Gold Hill

Population: 1,264
Median household income: $47,500
Median home value: $299,000

Gold Hill is a community in Jackson County, Oregon, home to 1,264 residents. At $47,500, its median household income sits below Jackson County's $71,443.

Between 2019 and 2023, Gold Hill's population declined 12.0% from 1,437 to 1,264, while its median home value rose 45.8% from $205,100 to $299,000.

Households average 2.33 people. The median gross rent is $1,400.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,264
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $47,500
Median home value: $299,000
Median gross rent: $1,400
Housing units: 569
Homeownership rate: 66.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4371,264

Median household income

$48,750$47,500

Median home value

$205,100$299,000

Median gross rent

$1,145$1,400

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,437	$48,750	$205,100	$1,145
2020	1,199	$48,472	$227,000	$1,229
2021	1,171	$50,750	$240,800	$1,365
2022	1,261	$39,338	$283,800	$1,481
2023	1,264	$47,500	$299,000	$1,400

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4416.6%

45 to 547.8%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	76	6.0%
5 to 17	219	17.3%
18 to 24	73	5.8%
25 to 34	202	16.0%
35 to 44	210	16.6%
45 to 54	99	7.8%
55 to 64	149	11.8%
65 to 74	151	11.9%
75 and over	85	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,098	86.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.6%
Asian	13	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	26	2.1%
Two or more races	65	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	55	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate38.7%

Some college or associate's42.5%

Bachelor's degree8.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	62	6.9%
High school graduate	347	38.7%
Some college or associate's	381	42.5%
Bachelor's degree	75	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	31	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone82.9%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	435	82.9%
Carpooled	30	5.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	54	10.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	91	19.3%
15 to 29 min	282	59.9%
30 to 44 min	98	20.8%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 19.3% (242 of 1,252)

	Count	Share
Family households	360	66.4%
Nonfamily households	182	33.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	542	95.3%
Vacant	27	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	361	66.6%
Renter-occupied	181	33.4%

1-unit, detached72.1%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units13.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	410	72.1%
1-unit, attached	14	2.5%
2 to 4 units	76	13.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	69	12.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4129950
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.76 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.4358, -123.0526