CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Klamath Falls

Oregon · 17,737 residents · 20.1 sq mi

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Klamath Falls is home to 17,737 people in Oregon. 50% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $46,400. Households here earn about 29% less than in Oregon as a whole. Getting to work takes 12 minutes on average. The poverty rate is 21.8%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

17,737

−9%vs 2000

vs 19,462 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.1

−4%vs 2000

vs 33.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

20.1 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202422K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(1,289)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(1,232)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(1,310)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(1,387)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.5%(1,686)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.7%(2,791)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415%(2,654)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548%(1,414)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.4%(1,319)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.1%(1,438)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(935)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(282)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,382

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,498 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,936

−35%vs 2000

vs $16,710 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.8%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,400

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $85,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$318

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $471 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

49.7%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 49.3% in 2000

50.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic81.2%(15,803)

Black1%(188)

Hispanic / Latino9.3%(1,814)

Asian1.3%(245)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic91.8%(16,288)

Black0.8%(144)

Hispanic / Latino5.8%(1,035)

Asian0.8%(146)

Other6.5%(1,159)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican13%(2,874)

Spaniard0.6%(141)

Puerto Rican0.4%(84)

Central American0.3%(72)

Costa Rican0.3%(67)

South American0.1%(21)

Colombian0.1%(21)

Cuban0.1%(16)

Salvadoran0%(5)

Asian origin

Chinese0.6%(137)

Filipino0.2%(53)

Korean0.2%(44)

Sri Lankan0.1%(30)

Vietnamese0.1%(29)

Nepalese0.1%(16)

Pakistani0.1%(13)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.6%(138)

Marshallese0.4%(88)

Native Hawaiian0.4%(78)

Ancestry

English15.7%(3,468)

German14.6%(3,230)

Irish11.7%(2,586)

Italian4.6%(1,011)

American4.5%(988)

French3.8%(833)

Scottish2.5%(545)

Polish1.8%(392)

Swedish1.5%(330)

Dutch1.5%(324)

Norwegian1.3%(293)

British1.1%(233)

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Scotch-Irish0.9%(208)

Danish0.9%(191)

Welsh0.6%(141)

Portuguese0.5%(116)

Swiss0.5%(105)

Subsaharan African0.4%(79)

Canadian0.4%(78)

Russian0.3%(75)

Finnish0.2%(54)

French Canadian0.2%(40)

Austrian0.1%(25)

West Indian0.1%(25)

Jamaican0.1%(25)

Ethiopian0.1%(24)

Israeli0.1%(21)

Arab0.1%(19)

Egyptian0.1%(14)

Latvian0.1%(13)

Australian0%(11)

Romanian0%(8)

Turkish0%(8)

Hungarian0%(7)

Czech0%(5)

Slovene0%(5)

Lithuanian0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.7%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.3%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.0%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

11.8 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 9.7 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 married39.9%(3,504)

Married42.7%(3,749)

Widowed1.6%(143)

Divorced15.8%(1,391)

Women 15+

Never married29.2%(2,752)

Married45.7%(4,298)

Widowed7.2%(676)

Divorced17.9%(1,685)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.8%

−14.3 ptssince 2013

from 20.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.2%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 43.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.2%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 10.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.9%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 21.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

40.9%

+8.5 ptssince 2020

from 32.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.8%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 55.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.2%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 50.6% 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)36.4%(572)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.2%(395)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.6%(464)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.5%(86)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.8%(13)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,570 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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