CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sutherlin

Oregon · 5,020 residents · 6.11 sq mi

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Sutherlin is home to 5,020 people in Oregon. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $51,700. There are 1,649 fewer people here than in 2000. That trails the Oregon median by roughly 24%. The poverty rate is 19.8%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,020

−25%vs 2000

vs 6,669 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.2

−13%vs 2000

vs 39.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.11 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.2%(461)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(389)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(360)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(354)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(319)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.7%(688)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.4%(775)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.7%(389)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(458)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.7%(489)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(296)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(42)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,593

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,068 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,975

−33%vs 2000

vs $13,439 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.8%

+4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,700

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $81,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$355

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $522 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.4%

−6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.3% in 2000

34.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.4%(6,098)

Black0.1%(8)

Hispanic / Latino4%(265)

Asian0.5%(33)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(4,890)

Black0.1%(7)

Hispanic / Latino3.5%(174)

Asian0.8%(39)

Other1.7%(84)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.7%(142)

Puerto Rican0.4%(37)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(6)

Chinese0.1%(5)

Korean0.1%(5)

Vietnamese0%(4)

Ancestry

English15%(1,290)

German14%(1,202)

Irish10.8%(929)

American8.2%(708)

Scotch-Irish3.3%(283)

Norwegian2.9%(253)

Scottish2.9%(250)

Italian2.7%(233)

Polish2.3%(195)

Swedish2.2%(190)

Dutch1.9%(166)

French1.7%(146)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Belgian1%(88)

Danish1%(85)

Russian0.6%(54)

Portuguese0.6%(48)

Welsh0.5%(46)

Arab0.2%(19)

Lebanese0.2%(19)

French Canadian0.1%(12)

Austrian0.1%(11)

British0.1%(11)

Hungarian0.1%(10)

Swiss0.1%(10)

Subsaharan African0.1%(7)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.7%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.0%

−10.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.6 min

+46%vs 2000

vs 14.2 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 married28.4%(964)

Married52.5%(1,783)

Widowed8.5%(289)

Divorced10.6%(359)

Women 15+

Never married18%(742)

Married43.8%(1,806)

Widowed13.4%(554)

Divorced24.9%(1,026)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.4%

−14.2 ptssince 2013

from 17.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.1%

+8.3 ptssince 2020

from 41.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.6%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.5%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 28.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.3%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 30.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.4%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 6.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.4%

+7.1 ptssince 2020

from 55.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.5%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 56.8% 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)9.3%(79)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.3%(172)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.9%(363)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.6%(22)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 846 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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