With 37,755 people, Oregon City is a city in Oregon. Few US cities rank higher on income. 12,001 more people live here than in 2000. There are 3,757 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $555,800, having roughly tripled since 2000. 6% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $97,829, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 88%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Oregon City
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$146,164 → $555,800(+280%)US over the same years: +67%
Population14,698 → 37,755(+157%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants56.1% → 65.3%(+9.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Oregon City's population equals 8.9% of Clackamas County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 5.9% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 6.6% 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)30.2%(601)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.3%(443)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.7%(689)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.6%(51)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,987 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
Oregon City, decade by decade
Oregon City 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
14,698
$68,851
$146,164
12.8%
10.2
2000
25,754
$82,942
$294,926
18.4%
23.0
2010
31,859
$80,780
$410,137
21.9%
29.4
2020
37,572
$98,222
$463,120
29.3%
43.9
2024
37,755
$97,829
$555,800
33.4%
36.4
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.
