Madras is home to 7,676 people in Oregon. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 2,598 people. The median age is 32.6, younger than the US median of 38.9. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 55% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the Oregon median by roughly 22%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $64,659, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 118%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Madras
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$111,123 → $330,900(+198%)US over the same years: +67%
Population3,443 → 7,676(+123%)US over the same years: +35%
White share73.0% → 46.6%(−26.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Madras's population equals 30% of Jefferson County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 12% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 56% 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)11.7%(42)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.7%(96)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44.2%(159)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.6%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 360 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
Madras, decade by decade
Madras 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
3,443
$49,381
$111,123
10.4%
52.4
2000
5,078
$53,016
$152,108
9.6%
69.6
2010
6,046
$55,342
$214,059
16.8%
71.9
2020
7,456
$47,399
$244,711
18.5%
71.5
2024
7,676
$64,659
$330,900
21.1%
79.4
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.
