Deschutes County, Oregon

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Deschutes County, Oregon is among the highest in the country for median home value (67th of 3,217 counties), and among the highest in the country for median gross rent (100th of 3,215 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Deschutes County, Oregon	Oregon	United States	Rank
Total Population	206,334	4,254,293	334,922,499	341st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$92,758	$83,011	$80,734	257th of 3,221
Median Age	42.9	40.4	38.9	1246th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	45.0%	36.8%	35.7%	173rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$650,900	$477,600	$332,700	67th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,787	$1,525	$1,413	100th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.8%	11.9%	12.5%	2695th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.4%	5.4%	5.2%	1676th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	68.4	44.3	n/a	1268th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.9%	9.8%	14.1%	997th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.2	n/a	n/a	130th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	70.0%	63.3%	65.2%	2295th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.6	23.0	26.4	2623rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	22.6%	19.0%	15.1%	83rd of 3,222
Uninsured	7.8%	n/a	n/a	2267th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.5%	46.7%	46.9%	950th of 3,222
Broadband Access	91.9%	n/a	n/a	178th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Deschutes County, Oregon

Statistic	Deschutes County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	83.5%	71.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9.2%	14.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	4.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.9%	6.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	29.2	46.3	61.4

Age in Deschutes County, Oregon

Statistic	Deschutes County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Median Age	42.9	40.4	38.9
Under 18 %	18.9%	19.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.4%	8.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.3%	14.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.3%	14.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.7%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.3%	19.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Deschutes County, Oregon

Statistic	Deschutes County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Households	84,933	1,718,422	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	65.2%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.8%	27.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.8%	15.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.8%	28.4%	28.7%
Never Married	27.0%	32.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Deschutes County, Oregon

Statistic	Deschutes County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Per Capita Income	$53,083	$45,612	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.1%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.9%	15.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.0%	18.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	15.4%	12.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.8%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	22.7%	27.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.9%	16.0%	n/a

Housing in Deschutes County, Oregon

Statistic	Deschutes County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Housing Units	99,297	1,857,992	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	76.0%	62.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.7%	17.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.5%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,998.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	30.0%	36.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.1%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,807	$3,876	n/a

Education in Deschutes County, Oregon

Statistic	Deschutes County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Less than High School	4.6%	8.2%	10.4%
High School Graduate	19.8%	22.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.7%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	28.4%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	16.6%	14.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Deschutes County, Oregon

Statistic	Deschutes County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.6%	62.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	65.2%	64.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	2.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.1%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	41.1%	32.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.7%	5.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.0%	7.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Deschutes County, Oregon

Statistic	Deschutes County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Born in State of Residence	41.2%	45.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.1%	4.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.8%	5.0%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.6%	84.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.5%	9.0%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.5%	12.3%	16.7%

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