Josephine County, Oregon

Josephine County has a population of 88,179 and has shrunk 0.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $404,300, about 6.7 times the county's median household income of $60,098.

Home price
$404,300
Income
$60,098
Population
88,179
Unemployment
6.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$404,300county
Median gross rent$1,194county
Median year homes here were built1982county
Share of homes built before 198047.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile15.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,627county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,363county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,039county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,896county
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$60,098county
Family health premium / yr$24,688(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$19,064(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.656(statewide)
Poverty rate15.6%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 home12.1%county
Unemployment rate6.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force49.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.0%county
Share of workers employed by government14.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.2%county
Economic output per resident$44,504county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.52%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 time21.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service26 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport503733county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.3 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 station83 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.8%county
Traffic deaths22.7county
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 higher19.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.4%county
Public schools in the county28county
Public school enrollment9944county
Students per full-time teacher19.8county
Free lunch eligible81.7%county
Elementary schools14county
Middle schools5county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public50.0%county
Two-year institutions2county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution26 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians74county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter14.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.6%county
Frequent mental distress18.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.7%county

Place

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

Population88,179county
Land area in square miles1,639county
People per square mile of land53.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores20county
Convenience stores30county
Share living far from a food store10.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract17.6%county
Population change since 2020-0.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age47.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over27.2%county
Share of households that are one person27.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.8%county
Second languages5.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls30.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents92county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in2,240county
Households that moved away2,031county
Average income of arriving households$55,877county
Average income of departing households$58,767county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year293county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings46.8%county
Violent crime rate331(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature53.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation50.2 incounty
Annual snowfall14.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.42 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F19 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing47 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days161 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 8county
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 electricity56.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas22.6%county
Homes heated by propane2.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.4%county
Homes heated by wood15.5%county
Households with broadband91.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk90.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk14.1county
Landslide risk85.7county
Hail risk18.2county
Earthquake risk95.2county
Tornado risk4.9county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk89.4county
Winter weather risk80.0county
Strong wind risk11.3county
Wildfire risk99.2county

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 Josephine 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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