Jefferson County, Oregon

Jefferson County has a population of 25,203 and has grown 5.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $374,200, about 4.9 times the county's median household income of $76,260.

Home price
$374,200
Income
$76,260
Population
25,203
Unemployment
8.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$374,200county
Median gross rent$941county
Median year homes here were built1991county
Share of homes built before 198034.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile16.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use11.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,493county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,229county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$945county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,709county
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$76,260county
Family health premium / yr$24,688(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$19,064(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.656(statewide)
Poverty rate13.4%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 home9.4%county
Unemployment rate8.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.7%county
Share of workers employed by government18.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.1%county
Economic output per resident$45,645county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.69%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 time25.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service23 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport601152county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station74 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.5%county
Traffic deaths103.2county
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 higher21.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.0%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment3359county
Students per full-time teacher16.0county
Free lunch eligible68.5%(statewide)
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools2county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution39 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians64county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter18.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.3%county
Frequent mental distress18.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.4%county

Place

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

Population25,203county
Land area in square miles1,782county
People per square mile of land14.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores5county
Share living far from a food store15.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract43.0%county
Population change since 2020+5.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age41.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.9%county
Share of households that are one person21.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States6.9%county
Second languages17.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls29.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents127county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in731county
Households that moved away663county
Average income of arriving households$61,394county
Average income of departing households$57,312county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes13county
Housing units authorised in the latest year134county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings16.4%county
Violent crime rate331(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature50.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation17.5 incounty
Annual snowfall7.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.44 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F21 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing125 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days141 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 18county
Average first fall frostOct 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$129county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh11.9¢county
Household electricity use1,129 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.45(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity63.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas9.6%county
Homes heated by propane5.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.0%county
Homes heated by wood16.4%county
Households with broadband89.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk36.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk18.7county
Landslide risk42.9county
Hail risk33.5county
Earthquake risk64.4county
Tornado risk3.0county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk21.9county
Winter weather risk46.0county
Strong wind risk13.2county
Wildfire risk94.9county

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 Jefferson 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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