Corvallis is a city of 59,960 people in Oregon. This skews young, with a median age of 27.9. This is an unusually credentialed place: 61% of adults have a four-year degree. 42% of homes are owner-occupied. People stay put here: 70% were in the same home a year ago. The poverty rate is 24.3%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,012, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 27.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
61% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 78%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Corvallis
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$170,165 → $502,900(+196%)US over the same years: +67%
Corvallis's population equals 62% of Benton County's. Its number of veterans equals 42% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 83% of the county's.
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)27.3%(493)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.5%(406)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44.1%(797)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.6%(47)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.5%(27)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,808 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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Over time
Corvallis, decade by decade
Corvallis population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
44,757
$55,710
$170,165
49.0%
28.6
2000
49,322
$64,188
$281,810
53.1%
37.1
2010
54,462
$53,541
$356,478
52.7%
43.8
2020
59,922
$67,135
$438,516
58.5%
58.5
2024
59,960
$65,012
$502,900
61.4%
56.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
