Jefferson County, Oregon

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Key figures

Statistic	Jefferson County, Oregon	Oregon	United States	Rank
Total Population	25,203	4,254,293	334,922,499	1650th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$76,260	$83,011	$80,734	762nd of 3,221
Median Age	41.5	40.4	38.9	1661st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.2%	36.8%	35.7%	1796th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$374,200	$477,600	$332,700	356th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$941	$1,525	$1,413	1219th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.4%	11.9%	12.5%	1607th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	8.1%	5.4%	5.2%	273rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	14.1	44.3	n/a	2507th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.9%	9.8%	14.1%	680th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.2	n/a	n/a	2073rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.0%	63.3%	65.2%	2015th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.3	23.0	26.4	1358th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.4%	19.0%	15.1%	1378th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.2%	n/a	n/a	1826th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.2%	46.7%	46.9%	1436th of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.0%	n/a	n/a	675th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Jefferson County, Oregon

Statistic	Jefferson County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	57.3%	71.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21.3%	14.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	4.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	8.3%	6.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	11.0%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	60.7	46.3	61.4

Age in Jefferson County, Oregon

Statistic	Jefferson County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Median Age	41.5	40.4	38.9
Under 18 %	22.7%	19.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.6%	8.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.8%	14.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.0%	14.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.0%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.9%	19.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Jefferson County, Oregon

Statistic	Jefferson County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Households	8,814	1,718,422	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.4	2.5
Family Households	72.4%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.0%	27.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	22.3%	15.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	21.3%	28.4%	28.7%
Never Married	30.5%	32.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Jefferson County, Oregon

Statistic	Jefferson County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,508	$45,612	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.0%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.2%	15.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.0%	18.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.7%	12.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.4%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.7%	27.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	24.7%	16.0%	n/a

Housing in Jefferson County, Oregon

Statistic	Jefferson County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Housing Units	10,602	1,857,992	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.4%	62.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.2%	17.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.9%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,991.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.0%	36.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.1%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,591	$3,876	n/a

Education in Jefferson County, Oregon

Statistic	Jefferson County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Less than High School	11.0%	8.2%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.7%	22.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	35.1%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.5%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.7%	14.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Jefferson County, Oregon

Statistic	Jefferson County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.1%	62.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.8%	64.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	2.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.2%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	40.6%	32.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.7%	5.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.5%	7.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Jefferson County, Oregon

Statistic	Jefferson County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Born in State of Residence	57.0%	45.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.7%	4.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.2%	5.0%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	83.0%	84.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	13.8%	9.0%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	13.1%	12.3%	16.7%

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