COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Union County

Oregon · 23,598 residents · 2,037 sq mi

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Union County is a county of 23,598 people in Oregon. Median home value sits at $43,500. That trails the Oregon median by roughly 17%. Median rent is $309 a month. Households take in $22,484 at the median, 25% less than the US figure. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 39%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

23,598

−4%vs 2000

vs 24,530 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.0

−10%vs 2000

vs 37.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2,037 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202426K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(1,633)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(1,928)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(1,883)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(1,896)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(1,669)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.2%(3,122)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.2%(3,818)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(2,332)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(1,983)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(1,774)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(1,166)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(394)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,484

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,738 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,698

−37%vs 2000

vs $16,907 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.8%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,500

−39%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $94,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$309

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $487 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.4%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.5% in 2000

35.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.1%(22,843)

Black0.5%(117)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(600)

Asian0.8%(204)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(22,856)

Black0.4%(88)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(357)

Asian1.2%(282)

Other1.6%(372)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.3%(1,122)

Puerto Rican0.2%(65)

South American0.2%(47)

Central American0.1%(33)

Spaniard0.1%(28)

Venezuelan0.1%(25)

Ecuadorian0.1%(22)

Salvadoran0.1%(17)

Nicaraguan0%(12)

Cuban0%(4)

Guatemalan0%(4)

Asian origin

Chinese0.5%(138)

Filipino0.3%(78)

Korean0.2%(64)

Asian Indian0.1%(28)

Japanese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese0.2%(54)

Samoan0.1%(21)

Native Hawaiian0%(6)

Ancestry

German16.7%(4,359)

English15.1%(3,956)

Irish9.1%(2,388)

American5.8%(1,521)

Scottish2.6%(687)

Italian2.1%(549)

Norwegian2.1%(537)

Danish1.7%(432)

French1.6%(411)

Swedish1.6%(410)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(295)

Dutch1.1%(294)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.9%(227)

Welsh0.8%(198)

Hungarian0.4%(108)

Greek0.4%(106)

British0.3%(79)

Swiss0.3%(78)

Belgian0.3%(75)

Finnish0.3%(70)

French Canadian0.2%(64)

Ukrainian0.2%(64)

Portuguese0.2%(54)

Arab0.2%(45)

Canadian0.2%(43)

Austrian0.2%(42)

Czech0.2%(40)

Russian0.1%(36)

Lebanese0.1%(28)

Subsaharan African0.1%(20)

Moroccan0.1%(17)

Slovene0.1%(16)

Romanian0.1%(14)

Ethiopian0.1%(14)

Croatian0%(12)

Armenian0%(7)

West Indian0%(7)

Haitian0%(7)

Brazilian0%(6)

Lithuanian0%(3)

Slovak0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.0%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.2%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.2%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.6 min

+53%vs 2000

vs 11.5 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 married31.8%(3,401)

Married55.8%(5,974)

Widowed3.6%(387)

Divorced8.8%(943)

Women 15+

Never married27.6%(3,031)

Married49.8%(5,474)

Widowed9%(987)

Divorced13.6%(1,494)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.9%

−9.3 ptssince 2013

from 16.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.4%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 48.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.3%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.6%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 22.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 25.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.3%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 65.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.1%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 44.7% 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)31.8%(516)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.7%(335)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.4%(607)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.9%(96)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(11)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,622 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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