CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Oregon City

Oregon · 14,698 residents · 10.0 sq mi

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Oregon City is home to 14,698 people in Oregon. The population has fallen 43% since 2000. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 56% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $60,900. The poverty rate is 9.2%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 50%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,698

−43%vs 2000

vs 25,754 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.7

−3%vs 2000

vs 32.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

10.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202438K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(1,205)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(1,226)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(1,017)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(1,068)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.7%(1,132)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.2%(2,527)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416%(2,359)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(1,512)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.9%(867)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746%(884)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.7%(547)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(354)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,687

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,531 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,106

−39%vs 2000

vs $19,870 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.2%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$60,900

−50%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $161,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$438

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $686 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.1%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.8% in 2000

43.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.1%(23,212)

Black0.6%(143)

Hispanic / Latino5%(1,283)

Asian1.1%(283)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.2%(14,283)

Black0.2%(29)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(346)

Asian1%(152)

Other1.6%(234)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican5%(1,889)

Central American0.4%(142)

South American0.3%(130)

Puerto Rican0.3%(103)

Guatemalan0.3%(100)

Spaniard0.3%(95)

Ecuadorian0.1%(51)

Cuban0.1%(48)

Peruvian0.1%(39)

Salvadoran0.1%(23)

Nicaraguan0.1%(19)

Bolivian0.1%(19)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Chilean0%(12)

Venezuelan0%(9)

Asian origin

Chinese0.6%(235)

Filipino0.6%(222)

Korean0.2%(79)

Hmong0.2%(58)

Laotian0.1%(54)

Japanese0.1%(50)

Thai0.1%(44)

Vietnamese0%(14)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(28)

Ancestry

German22.7%(8,585)

English15.5%(5,848)

Irish11.5%(4,327)

Norwegian4.8%(1,817)

American4.2%(1,599)

Ukrainian3.8%(1,421)

Scottish3.2%(1,210)

Italian3.1%(1,186)

Swedish2.7%(1,017)

Danish1.9%(730)

French1.8%(679)

Polish1.5%(585)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Romanian1.5%(555)

Dutch1.3%(475)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(413)

Swiss1%(368)

Russian0.9%(338)

Finnish0.7%(276)

Welsh0.7%(246)

French Canadian0.5%(192)

Czech0.4%(164)

Greek0.4%(162)

Subsaharan African0.4%(159)

Portuguese0.4%(145)

British0.4%(141)

Nigerian0.3%(112)

Hungarian0.3%(101)

Croatian0.2%(90)

Austrian0.2%(78)

Slovak0.2%(68)

Lithuanian0.2%(63)

Arab0.1%(51)

West Indian0.1%(37)

Lebanese0.1%(28)

Slovene0.1%(27)

Belgian0.1%(25)

Bulgarian0.1%(23)

Jamaican0%(15)

Serbian0%(14)

Canadian0%(13)

Haitian0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.8%

−5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.9%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.9%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.3 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 17.2 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 married37.5%(5,940)

Married50.8%(8,049)

Widowed2.8%(443)

Divorced9%(1,428)

Women 15+

Never married27.5%(4,265)

Married52.7%(8,173)

Widowed6.6%(1,017)

Divorced13.2%(2,051)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.0%

−9.3 ptssince 2013

from 14.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

66.9%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 64.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.7%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.4%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.7%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.8%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 76.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.2%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 30.1% 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)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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