Deschutes County, Oregon

Deschutes County has a population of 206,334 and has grown 7.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $650,900, about 7.0 times the county's median household income of $92,758.

Home price
$650,900
Income
$92,758
Population
206,334
Unemployment
4.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$650,900county
Median gross rent$1,787county
Median year homes here were built1998county
Share of homes built before 198023.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented30.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use11.1%county
Typical monthly rent$2,205county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,784county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,371county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,481county
Home insurance / yr$1,572(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living111.8(statewide)
Median household income$92,758county
Family health premium / yr$24,688(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$19,064(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.656(statewide)
Poverty rate8.8%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home22.6%county
Unemployment rate4.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.7%county
Share of workers employed by government12.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.0%county
Economic output per resident$80,853county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.58%county
Top state income tax9.90%(statewide)
Capital gains tax9.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax0.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time19.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service14 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport601152county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station65 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.0%county
Traffic deaths21.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.7(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher45.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.4%county
Public schools in the county53county
Public school enrollment25823county
Students per full-time teacher20.6county
Free lunch eligible60.2%county
Elementary schools31county
Middle schools10county
High schools10county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public66.7%county
Two-year institutions2county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians99county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter15.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.2%county
Frequent mental distress15.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity14.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population206,334county
Land area in square miles3,018county
People per square mile of land68.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores35county
Convenience stores28county
Share living far from a food store28.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract6.8%county
Population change since 2020+7.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age42.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.3%county
Share of households that are one person24.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.9%county
Second languages7.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls29.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents78county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents8county
Households that moved in7,660county
Households that moved away6,436county
Average income of arriving households$110,977county
Average income of departing households$86,274county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes26county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2,574county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings54.7%county
Violent crime rate331(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature46.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation20.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.48 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F4 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing169 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days99 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJun 10county
Average first fall frostSep 17county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$134county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh10.5¢county
Household electricity use1,291 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.45(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity47.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas40.1%county
Homes heated by propane3.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.7%county
Homes heated by wood7.3%county
Households with broadband92.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk88.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk15.3county
Landslide risk81.6county
Hail risk79.8county
Earthquake risk83.0county
Tornado risk8.7county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk54.1county
Winter weather risk86.6county
Strong wind risk43.2county
Wildfire risk97.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Deschutes County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Oregon figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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