Jefferson County, Oregon

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 24,973
Median household income: $73,051
Median home value: $339,200

Home to 24,973 residents, Jefferson County is one of Oregon's counties. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. At $73,051, its median household income sits below Oregon's $80,426.

From 2019 to 2023, Jefferson County's population grew 5.8% from 23,607 to 24,973, while its median household income rose 37.1% from $53,277 to $73,051.

The median resident is 41.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,973
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $73,051
Median home value: $339,200
Median gross rent: $957
Housing units: 10,455
Homeownership rate: 71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,60724,973

Median household income

$53,277$73,051

Median home value

$224,600$339,200

Median gross rent

$839$957

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,607	$53,277	$224,600	$839
2020	24,048	$55,844	$242,200	$819
2021	24,232	$59,748	$267,300	$850
2022	24,659	$69,345	$307,200	$940
2023	24,973	$73,051	$339,200	$957

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,513	6.1%
5 to 17	4,192	16.8%
18 to 24	1,868	7.5%
25 to 34	3,252	13.0%
35 to 44	2,954	11.8%
45 to 54	2,892	11.6%
55 to 64	3,367	13.5%
65 to 74	3,099	12.4%
75 and over	1,836	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,300	57.3%
Black or African American	176	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2,782	11.1%
Asian	145	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	17	0.1%
Some other race	213	0.9%
Two or more races	2,104	8.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,236	21.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.3%

High school graduate31.4%

Some college or associate's37.3%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,964	11.3%
High school graduate	5,465	31.4%
Some college or associate's	6,487	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,460	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,024	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone74.9%

Carpooled14.1%

Public transit0.2%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,582	74.9%
Carpooled	1,430	14.1%
Public transit	16	0.2%
Walked	305	3.0%
Bicycle	5	0.0%
Worked from home	755	7.5%
Other means	28	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,622	38.7%
15 to 29 min	2,155	23.0%
30 to 44 min	1,844	19.7%
45 to 59 min	683	7.3%
60+ min	1,062	11.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.76
Poverty rate: 11.7% (2,811 of 23,932)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,353	73.4%
Nonfamily households	2,306	26.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,659	82.8%
Vacant	1,796	17.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,185	71.4%
Renter-occupied	2,474	28.6%

1-unit, detached74.1%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units3.8%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other16.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,744	74.1%
1-unit, attached	121	1.2%
2 to 4 units	428	4.1%
5 to 19 units	393	3.8%
20 or more units	62	0.6%
Mobile home & other	1,707	16.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 41031
State: Oregon
Land area: 1,782 sq mi
Water area: 10 sq mi
Center point: 44.6452, -121.1786