Grants Pass is home to 88,179 people. 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. 4% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. There are 54 people per square mile. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,098, 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
Unique to this place
What stands out about Grants Pass
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$178,565 → $404,300(+126%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.0% → 19.7%(+7.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share95.0% → 82.9%(−12.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Among the 20 metro and micro areas based in Oregon
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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Over time
Grants Pass, decade by decade
Grants Pass 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
62,649
$50,248
$178,565
12.0%
12.1
2000
75,726
$56,888
$217,323
14.1%
20.1
2010
82,713
$54,716
$364,822
16.5%
26.2
2020
88,090
$57,854
$341,189
18.1%
38.6
2024
88,179
$60,098
$404,300
19.7%
37.5
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.
