Roseburg is home to 23,778 people in Oregon. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. Households here earn about 35% less than in Oregon as a whole. Owners hold 54% of the housing stock. 22.4% of locals live below the federal poverty line. The average commute runs 16 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $53,918, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 54%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Roseburg
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.6% → 21.5%(+5.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poverty rate14.7% → 22.4%(+7.7 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$140,164 → $289,800(+107%)US over the same years: +67%
Roseburg's population equals 21% of Douglas County's. Its number of households without a car equals 44% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 29% 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%(782)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.8%(565)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era20.6%(534)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War13.5%(350)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.2%(58)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,590 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
Roseburg, decade by decade
Roseburg 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
17,032
$56,990
$140,164
15.6%
12.6
2000
20,017
$56,927
$188,177
17.0%
20.0
2010
21,181
$57,884
$283,542
21.7%
28.3
2020
23,683
$58,081
$250,771
24.7%
39.2
2024
23,778
$53,918
$289,800
21.5%
39.7
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.
