CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Rockcreek

Oregon · 8,282 residents · 1.97 sq mi

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With 8,282 people, Rockcreek is a city in Oregon. Households here earn about 77% more than in Oregon as a whole. This is an unusually credentialed place: 40% of adults have a four-year degree. Median household income runs $48,292, well clear of the $30,130 US median. The poverty rate is 2.3%, under the national 13.2%. The population has fallen 12% since 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.0

US median: 33.0

More educated

40% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 34%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,282

−12%vs 2000

vs 9,404 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

32.0

−10%vs 2000

vs 35.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.97 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(683)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(595)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(677)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(596)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(539)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.4%(1,523)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4419.4%(1,603)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.2%(1,094)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646%(498)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.3%(352)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.3%(110)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.1%(12)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$48,292

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,958 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,838

−31%vs 2000

vs $30,102 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.3%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$96,800

−34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $194,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$543

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $799 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.3%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.4% in 2000

34.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic83.6%(7,865)

Black0.8%(75)

Hispanic / Latino4.6%(431)

Asian7.5%(706)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.4%(7,736)

Black0.3%(24)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(181)

Asian5.7%(474)

Other0.6%(48)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.3%(577)

South American2.5%(234)

Peruvian1.4%(130)

Venezuelan1%(92)

Central American0.5%(45)

Panamanian0.4%(41)

Puerto Rican0.1%(12)

Colombian0.1%(12)

Honduran0%(4)

Asian origin

Asian Indian4.3%(401)

Hmong3.4%(309)

Chinese2.3%(215)

Vietnamese1.7%(158)

Filipino1.3%(122)

Japanese0.8%(77)

Korean0.5%(48)

Pakistani0.4%(38)

Bangladeshi0.2%(19)

Ancestry

English16.4%(1,509)

German14.8%(1,362)

Irish11.8%(1,092)

American4.5%(411)

French4.4%(409)

Norwegian3.4%(310)

Polish3.2%(292)

Italian2.6%(243)

Scottish2.5%(228)

Swedish2.4%(222)

Welsh1.7%(160)

Ukrainian1.6%(149)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Finnish1.1%(105)

Dutch1.1%(100)

Scotch-Irish1%(93)

Canadian1%(90)

British0.9%(82)

Austrian0.7%(63)

Croatian0.7%(63)

Danish0.7%(63)

Arab0.6%(52)

Portuguese0.5%(50)

Slovak0.5%(49)

Egyptian0.5%(42)

French Canadian0.4%(40)

Russian0.4%(35)

Subsaharan African0.2%(23)

Belgian0.2%(22)

Iranian0.2%(20)

Lithuanian0.2%(18)

Romanian0.2%(15)

Turkish0.2%(14)

Swiss0.1%(13)

Armenian0.1%(11)

Lebanese0.1%(10)

Brazilian0.1%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

39.8%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 40.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

94.9%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 95.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

11.3%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.9 min

+37%vs 2000

vs 15.3 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 married34.1%(1,354)

Married59.5%(2,360)

Widowed1.1%(45)

Divorced5.3%(209)

Women 15+

Never married21.5%(850)

Married64%(2,535)

Widowed5.7%(226)

Divorced8.9%(351)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.8%

−5.3 ptssince 2013

from 8.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

74.6%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 70.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.4%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.2%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.5%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

85.7%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 83.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

23.4%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 27.0% 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)10.8%(44)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)41.8%(170)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.8%(158)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War10.8%(44)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(1)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 407 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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