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Deschutes County

Oregon · 213,072 residents (2025 est.) · 3,018 sq mi
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Deschutes County is a county of 206,334 people in Oregon. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 90,967 people. That puts it in the top 2% of US counties for household income. The typical home is worth $650,900, having more than tripled since 2000. The median age is 42.9, about 4 years above the US median. About 45% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
45% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 154%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
206,334
+79%since 2000
from 115,367 in 2000
213,072 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
68 / sq mi
+36%since 2009
from 50 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
42.9
+12%since 2000
from 38.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
3,018 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
62K101K141K180K219K19902000201020202024Deschutes County
2024206K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.6%(9,466)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.3%(11,017)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.5%(11,378)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.3%(10,835)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.7%(9,623)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.3%(27,479)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.3%(29,596)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.7%(26,191)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413%(26,879)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7413.3%(27,364)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846%(12,288)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2%(4,218)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$92,758
+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $41,847 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$53,083
+144%since 2000
from $21,767 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
60.3%
+29.0 ptssince 2009
from 31.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
8.8%
−0.5 ptssince 2000
from 9.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.461
+7%since 2010
from 0.430 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade6.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services6%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance3.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration3.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical2.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.7%
US avg: 1.6%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction1.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$650,900
+154%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $140,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,787
+52%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $644 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
70.0%
−2.3 ptssince 2000
from 72.3% in 2000
30.0% rent
Vacancy rate
14.5%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 17.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.41 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.45 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
25.9%
−10.7 ptssince 2009
from 36.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
47.0%
+4.0 ptssince 2009
from 43.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
7.0
+23%since 2009
from 5.7 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
91
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic92.9%(107,177)
Black0.2%(207)
Hispanic / Latino3.7%(4,304)
Asian0.7%(831)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic83.5%(172,275)
Black0.3%(710)
Hispanic / Latino9.2%(19,035)
Asian1%(2,029)
Other6%(12,285)
Diversity Score
36
+50%since 2009
from 24 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
20
−11%since 2020
from 23 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican6.8%(14,128)
Central American0.7%(1,468)
Salvadoran0.4%(744)
Spaniard0.3%(722)
Puerto Rican0.2%(392)
Guatemalan0.1%(197)
Ecuadorian0.1%(191)
Nicaraguan0.1%(179)
Cuban0.1%(178)
Costa Rican0.1%(153)
Honduran0.1%(135)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.1%(125)
Colombian0.1%(124)
Chilean0%(91)
Argentine0%(63)
Dominican0%(51)
Bolivian0%(39)
Uruguayan0%(14)
Asian origin
Chinese0.3%(571)
Japanese0.2%(472)
Filipino0.2%(362)
Korean0.1%(213)
Asian Indian0.1%(197)
Taiwanese0.1%(117)
Vietnamese0%(103)
Thai0%(63)
Burmese0%(43)
Cambodian0%(23)
Pakistani0%(17)
Malaysian0%(11)
Pacific Islander origin
Fijian0%(61)
Chamorro0%(34)
Samoan0%(24)
Ancestry
German19.1%(39,358)
English18%(37,080)
Irish14.2%(29,237)
Italian4.3%(8,892)
Norwegian3.7%(7,657)
American3.6%(7,435)
Scottish3.3%(6,751)
French2.7%(5,583)
Swedish2.3%(4,694)
Polish2.2%(4,491)
Dutch1.5%(3,158)
Scotch-Irish1.2%(2,455)
+ 42 more ancestry groups with data
Danish0.9%(1,935)
Welsh0.9%(1,825)
British0.8%(1,652)
French Canadian0.6%(1,322)
Czech0.6%(1,283)
Finnish0.5%(1,040)
Canadian0.5%(1,038)
Swiss0.5%(1,027)
Russian0.5%(1,025)
Portuguese0.5%(1,018)
Hungarian0.5%(1,015)
Arab0.4%(886)
Austrian0.3%(578)
Lebanese0.3%(558)
Ukrainian0.3%(553)
Croatian0.2%(455)
Greek0.2%(409)
Belgian0.1%(298)
Slovak0.1%(262)
West Indian0.1%(233)
Iranian0.1%(231)
Brazilian0.1%(212)
Romanian0.1%(194)
Lithuanian0.1%(180)
Armenian0.1%(169)
Latvian0.1%(121)
Slovene0.1%(109)
Egyptian0.1%(104)
Serbian0%(78)
Ethiopian0%(72)
Jamaican0%(72)
Bulgarian0%(67)
Nigerian0%(62)
Kenyan0%(25)
Turkish0%(24)
Syrian0%(13)
Israeli0%(6)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
45.0%
+20.0 ptssince 2000
from 25.0% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
95.4%
+7.0 ptssince 2000
from 88.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
16.6%
+8.7 ptssince 2000
from 7.9% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
19.6 min
+61%since 2000
from 12.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
65.2%
−12.6 ptssince 2009
from 77.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.0%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 9.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
22.6%
+15.4 ptssince 2009
from 7.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.1%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
1.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.0%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.4%
−6.3 ptssince 2011
from 10.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.6%
−0.9 ptssince 2011
from 64.5% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.2%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 75.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.4%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 11.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
45.6%
+13.4 ptssince 2009
from 32.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.5% in 2009
Female
50.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.5% in 2009
Foreign born
4.9%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.3%
−6.0 ptssince 2009
from 13.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2012
from 12.1% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.2%
−11.8 ptssince 2013
from 18.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.7%
+9.7 ptssince 2017
from 83.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.8%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 95.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.2%
+4.6 ptssince 2020
from 81.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
92.6%
−1.0 ptssince 2016
from 93.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
5.5%
+1.1 ptssince 2016
from 4.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married30.2%(26,085)
Married56.7%(48,883)
Widowed1.8%(1,586)
Divorced11.3%(9,711)
Women 15+
Never married23.8%(20,968)
Married54.6%(48,162)
Widowed6.6%(5,858)
Divorced15%(13,220)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.2%
−11.8 ptssince 2013
from 18.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
49.8%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 47.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
20.2%
−2.1 ptssince 2020
from 22.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
22.6%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 21.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
20.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 20.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.7%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 3.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
68.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 68.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
40.9%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 40.5% 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)22.5%(2,764)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.1%(2,098)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.6%(4,611)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.6%(565)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(165)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 12,269 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Deschutes County, Oregon?

Deschutes County, Oregon has about 206,334 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Deschutes County, Oregon?

The typical household in Deschutes County, Oregon earns about $92,758 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Deschutes County, Oregon expensive?

In Deschutes County, Oregon, the median home is worth about $650,900, and the typical rent is about $1,787 a month.

How educated are people in Deschutes County, Oregon?

About 45.0% of adults age 25 and over in Deschutes County, Oregon hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Deschutes County, Oregon?

About 8.8% of people in Deschutes County, Oregon live below the federal poverty line.

Has Deschutes County, Oregon grown since 1990?

Yes, Deschutes County, Oregon has grown since 1990. The population has added about 131,376 residents, a change of about 175 percent over that period.

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