Jackson County, Oregon

Jackson County has a population of 222,645 and has shrunk 0.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $430,200, about 5.8 times the county's median household income of $73,999.

Home price
$430,200
Income
$73,999
Population
222,645
Unemployment
5.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$430,200county
Median gross rent$1,358county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198044.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented34.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,841county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,530county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,229county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,128county
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$73,999county
Family health premium / yr$24,688(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$19,064(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.656(statewide)
Poverty rate12.4%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 home12.9%county
Unemployment rate5.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.6%county
Share of workers employed by government12.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.6%county
Economic output per resident$60,494county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.74%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 time19.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service2.0 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport503733county
Miles to nearest general aviation field15 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 station56 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.8%county
Traffic deaths29.2county
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 higher31.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.0%county
Public schools in the county64county
Public school enrollment28508county
Students per full-time teacher19.2county
Free lunch eligible83.3%county
Elementary schools38county
Middle schools10county
High schools9county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public25.0%county
Two-year institutions2county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution2.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians96county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter15.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.7%county
Frequent mental distress19.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity21.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.0%county

Place

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

Population222,645county
Land area in square miles2,783county
People per square mile of land80.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores45county
Convenience stores62county
Share living far from a food store15.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract10.2%county
Population change since 2020-0.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age42.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.5%county
Share of households that are one person29.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.3%county
Second languages9.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls28.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents99county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in5,059county
Households that moved away5,037county
Average income of arriving households$64,582county
Average income of departing households$61,238county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year944county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings35.5%county
Violent crime rate331(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature52.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation34.0 incounty
Annual snowfall18.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.54 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F24 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing68 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days154 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 15county
Average first fall frostOct 16county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$124county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh14.0¢county
Household electricity use883 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.45(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity54.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas35.3%county
Homes heated by propane1.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.9%county
Homes heated by wood5.8%county
Households with broadband91.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk93.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk17.0county
Landslide risk86.5county
Hail risk43.4county
Earthquake risk97.4county
Tornado risk6.5county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk94.9county
Winter weather risk96.7county
Strong wind risk27.9county
Wildfire risk99.0county

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 Jackson 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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