CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Happy Valley

Oregon · 1,551 residents · 11.6 sq mi

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With 1,551 people, Happy Valley is a city in Oregon. Households here earn about 90% more than in Oregon as a whole. Owners hold 96% of the housing stock. The population has fallen 66% since 2000. This is an unusually credentialed place: 37% of adults have a four-year degree. The median age is 38.9, about 6 years above the US median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

37% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 48%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,551

−66%vs 2000

vs 4,519 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.9

+5%vs 2000

vs 37.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.6 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202427K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.7%(88)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(104)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(126)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(124)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.3%(67)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411%(170)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.7%(274)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5417.3%(268)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.9%(169)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(135)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.5%(23)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.2%(3)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$51,654

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $93,131 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,568

−47%vs 2000

vs $36,665 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.4%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$119,300

−48%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $302,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$475

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $734 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

96.3%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 96.9% in 2000

3.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.2%(3,896)

Black0.7%(32)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(85)

Asian8.8%(396)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.5%(1,496)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(8)

Asian2.4%(37)

Other1.2%(18)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.4%(1,187)

South American2.3%(620)

Colombian1.5%(410)

Cuban0.7%(198)

Peruvian0.5%(144)

Central American0.4%(99)

Dominican0.2%(62)

Salvadoran0.2%(45)

Puerto Rican0.1%(40)

Nicaraguan0.1%(39)

Spaniard0.1%(38)

Argentine0.1%(27)

+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data

Chilean0.1%(20)

Venezuelan0.1%(19)

Guatemalan0.1%(14)

Costa Rican0%(1)

Asian origin

Chinese4.2%(1,124)

Vietnamese4.2%(1,110)

Korean2.5%(662)

Filipino1.1%(297)

Laotian0.8%(203)

Asian Indian0.6%(148)

Nepalese0.4%(117)

Japanese0.4%(107)

Cambodian0.1%(37)

Mien0.1%(29)

Taiwanese0.1%(22)

Hmong0.1%(17)

+ 1 more asian origin group with data

Malaysian0%(13)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.7%(184)

Samoan0.4%(97)

Ancestry

German12.8%(3,417)

English12%(3,208)

Irish8.4%(2,234)

American4.5%(1,191)

Italian3.5%(928)

Norwegian3.4%(905)

Scottish2.6%(685)

Swedish2%(534)

Danish1.7%(454)

French1.7%(444)

Swiss1.6%(423)

Ukrainian1.5%(391)

+ 32 more ancestry groups with data

Polish1.4%(364)

Romanian1.3%(350)

Dutch1.3%(346)

Russian1.1%(306)

Welsh0.9%(235)

British0.8%(226)

Finnish0.7%(197)

Arab0.6%(170)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(145)

Iraqi0.5%(128)

French Canadian0.4%(96)

Iranian0.3%(90)

Greek0.3%(79)

Portuguese0.3%(79)

Croatian0.3%(68)

Hungarian0.2%(59)

Subsaharan African0.2%(59)

Czech0.2%(56)

West Indian0.2%(53)

Lebanese0.1%(31)

Armenian0.1%(30)

Jamaican0.1%(27)

Slovene0.1%(23)

Ethiopian0.1%(23)

Canadian0.1%(19)

Haitian0.1%(19)

Lithuanian0.1%(18)

Slovak0.1%(14)

Egyptian0%(11)

Austrian0%(11)

Serbian0%(11)

Kenyan0%(11)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

36.7%

−10.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 46.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

94.8%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 95.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

10.8%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.1 min

+39%vs 2000

vs 15.2 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 married28.8%(2,882)

Married60.5%(6,057)

Widowed3.8%(379)

Divorced7%(701)

Women 15+

Never married27.3%(2,951)

Married53.1%(5,737)

Widowed6.9%(750)

Divorced12.7%(1,376)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.0%

−2.8 ptssince 2013

from 5.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

71.2%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 69.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.1%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.0%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 12.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.6%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 7.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 0.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.8%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 84.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

26.8%

+7.5 ptssince 2020

from 19.3% 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)23.8%(271)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24%(273)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.6%(428)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.2%(70)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,137 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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