Josephine County, Oregon

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 88,069
Median household income: $59,097
Median home value: $383,100

Josephine County, Oregon counts 88,069 residents. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. At $59,097, its median household income sits below Oregon's $80,426.

From 2019 to 2023, Josephine County's population grew 2.1% from 86,251 to 88,069, while its median household income rose 29.6% from $45,616 to $59,097.

19.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 71.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 88,069
Median age: 47.5 yrs
Median household income: $59,097
Median home value: $383,100
Median gross rent: $1,157
Housing units: 39,217
Homeownership rate: 71.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

86,25188,069

Median household income

$45,616$59,097

Median home value

$265,500$383,100

Median gross rent

$908$1,157

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	86,251	$45,616	$265,500	$908
2020	87,097	$47,733	$281,500	$930
2021	87,686	$51,733	$303,500	$989
2022	87,994	$56,068	$353,800	$1,093
2023	88,069	$59,097	$383,100	$1,157

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7415.6%

75 and over11.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,184	4.8%
5 to 17	12,804	14.5%
18 to 24	5,366	6.1%
25 to 34	9,530	10.8%
35 to 44	9,884	11.2%
45 to 54	9,790	11.1%
55 to 64	12,912	14.7%
65 to 74	13,766	15.6%
75 and over	9,833	11.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	73,788	83.8%
Black or African American	443	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	388	0.4%
Asian	707	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	119	0.1%
Some other race	664	0.8%
Two or more races	4,526	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,434	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.8%

High school graduate31.4%

Some college or associate's39.2%

Bachelor's degree12.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,416	9.8%
High school graduate	20,605	31.4%
Some college or associate's	25,739	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	8,115	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4,840	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone73.9%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.5%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home11.2%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	24,190	73.9%
Carpooled	3,442	10.5%
Public transit	177	0.5%
Walked	671	2.1%
Bicycle	118	0.4%
Worked from home	3,659	11.2%
Other means	472	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12,073	41.5%
15 to 29 min	10,078	34.7%
30 to 44 min	3,622	12.5%
45 to 59 min	1,927	6.6%
60+ min	1,370	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 15.8% (13,713 of 86,864)

	Count	Share
Family households	23,793	65.5%
Nonfamily households	12,543	34.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	36,336	92.7%
Vacant	2,881	7.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	26,049	71.7%
Renter-occupied	10,287	28.3%

1-unit, detached70.9%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other16.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	27,794	70.9%
1-unit, attached	1,482	3.8%
2 to 4 units	2,091	5.3%
5 to 19 units	777	2.0%
20 or more units	786	2.0%
Mobile home & other	6,287	16.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 41033
State: Oregon
Land area: 1,639 sq mi
Water area: 2.17 sq mi
Center point: 42.3870, -123.5716