CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Oregon

Ohio · 18,334 residents · 28.5 sq mi

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With 18,334 people, Oregon is a city in Ohio. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 21% more than in Ohio as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 7.7% of locals. Median home value sits at $71,700.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

18,334

−5%vs 2000

vs 19,355 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.8

−10%vs 2000

vs 39.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

28.5 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(1,102)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(1,232)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(1,191)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(1,431)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(1,276)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.8%(2,706)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.9%(2,726)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.3%(2,080)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.4%(1,898)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(1,507)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(891)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(294)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$34,704

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,777 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,458

−33%vs 2000

vs $21,619 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.7%

+2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$71,700

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $117,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$412

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $466 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.0%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.0% in 2000

28.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.3%(17,871)

Black1%(184)

Hispanic / Latino4.8%(922)

Asian0.7%(130)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97%(17,783)

Black1.2%(216)

Hispanic / Latino3.4%(623)

Asian0.3%(63)

Other1.5%(272)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican7.2%(1,420)

Central American0.8%(153)

Guatemalan0.6%(127)

Puerto Rican0.3%(55)

Cuban0.3%(50)

Panamanian0.1%(26)

Dominican0.1%(16)

Spaniard0.1%(11)

South American0%(4)

Venezuelan0%(4)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.6%(120)

Thai0.2%(44)

Filipino0.2%(37)

Chinese0.1%(18)

Pakistani0.1%(15)

Korean0.1%(14)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(10)

Ancestry

German26.7%(5,295)

Irish11.7%(2,319)

English9.3%(1,838)

Polish7.5%(1,493)

Italian5.6%(1,099)

French5.2%(1,037)

American5%(987)

Hungarian4.4%(868)

Scottish2.1%(408)

Arab1.3%(261)

Lebanese1.2%(247)

French Canadian1.1%(221)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Slovak0.7%(148)

Swedish0.7%(139)

Dutch0.6%(123)

Czech0.4%(86)

West Indian0.4%(85)

Greek0.4%(84)

Swiss0.4%(77)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(64)

Austrian0.3%(58)

Subsaharan African0.3%(53)

Welsh0.3%(51)

Russian0.2%(37)

Norwegian0.2%(36)

Slovene0.1%(26)

Ukrainian0.1%(25)

British0.1%(19)

Bulgarian0.1%(18)

Danish0.1%(18)

Turkish0.1%(18)

Iraqi0.1%(16)

Australian0.1%(10)

Lithuanian0%(7)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.3%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.9%

−9.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.7 min

+37%vs 2000

vs 12.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.8%(2,460)

Married57.2%(4,571)

Widowed2.8%(220)

Divorced9.2%(738)

Women 15+

Never married28.4%(2,528)

Married49%(4,356)

Widowed12.2%(1,082)

Divorced10.4%(920)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.3%

−6.1 ptssince 2013

from 9.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

68.0%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 67.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.4%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 12.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.7%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 23.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.3%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 77.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.4%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 35.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)14.9%(138)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.6%(200)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.6%(340)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.4%(59)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.9%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 928 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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