CensusEasy
STATE · ADMITTED 1859

Oregon

4,254,293 residents · 36 counties · 426 cities · 95,988 sq mi · 1,001 census tracts
Time machine
COMPARE TO
The short version

Oregon is home to 4,254,293 people. Few US states rank higher on income. 832,894 more people live here than in 2000. Density works out to 44 people per square mile. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $477,600. 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

OR
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
4,254,293
+24%since 2000
from 3,421,399 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
44 / sq mi
+14%since 2009
from 39 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
40.4
+11%since 2000
from 36.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
95,988 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
2.7M3.1M3.5M4.0M4.4M19902000201020202024Oregon
20244.3M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.9%(207,757)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.4%(230,541)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146%(254,129)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196%(256,155)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.1%(260,929)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414%(595,416)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.1%(597,754)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.3%(522,000)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.2%(518,760)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.5%(487,956)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.5%(235,474)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.1%(87,422)
US avg: 1.9%
BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$83,011
+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $40,916 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$45,612
+118%since 2000
from $20,940 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
54.6%
+25.3 ptssince 2009
from 29.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.9%
+0.3 ptssince 2000
from 11.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.463
+4%since 2010
from 0.446 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade10.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade6.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services5.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance4.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.7%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction2.7%
US avg: 1.2%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$477,600
+80%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $145,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,525
+35%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $620 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
63.3%
−0.9 ptssince 2000
from 64.3% in 2000
36.7% rent
Vacancy rate
7.5%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 8.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.42 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.49 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
25.1%
−7.2 ptssince 2009
from 32.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
49.5%
+2.1 ptssince 2009
from 47.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.8
+16%since 2009
from 5.0 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.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic83.5%(2,857,616)
Black1.6%(53,325)
Hispanic / Latino8%(275,314)
Asian2.9%(100,333)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic71.4%(3,035,984)
Black1.8%(77,886)
Hispanic / Latino14.7%(624,598)
Asian4.4%(188,665)
Other7.7%(327,160)
Diversity Score
58
+36%since 2009
from 42 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican11.5%(488,155)
Central American0.9%(36,865)
South American0.5%(21,923)
Puerto Rican0.4%(16,163)
Guatemalan0.4%(15,763)
Spaniard0.4%(15,612)
Salvadoran0.2%(10,071)
Cuban0.2%(8,967)
Colombian0.1%(5,807)
Peruvian0.1%(4,617)
Nicaraguan0.1%(3,080)
Honduran0.1%(2,946)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.1%(2,752)
Chilean0.1%(2,698)
Venezuelan0.1%(2,622)
Costa Rican0.1%(2,549)
Panamanian0.1%(2,384)
Dominican0%(2,018)
Argentine0%(1,993)
Uruguayan0%(544)
Bolivian0%(512)
Paraguayan0%(150)
Asian origin
Chinese0.9%(40,124)
Asian Indian0.7%(30,747)
Vietnamese0.7%(29,325)
Filipino0.5%(22,787)
Korean0.4%(16,043)
Japanese0.3%(13,758)
Hmong0.1%(3,671)
Thai0.1%(3,372)
Taiwanese0.1%(3,079)
Cambodian0.1%(2,919)
Nepalese0.1%(2,876)
Laotian0.1%(2,380)
+ 13 more asian origin groups with data
Burmese0.1%(2,272)
Kazakh0%(1,729)
Mien0%(1,486)
Bangladeshi0%(1,400)
Pakistani0%(1,227)
Indonesian0%(893)
Sri Lankan0%(592)
Uzbek0%(268)
Malaysian0%(182)
Bhutanese0%(129)
Okinawan0%(59)
Mongolian0%(15)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.4%(15,705)
Samoan0.1%(3,669)
Chamorro0.1%(3,423)
Marshallese0%(2,080)
Fijian0%(1,845)
Tongan0%(1,318)
Chuukese0%(1,117)
Guamanian0%(1,042)
Ancestry
German16.3%(694,124)
English14.1%(599,294)
Irish11.1%(471,259)
American4.3%(182,296)
Italian3.5%(150,364)
Norwegian3.1%(131,539)
Scottish3%(128,773)
French2.4%(103,646)
Swedish2.2%(93,437)
Polish1.7%(70,745)
Dutch1.5%(65,564)
Scotch-Irish1.1%(47,442)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Danish0.8%(35,759)
Russian0.8%(35,697)
Welsh0.8%(35,264)
British0.7%(30,967)
Swiss0.6%(24,403)
Subsaharan African0.6%(23,999)
Ukrainian0.6%(23,843)
Arab0.5%(20,077)
Finnish0.5%(20,035)
French Canadian0.5%(20,006)
Portuguese0.5%(19,432)
Czech0.4%(16,529)
Hungarian0.3%(13,676)
Greek0.3%(13,441)
Canadian0.3%(11,483)
Austrian0.2%(10,149)
Romanian0.2%(8,834)
West Indian0.2%(6,499)
Lithuanian0.1%(6,285)
Iranian0.1%(6,201)
Croatian0.1%(5,724)
Lebanese0.1%(5,353)
Belgian0.1%(4,942)
Ethiopian0.1%(4,706)
Armenian0.1%(3,721)
Nigerian0.1%(3,241)
Slovak0.1%(3,097)
Jamaican0.1%(2,827)
Brazilian0.1%(2,653)
Turkish0.1%(2,275)
Egyptian0.1%(2,225)
Syrian0%(2,104)
Iraqi0%(2,095)
Israeli0%(2,020)
Slovene0%(1,907)
Australian0%(1,803)
Serbian0%(1,626)
Latvian0%(1,572)
Somali0%(1,467)
Bulgarian0%(1,284)
Palestinian0%(1,175)
Haitian0%(1,136)
Ghanaian0%(1,122)
Kenyan0%(986)
Moroccan0%(879)
Jordanian0%(495)
Guyanese0%(387)
Macedonian0%(366)
Barbadian0%(130)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
36.8%
+11.7 ptssince 2000
from 25.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.8%
+6.7 ptssince 2000
from 85.1% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
14.1%
+5.5 ptssince 2000
from 8.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.0 min
+55%since 2000
from 14.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
64.5%
−7.7 ptssince 2009
from 72.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.5%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.2%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 4.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
19.0%
+13.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
3.3%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 3.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
1.3%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 7.4% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.4%
−4.5 ptssince 2011
from 9.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
62.3%
−1.8 ptssince 2011
from 64.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.1%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 73.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.9%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 12.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
43.6%
+9.3 ptssince 2009
from 34.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.9%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.6% in 2009
Female
50.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.4% in 2009
Foreign born
9.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.2%
−5.0 ptssince 2009
from 12.2% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
15.5%
+2.0 ptssince 2012
from 13.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.9%
−9.9 ptssince 2013
from 15.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.4%
+10.5 ptssince 2017
from 81.9% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.6%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 94.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.0%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 83.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
84.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2016
from 84.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
9.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2016
from 8.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married36.1%(636,982)
Married50.5%(891,396)
Widowed2.6%(45,564)
Divorced10.9%(191,562)
Women 15+
Never married29.3%(527,132)
Married48.8%(876,137)
Widowed7.7%(137,471)
Divorced14.2%(255,622)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.9%
−9.9 ptssince 2013
from 15.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
54.4%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 54.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.2%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 15.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
20.4%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 19.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
23.6%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 22.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 3.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
67.0%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 68.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
41.2%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 39.1% 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)21.7%(53,464)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.2%(49,723)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.3%(91,775)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.1%(12,495)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.2%(2,879)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 246,300 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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Section 02

