Eugene is a city of 179,591 people in Oregon. 48% of homes are owner-occupied. 76% were living in the same home a year earlier. There are 4,040 people per square mile. The population is up 30% since 2000. About 45% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,562, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
45% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 74%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Eugene
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$174,725 → $460,400(+163%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age32.3 → 35.2(+2.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree34.9% → 45.1%(+10.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Eugene's population equals 47% of Lane County's. Its number of households without a car equals 64% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 36% 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)21.5%(1,835)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.5%(1,666)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.3%(3,188)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.4%(458)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.1%(179)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 8,548 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
Eugene, decade by decade
Eugene 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
112,669
$60,887
$174,725
34.9%
19.8
2000
137,893
$65,306
$264,140
37.3%
31.9
2010
156,185
$59,990
$353,169
40.2%
39.8
2020
176,654
$63,861
$369,066
43.0%
52.9
2024
179,591
$66,562
$460,400
45.1%
53.4
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.
