,640.

76.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1997.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 203,026
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $87,640
Median home value: $596,000
Median gross rent: $1,674
Housing units: 97,064
Homeownership rate: 70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

186,251203,026

Median household income

$67,043$87,640

Median home value

$364,600$596,000

Median gross rent

$1,208$1,674

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	186,251	$67,043	$364,600	$1,208
2020	191,749	$68,937	$389,300	$1,306
2021	194,964	$74,082	$435,600	$1,425
2022	199,352	$82,042	$526,200	$1,550
2023	203,026	$87,640	$596,000	$1,674

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1714.6%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7413.2%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9,632	4.7%
5 to 17	29,644	14.6%
18 to 24	13,217	6.5%
25 to 34	26,951	13.3%
35 to 44	28,595	14.1%
45 to 54	25,570	12.6%
55 to 64	27,090	13.3%
65 to 74	26,714	13.2%
75 and over	15,613	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	171,079	84.3%
Black or African American	697	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	834	0.4%
Asian	2,170	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	273	0.1%
Some other race	878	0.4%
Two or more races	8,955	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18,140	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate19.4%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree27.3%

Graduate or professional degree16.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,891	5.2%
High school graduate	29,183	19.4%
Some college or associate's	48,179	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	41,151	27.3%
Graduate or professional degree	24,129	16.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone66.2%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle1.4%

Worked from home20.6%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	65,619	66.2%
Carpooled	7,882	7.9%
Public transit	299	0.3%
Walked	2,207	2.2%
Bicycle	1,404	1.4%
Worked from home	20,470	20.6%
Other means	1,302	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	31,417	39.9%
15 to 29 min	29,959	38.1%
30 to 44 min	12,043	15.3%
45 to 59 min	2,661	3.4%
60+ min	2,633	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 9.3% (18,793 of 201,362)

	Count	Share
Family households	54,859	65.9%
Nonfamily households	28,338	34.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	83,197	85.7%
Vacant	13,867	14.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	58,856	70.7%
Renter-occupied	24,341	29.3%

1-unit, detached76.4%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units4.6%

Mobile home & other5.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	74,188	76.4%
1-unit, attached	3,994	4.1%
2 to 4 units	5,735	5.9%
5 to 19 units	3,635	3.7%
20 or more units	4,465	4.6%
Mobile home & other	5,047	5.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 41017
State: Oregon
Land area: 3,018 sq mi
Water area: 37 sq mi
Center point: 43.9151, -121.2256