Grants Pass

Population: 39,183
Median household income: $56,877
Median home value: $364,200

Located in Josephine County, Oregon, Grants Pass is a community with a population of 39,183. At $56,877, its median household income sits in line with Josephine County's $59,097.

Between 2019 and 2023, Grants Pass's population grew 4.4% from 37,545 to 39,183, while its median home value rose 57.1% from $231,800 to $364,200.

19.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 56.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 39,183
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $56,877
Median home value: $364,200
Median gross rent: $1,160
Housing units: 17,164
Homeownership rate: 56.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

37,54539,183

Median household income

$44,185$56,877

Median home value

$231,800$364,200

Median gross rent

$929$1,160

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	37,545	$44,185	$231,800	$929
2020	37,938	$46,580	$260,400	$945
2021	38,902	$49,355	$281,300	$986
2022	39,131	$53,941	$331,700	$1,086
2023	39,183	$56,877	$364,200	$1,160

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 7412.6%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,273	5.8%
5 to 17	6,629	16.9%
18 to 24	3,009	7.7%
25 to 34	5,223	13.3%
35 to 44	4,805	12.3%
45 to 54	4,138	10.6%
55 to 64	4,381	11.2%
65 to 74	4,955	12.6%
75 and over	3,770	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	32,005	81.7%
Black or African American	186	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	158	0.4%
Asian	463	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	100	0.3%
Some other race	135	0.3%
Two or more races	2,061	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,075	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate30.6%

Some college or associate's39.8%

Bachelor's degree12.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,712	9.9%
High school graduate	8,357	30.6%
Some college or associate's	10,841	39.8%
Bachelor's degree	3,352	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2,010	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone74.0%

Carpooled11.9%

Public transit0.7%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home9.1%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,060	74.0%
Carpooled	1,948	11.9%
Public transit	110	0.7%
Walked	424	2.6%
Bicycle	68	0.4%
Worked from home	1,479	9.1%
Other means	219	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,468	57.1%
15 to 29 min	3,337	22.5%
30 to 44 min	1,844	12.4%
45 to 59 min	742	5.0%
60+ min	438	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 15.5% (5,941 of 38,275)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,668	64.7%
Nonfamily households	5,810	35.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,478	96.0%
Vacant	686	4.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,296	56.4%
Renter-occupied	7,182	43.6%

1-unit, detached68.3%

1-unit, attached6.4%

2 to 4 units10.2%

5 to 19 units4.3%

20 or more units4.6%

Mobile home & other6.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,726	68.3%
1-unit, attached	1,098	6.4%
2 to 4 units	1,756	10.2%
5 to 19 units	732	4.3%
20 or more units	786	4.6%
Mobile home & other	1,066	6.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4130550
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.16 sq mi
Center point: 42.4323, -123.3318