Gresham is home to 112,378 people in Oregon. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 23% of adults. Density works out to 4,778 people per square mile. Owners hold 56% of the housing stock. 22,173 more people live here than in 2000. The typical home is worth $458,700, having roughly tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $77,795, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 62%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Gresham
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$170,405 → $458,700(+169%)US over the same years: +67%
White share92.3% → 60.5%(−31.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share3.0% → 21.1%(+18.0 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Gresham's population equals 14% of Multnomah County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 6.1% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 6.1% 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)15.7%(863)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.5%(1,073)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.5%(2,063)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.9%(159)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(93)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 5,498 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
Gresham, decade by decade
Gresham 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
68,235
$76,401
$170,405
15.9%
18.2
2000
90,205
$79,136
$283,814
18.4%
45.0
2010
105,594
$68,309
$344,394
17.8%
61.0
2020
114,247
$70,601
$385,792
22.7%
73.8
2024
112,378
$77,795
$458,700
23.3%
72.2
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.
