CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Grants Pass

Oregon · 17,488 residents · 11.5 sq mi

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Grants Pass is a city of 17,488 people in Oregon. At a median age of 37.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 54% of the housing stock. There are 5,515 fewer people here than in 2000. The average commute runs 14 minutes. Households here earn about 21% less than in Oregon as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% 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

17,488

−24%vs 2000

vs 23,003 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.2

−2%vs 2000

vs 37.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.5 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202439K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(1,289)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(1,089)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(1,272)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(1,071)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(1,022)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.2%(2,487)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(2,363)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(1,684)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(1,371)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.9%(1,902)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.4%(1,465)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.7%(473)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,557

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,197 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,607

−29%vs 2000

vs $16,234 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.1%

+3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$66,500

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $109,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$403

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $531 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

53.7%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 53.2% in 2000

46.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.1%(20,737)

Black0.3%(70)

Hispanic / Latino5.4%(1,236)

Asian0.9%(218)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.7%(16,907)

Black0.3%(56)

Hispanic / Latino2.5%(432)

Asian1%(169)

Other2%(356)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.3%(3,246)

Spaniard1.1%(434)

Central American0.6%(225)

Puerto Rican0.2%(90)

Costa Rican0.2%(87)

Nicaraguan0.2%(70)

Salvadoran0.1%(51)

Cuban0.1%(43)

South American0.1%(27)

Colombian0.1%(21)

Guatemalan0%(14)

Peruvian0%(6)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Honduran0%(3)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.2%(87)

Asian Indian0.2%(62)

Indonesian0.1%(49)

Thai0.1%(38)

Japanese0.1%(28)

Filipino0.1%(28)

Chinese0.1%(26)

Korean0%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.6%(230)

Samoan0.2%(61)

Ancestry

German17.6%(6,910)

English15%(5,893)

Irish12.2%(4,785)

American5.3%(2,080)

Italian3.4%(1,341)

French3.3%(1,279)

Scottish2.8%(1,108)

Norwegian2.6%(1,028)

Swedish2.5%(980)

Dutch2.3%(888)

Polish1.8%(717)

French Canadian1.3%(529)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.9%(356)

Portuguese0.9%(335)

Russian0.5%(206)

Welsh0.5%(180)

Lithuanian0.4%(157)

Swiss0.4%(156)

Danish0.3%(131)

Hungarian0.3%(126)

British0.3%(124)

Greek0.3%(112)

Subsaharan African0.2%(74)

Czech0.2%(69)

Canadian0.2%(65)

Arab0.1%(34)

Lebanese0.1%(34)

Finnish0.1%(26)

Israeli0.1%(25)

Croatian0.1%(24)

Romanian0%(19)

Slovene0%(18)

Armenian0%(16)

Ukrainian0%(14)

Austrian0%(8)

Turkish0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.0%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 14.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.1%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.5%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.9 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 11.8 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 married32.8%(4,947)

Married50.2%(7,557)

Widowed4.8%(725)

Divorced12.2%(1,831)

Women 15+

Never married25.7%(4,359)

Married45.1%(7,635)

Widowed10.3%(1,745)

Divorced18.8%(3,191)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.5%

−9.0 ptssince 2013

from 15.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.5%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 40.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.0%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.4%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.9%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 37.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.4%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.6%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 52.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.8%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 56.4% 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)24.6%(864)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.4%(680)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.3%(1,100)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.5%(299)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.4%(119)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,514 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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