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STATE · ADMITTED 1859 · 2000 CENSUS

Oregon

3,421,399 residents · 36 counties · 426 cities · 95,988 sq mi · 1,001 census tracts
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With 3,421,399 people, Oregon is a state. 579,078 more people live here than in 1990. Home values have more than doubled since 1990, reaching $145,800. Median household income is $40,916, close to the national figure. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

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Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
3,421,399
+20%since 1990
from 2,842,321 in 1990
1990 – 2024
Median age
36.3
+5%since 1990
from 34.6 in 1990
US average: 35.2
Land area
95,988 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
2.7M3.1M3.5M4.0M4.4M19902000201020202024Oregon
20244.3M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2000
Under 56.5%(223,005)
US avg: 6.8%
5 to 96.9%(234,474)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 147.1%(242,098)
US avg: 7.3%
15 to 197.1%(244,427)
US avg: 7.2%
20 to 246.7%(230,406)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3413.8%(470,695)
US avg: 14.2%
35 to 4415.4%(526,574)
US avg: 16%
45 to 5414.8%(507,155)
US avg: 13.4%
55 to 648.9%(304,388)
US avg: 8.6%
65 to 746.4%(219,342)
US avg: 6.5%
75 to 844.7%(161,404)
US avg: 4.4%
85 and over1.7%(57,431)
US avg: 1.5%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$40,916
+14%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $27,250 in 1990
US average: $42,589
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$20,940
+56%since 1990
from $13,418 in 1990
US average: $21,522
Poverty rate
11.6%
−0.8 ptssince 1990
from 12.4% in 1990
US average: 12.4%
Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$145,800
+66%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $66,800 in 1990
US average: $120,530
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$620
+15%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $408 in 1990
US average: $602
Owner-occupied
64.3%
+1.2 ptssince 1990
from 63.1% in 1990
35.7% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990
White, non-Hispanic92.8%(2,637,730)
Black1.6%(45,423)
Hispanic / Latino3.9%(110,606)
Asian2.4%(67,641)
2000
White, non-Hispanic83.5%(2,857,616)
Black1.6%(53,325)
Hispanic / Latino8%(275,314)
Asian2.9%(100,333)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

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
25.1%
+4.5 ptssince 1990
from 20.6% in 1990
US average: 24.4%
High school or higher
85.1%
+3.6 ptssince 1990
from 81.5% in 1990
US average: 80.3%
Graduate degree
8.7%
+1.7 ptssince 1990
from 7.0% in 1990
US average: 8.8%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
14.9 min
−29%since 1990
from 20.9 min in 1990
US average: 17.6
Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status
Men 15+
Never married28.5%(380,756)
Married58.5%(782,584)
Widowed2.4%(31,919)
Divorced10.6%(141,546)
Women 15+
Never married21.9%(302,900)
Married55.8%(773,598)
Widowed9.6%(133,396)
Divorced12.7%(175,435)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2000
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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.

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Section 02

Largest cities

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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 3,421,399 residents according to the 2000 Census.

What is the median household income in Oregon?

The typical household in Oregon earns about $40,916 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Oregon expensive?

In Oregon, the median home is worth about $145,800, and the typical rent is about $620 a month.

How educated are people in Oregon?

About 25.1% of adults age 25 and over in Oregon hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Oregon?

About 11.6% 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 579,078 residents, a change of about 20 percent over that period.

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

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