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Jackson County, OR

Demographic and economic profile of Jackson County, OR, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Jackson County, OR has a population of 222,563 and grew 3.9% over five years, with a median age of 42.8 and a labor force participation rate of 57.4%. The workforce skews toward lower-to-mid wage work, with median worker earnings of $39,865 and 30.6% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, while unemployment sits at 5.4%. Housing remains relatively accessible at a median home value of $400,200 and median rent of $1,310/month, and a mean commute of 19.1 minutes points to a compact regional labor market.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

221,331

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$73,999

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.9% since 2018

Jackson County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone180,152 (80.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race15,263 (6.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races12,357 (5.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone9,525 (4.3%)
  • Asian Alone2,411 (1.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,419 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish15,827
  2. 2.Other Indo-European919
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island878
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic773
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic596

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

15,684

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$45,772

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$38,797

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance25,643
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)14,317
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services10,181
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services8,693
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)7,306

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations40,459
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations22,074
  3. 3.Service Occupations17,811
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations11,649
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations8,215

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.76×)2,770
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.31×)14,145
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.17×)10,105
  4. 4.Information (LQ 1.13×)2,096
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.13×)5,259

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$400,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,310/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

65.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,99913,682 (22.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99913,220 (21.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99912,326 (20.3%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9994,524 (7.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9994,101 (6.8%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,9992,399 (4.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

30.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,865

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone70,773 (72.2%)
  • Worked At Home12,646 (12.9%)
  • Carpooled9,075 (9.3%)
  • Walked2,957 (3.0%)
  • Bicycle892 (0.9%)
  • Other701 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.