River Road

Population: 8,462
Median household income: $78,479
Median home value: $360,400

Located in Lane County, Oregon, River Road is a community with a population of 8,462. At $78,479, its median household income sits above Lane County's $69,311.

Between 2020 and 2023, River Road's population declined 18.3% from 10,352 to 8,462, while its median home value rose 45.7% from $247,300 to $360,400.

The typical home was built around 1961. 14.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,462
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $78,479
Median home value: $360,400
Median gross rent: $1,398
Housing units: 3,341
Homeownership rate: 69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,3528,462

Median household income

$61,703$78,479

Median home value

$247,300$360,400

Median gross rent

$1,284$1,398

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	10,352	$61,703	$247,300	$1,284
2021	9,526	$66,697	$272,300	$1,269
2022	8,675	$71,353	$333,100	$1,388
2023	8,462	$78,479	$360,400	$1,398

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4418.1%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7413.8%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	423	5.0%
5 to 17	1,305	15.4%
18 to 24	686	8.1%
25 to 34	1,041	12.3%
35 to 44	1,534	18.1%
45 to 54	863	10.2%
55 to 64	1,084	12.8%
65 to 74	1,169	13.8%
75 and over	357	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,808	80.5%
Black or African American	60	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.2%
Asian	173	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	441	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	967	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate19.4%

Some college or associate's35.5%

Bachelor's degree19.2%

Graduate or professional degree16.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	581	9.6%
High school graduate	1,173	19.4%
Some college or associate's	2,150	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,164	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	980	16.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone72.8%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit1.7%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle1.5%

Worked from home12.6%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,822	72.8%
Carpooled	336	8.7%
Public transit	66	1.7%
Walked	64	1.7%
Bicycle	57	1.5%
Worked from home	490	12.6%
Other means	40	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,214	35.9%
15 to 29 min	1,609	47.5%
30 to 44 min	288	8.5%
45 to 59 min	56	1.7%
60+ min	218	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 14.9% (1,234 of 8,286)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,305	71.7%
Nonfamily households	908	28.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,213	96.2%
Vacant	128	3.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,236	69.6%
Renter-occupied	977	30.4%

1-unit, detached83.7%

1-unit, attached5.8%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,798	83.7%
1-unit, attached	193	5.8%
2 to 4 units	237	7.1%
5 to 19 units	65	1.9%
20 or more units	25	0.7%
Mobile home & other	23	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4162300
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.81 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.0836, -123.1321