ZIP Code 97540

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Jackson County, Oregon.

Population: 8,475
Median household income: $57,686
Median home value: $427,900

ZIP Code 97540 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Jackson County, Oregon, home to about 8,475 residents. Its median household income of $57,686 runs below the Jackson County figure of $71,443.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 97540's population held roughly steady from 8,484 to 8,475, while its median gross rent rose 49.4% from $956 to $1,428.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 76.0% of the population. 68.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,475
Median age: 41.9 yrs
Median household income: $57,686
Median home value: $427,900
Median gross rent: $1,428
Housing units: 4,228
Homeownership rate: 57.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,4848,475

Median household income

$44,593$57,686

Median home value

$249,600$427,900

Median gross rent

$956$1,428

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,484	$44,593	$249,600	$956
2020	8,554	$44,012	$262,400	$1,114
2021	8,401	$47,957	$321,400	$1,108
2022	8,641	$54,672	$390,700	$1,282
2023	8,475	$57,686	$427,900	$1,428

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 2412.7%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7414.1%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	309	3.6%
5 to 17	1,108	13.1%
18 to 24	1,077	12.7%
25 to 34	906	10.7%
35 to 44	1,075	12.7%
45 to 54	827	9.8%
55 to 64	1,132	13.4%
65 to 74	1,193	14.1%
75 and over	848	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,444	76.0%
Black or African American	30	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	185	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	114	1.3%
Two or more races	524	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,178	13.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.1%

High school graduate13.4%

Some college or associate's40.3%

Bachelor's degree25.1%

Graduate or professional degree18.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	187	3.1%
High school graduate	804	13.4%
Some college or associate's	2,411	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,499	25.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,080	18.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone68.1%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit2.6%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home12.5%

Other means2.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,728	68.1%
Carpooled	380	9.5%
Public transit	103	2.6%
Walked	138	3.4%
Bicycle	37	0.9%
Worked from home	502	12.5%
Other means	118	2.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	937	26.7%
15 to 29 min	1,949	55.6%
30 to 44 min	450	12.8%
45 to 59 min	21	0.6%
60+ min	147	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 13.5% (1,142 of 8,444)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,947	49.5%
Nonfamily households	1,988	50.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,935	93.1%
Vacant	293	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,272	57.7%
Renter-occupied	1,663	42.3%

1-unit, detached63.6%

1-unit, attached5.3%

2 to 4 units12.5%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units4.9%

Mobile home & other10.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,690	63.6%
1-unit, attached	226	5.3%
2 to 4 units	528	12.5%
5 to 19 units	131	3.1%
20 or more units	207	4.9%
Mobile home & other	446	10.5%

ZIP Code 97540

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