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Josephine County

Oregon · 87,867 residents (2025 est.) · 1,639 sq mi
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Josephine County is a county of 88,179 people in Oregon. At a median age of 47.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 28% less than in Oregon as a whole. 4% of locals were born outside the United States. There are 54 people per square mile.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 86%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
88,179
+16%since 2000
from 75,726 in 2000
87,867 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
54 / sq mi
+9%since 2009
from 49 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
47.3
+10%since 2000
from 43.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,639 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
60K68K75K83K91K19902000201020202024Josephine County
202488K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.5%(3,979)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.9%(4,341)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.3%(5,554)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.3%(4,681)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.3%(3,777)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3410.8%(9,539)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.5%(10,158)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.9%(9,573)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.3%(12,578)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7415.6%(13,776)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 848.9%(7,812)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.7%(2,411)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$60,098
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $31,229 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$35,179
+104%since 2000
from $17,234 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
40.5%
+21.8 ptssince 2009
from 18.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
15.6%
+0.6 ptssince 2000
from 15.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.477
+5%since 2010
from 0.453 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information14.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade10.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade8%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services4.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction2.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Public administration2.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$404,300
+86%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $119,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,194
+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $534 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
71.7%
+1.7 ptssince 2000
from 70.1% in 2000
28.3% rent
Vacancy rate
7.1%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.36 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.36 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
29.0%
−4.7 ptssince 2009
from 33.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
52.4%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 53.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
6.7
Unchangedsince 2009
from 6.7 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
40
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic91.4%(69,233)
Black0.3%(192)
Hispanic / Latino4.3%(3,229)
Asian0.6%(460)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic82.9%(73,076)
Black0.4%(367)
Hispanic / Latino8.8%(7,777)
Asian0.8%(693)
Other7.1%(6,266)
Diversity Score
38
+60%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
13
−37%since 2020
from 21 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
Mexican6.3%(5,594)
Spaniard0.7%(576)
Puerto Rican0.3%(259)
Chilean0.2%(180)
Peruvian0.1%(101)
Costa Rican0.1%(87)
Colombian0.1%(86)
Salvadoran0.1%(80)
Nicaraguan0.1%(77)
+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data
Cuban0%(43)
Honduran0%(14)
Asian origin
Filipino0.2%(165)
Vietnamese0.1%(106)
Japanese0.1%(85)
Chinese0.1%(78)
Thai0.1%(74)
Asian Indian0.1%(62)
Indonesian0.1%(49)
Taiwanese0%(42)
Korean0%(19)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(61)
Ancestry
German17.9%(15,808)
English15.7%(13,847)
Irish12.5%(10,992)
American4.7%(4,160)
Italian4%(3,546)
Norwegian2.9%(2,553)
Scottish2.9%(2,537)
French2.7%(2,391)
Swedish2.4%(2,123)
Dutch2.2%(1,972)
Polish1.4%(1,202)
Scotch-Irish1.2%(1,087)
+ 31 more ancestry groups with data
Portuguese0.8%(702)
Welsh0.7%(633)
Russian0.6%(501)
British0.4%(361)
Swiss0.4%(346)
Hungarian0.4%(345)
Danish0.3%(305)
Greek0.2%(212)
Lithuanian0.2%(169)
Finnish0.1%(128)
Bulgarian0.1%(101)
Czech0.1%(97)
Austrian0.1%(89)
Arab0.1%(83)
Ukrainian0.1%(80)
Canadian0.1%(79)
Syrian0.1%(49)
Croatian0%(39)
Lebanese0%(34)
Brazilian0%(34)
Belgian0%(32)
Romanian0%(29)
Slovene0%(29)
Armenian0%(25)
Israeli0%(25)
Nigerian0%(17)
Serbian0%(15)
Iranian0%(13)
Turkish0%(11)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
19.7%
+5.6 ptssince 2000
from 14.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.4%
+8.6 ptssince 2000
from 81.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
7.2%
+2.6 ptssince 2000
from 4.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
21.5 min
+52%since 2000
from 14.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
73.8%
−6.3 ptssince 2009
from 80.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.9%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 8.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.4%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.1%
+6.1 ptssince 2009
from 6.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.6%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 3.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.5%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.8%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.9% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.4%
−6.2 ptssince 2011
from 12.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
49.7%
−1.8 ptssince 2011
from 51.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
69.2%
+5.6 ptssince 2020
from 63.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.7%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 12.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
32.5%
+6.8 ptssince 2009
from 25.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.8%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 48.1% in 2009
Female
51.2%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 51.9% in 2009
Foreign born
3.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
11.4%
−6.4 ptssince 2009
from 17.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
20.0%
+3.1 ptssince 2012
from 16.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.6%
−9.6 ptssince 2013
from 16.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.3%
+14.8 ptssince 2017
from 76.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.1%
+3.9 ptssince 2020
from 91.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.5%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 85.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
94.2%
−1.0 ptssince 2016
from 95.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
3.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2016
from 3.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married29.8%(10,732)
Married53%(19,073)
Widowed3.9%(1,416)
Divorced13.2%(4,757)
Women 15+
Never married21%(8,042)
Married51.2%(19,622)
Widowed11.1%(4,236)
Divorced16.8%(6,427)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.6%
−9.6 ptssince 2013
from 16.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
37.5%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 36.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.0%
−2.2 ptssince 2020
from 17.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
29.4%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 28.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
36.0%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 34.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
5.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 4.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
52.5%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 53.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
60.4%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 58.4% 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)20%(1,620)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.1%(1,382)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.7%(2,970)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.7%(626)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.5%(119)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 8,082 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 Josephine County, Oregon?

Josephine County, Oregon has about 88,179 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Josephine County, Oregon earns about $60,098 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Josephine County, Oregon expensive?

In Josephine County, Oregon, the median home is worth about $404,300, and the typical rent is about $1,194 a month.

How educated are people in Josephine County, Oregon?

About 19.7% of adults age 25 and over in Josephine County, Oregon hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Josephine County, Oregon?

About 15.6% of people in Josephine County, Oregon live below the federal poverty line.

Has Josephine County, Oregon grown since 1990?

Yes, Josephine County, Oregon has grown since 1990. The population has added about 25,530 residents, a change of about 41 percent over that period.

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