With 1,288 people, Gold Hill is a city in Oregon. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 14% of adults. Households here earn about 32% less than in Oregon as a whole. The foreign-born share is 2%. 22.0% of locals live below the federal poverty line. There are 1,690 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,359, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 95%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Gold Hill
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$139,924 → $340,500(+143%)US over the same years: +67%
White share95.8% → 84.0%(−11.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share1.9% → 6.1%(+4.2 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
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)46.3%(63)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.7%(20)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.7%(35)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.2%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 136 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
Gold Hill, decade by decade
Gold Hill 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
976
$48,323
$139,924
12.3%
10.2
2000
1,073
$59,204
$174,515
12.0%
15.3
2010
1,220
$64,736
$237,796
6.5%
18.9
2020
1,335
$58,750
$275,133
13.3%
34.9
2024
1,288
$56,359
$340,500
14.5%
35.4
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.
