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STATE · ADMITTED 1859 · 2020 ACS

Oregon

4,237,256 residents · 36 counties · 426 cities · 95,988 sq mi · 1,001 census tracts
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With 4,237,256 people, Oregon is a state. 815,857 more people live here than in 2000. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $336,700. 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $65,667, close to the national figure.

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Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
4,237,256
+24%since 2000
from 3,421,399 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Median age
39.9
+10%since 2000
from 36.3 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
95,988 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
2.7M3.1M3.5M4.0M4.4M19902000201020202024Oregon
20244.3M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 55.1%(215,252)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.7%(242,852)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 146.1%(257,649)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196%(255,559)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.3%(265,951)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3413.8%(586,702)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4413.5%(572,750)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5412%(508,235)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6412.7%(537,198)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 7411.4%(483,556)
US avg: 10%
75 to 845.4%(228,251)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over2%(83,301)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$65,667
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $40,916 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$35,393
+69%since 2000
from $20,940 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
43.7%
+14.4 ptssince 2009
from 29.3% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
12.4%
+0.8 ptssince 2000
from 11.6% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information11.6%
US avg: 11.1%
Retail trade11.2%
US avg: 10%
Wholesale trade6.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Other services5.5%
US avg: 6.6%
Finance & insurance4.5%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical3.7%
US avg: 4.7%
Public administration3.5%
US avg: 4.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing3.1%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction3%
US avg: 1.2%
Transportation & warehousing2.6%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.8%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$336,700
+54%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $145,800 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,173
+26%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $620 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
61.7%
−2.5 ptssince 2000
from 64.3% in 2000
38.3% rent
Persons per household
2.49 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.49 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
5.1
+3%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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic71.7%(3,036,158)
Black1.9%(78,658)
Hispanic / Latino13.9%(588,757)
Asian4.5%(191,797)
Other5.6%(238,360)

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Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican10.7%(445,523)
Central American0.7%(29,603)
South American0.4%(15,479)
Puerto Rican0.3%(14,501)
Spaniard0.3%(11,532)
Guatemalan0.3%(11,386)
Salvadoran0.3%(10,508)
Cuban0.2%(7,649)
Colombian0.1%(4,135)
Peruvian0.1%(3,950)
Honduran0.1%(2,116)
Nicaraguan0%(1,797)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Chilean0%(1,738)
Costa Rican0%(1,732)
Ecuadorian0%(1,705)
Panamanian0%(1,637)
Venezuelan0%(1,482)
Argentine0%(1,165)
Dominican0%(819)
Uruguayan0%(530)
Bolivian0%(427)
Paraguayan0%(199)
Asian origin
Chinese1%(41,058)
Vietnamese0.8%(31,789)
Asian Indian0.7%(29,566)
Filipino0.5%(21,214)
Korean0.4%(16,638)
Japanese0.3%(13,799)
Laotian0.1%(5,050)
Cambodian0.1%(4,219)
Thai0.1%(3,669)
Hmong0.1%(2,716)
Burmese0.1%(2,130)
Taiwanese0%(1,715)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Pakistani0%(1,231)
Indonesian0%(793)
Sri Lankan0%(627)
Nepalese0%(572)
Malaysian0%(203)
Bhutanese0%(189)
Mongolian0%(62)
Okinawan0%(23)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.3%(14,398)
Samoan0.1%(3,773)
Chamorro0.1%(3,530)
Marshallese0%(1,889)
Fijian0%(1,791)
Tongan0%(1,125)
Ancestry
German17.3%(721,995)
English11.4%(478,043)
Irish11%(460,088)
American4.7%(194,680)
Italian3.7%(154,010)
Norwegian3.4%(141,749)
French2.8%(118,229)
Scottish2.8%(116,471)
Swedish2.3%(97,651)
Dutch1.8%(74,960)
Polish1.6%(68,620)
Scotch-Irish1.2%(50,957)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
British1.1%(44,147)
Russian1%(43,481)
Welsh1%(41,791)
Danish0.9%(39,225)
Swiss0.7%(27,587)
French Canadian0.6%(26,961)
Subsaharan African0.6%(24,084)
Ukrainian0.5%(22,117)
Finnish0.5%(21,751)
Portuguese0.5%(19,121)
Czech0.4%(18,316)
Hungarian0.4%(14,642)
Greek0.3%(14,155)
Canadian0.3%(13,266)
Austrian0.3%(11,711)
Romanian0.2%(10,148)
Iranian0.2%(6,809)
Croatian0.1%(6,243)
Lithuanian0.1%(5,917)
Belgian0.1%(5,699)
West Indian0.1%(5,151)
Lebanese0.1%(5,104)
Ethiopian0.1%(4,297)
Slovak0.1%(3,271)
Armenian0.1%(3,155)
Somali0.1%(2,980)
Arab0.1%(2,369)
Turkish0.1%(2,237)
Australian0.1%(2,236)
Brazilian0.1%(2,197)
Egyptian0.1%(2,170)
Syrian0%(1,902)
Jamaican0%(1,834)
Iraqi0%(1,831)
Israeli0%(1,827)
Slovene0%(1,688)
Latvian0%(1,615)
Serbian0%(1,430)
Bulgarian0%(1,300)
Haitian0%(1,185)
Nigerian0%(1,072)
Moroccan0%(916)
Ghanaian0%(863)
Kenyan0%(645)
Jordanian0%(523)
Macedonian0%(490)
Guyanese0%(276)
Barbadian0%(52)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
34.4%
+9.3 ptssince 2000
from 25.1% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
91.1%
+6.0 ptssince 2000
from 85.1% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
13.1%
+4.4 ptssince 2000
from 8.7% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.9 min
+61%since 2000
from 14.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
70.5%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 72.1% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
7.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 7.4% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.5%
−4.4 ptssince 2011
from 9.8% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
62.6%
−1.5 ptssince 2011
from 64.1% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.6%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
40.4%
+6.1 ptssince 2009
from 34.3% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.6%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 49.6% in 2009
Female
50.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 50.4% in 2009
Foreign born
9.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
6.6%
−9.2 ptssince 2013
from 15.8% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
94.1%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
83.4%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
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
6.6%
−9.2 ptssince 2013
from 15.8% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
54.4%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
15.4%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
19.2%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
22.1%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
3.0%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
68.4%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
39.1%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)17%(46,463)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)18.1%(49,625)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era38.5%(105,563)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War8.1%(22,238)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II3.2%(8,807)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 273,946 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 4,237,256 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Oregon?

The typical household in Oregon earns about $65,667 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Oregon expensive?

In Oregon, the median home is worth about $336,700, and the typical rent is about $1,173 a month.

How educated are people in Oregon?

About 34.4% of adults age 25 and over in Oregon hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Oregon?

About 12.4% 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 1,394,935 residents, a change of about 49 percent over that period.

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

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