Largest cities

See all cities in Oregon →
1.Portland635,109
2.Salem181,779
3.Eugene178,618
4.Gresham111,513
5.Hillsboro111,126
6.Bend107,342
7.Beaverton97,842
8.Medford86,494
9.Corvallis61,499
10.Springfield61,431
11.Tigard57,929
12.Albany56,894
13.Aloha52,389
14.Lake Oswego39,722
15.Grants Pass39,239
16.Keizer39,140
17.Redmond38,547
18.Oregon City38,175
19.McMinnville34,647
20.Bethany33,106
21.Woodburn31,948
22.Happy Valley28,916
23.Tualatin28,139
24.Wilsonville27,833
25.Forest Grove27,252
26.Newberg26,896
27.West Linn26,567
28.Roseburg23,693
29.Milwaukie22,114
30.Klamath Falls22,111
31.Hayesville21,246
32.Ashland20,889
33.Sherwood20,535
34.Lebanon20,267
35.Altamont19,927
36.Hermiston19,906
37.Cedar Mill19,471
38.Central Point19,139
39.Canby18,004
40.Dallas17,890
41.Pendleton16,989
42.Oak Grove16,796
43.Four Corners16,275
44.Troutdale15,776
45.The Dalles15,745
Section 03

Metropolitan & micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas (8)
1.Portland2,542,282
2.Salem445,814
3.Eugene381,584
4.Bend266,376
5.Medford221,795
6.Albany132,843
7.Corvallis97,728
8.Grants Pass87,867
Micropolitan areas (12)
1.Roseburg111,951
2.Hermiston93,721
4.Coos Bay63,992
5.Ontario60,085
6.Newport50,636
7.Astoria40,926
8.The Dalles26,310
9.La Grande25,900
10.Hood River23,720
11.Brookings22,621
12.Baker City16,658

Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.

Frequently asked

How many people live in Oregon?

Oregon has about 4,254,293 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Oregon?

The typical household in Oregon earns about $83,011 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Oregon expensive?

In Oregon, the median home is worth about $477,600, and the typical rent is about $1,525 a month.

How educated are people in Oregon?

About 36.8% of adults age 25 and over in Oregon hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Oregon?

About 11.9% of people in Oregon live below the federal poverty line.

Has Oregon grown since 1990?

Yes, Oregon has grown since 1990. The population has added about 1,411,972 residents, a change of about 50 percent over that period.

Keep going

Explore from here

DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

How we source and harmonize this data →