Lane County, Oregon

Lane County has a population of 384,207 and has shrunk 0.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $430,600, about 6.0 times the county's median household income of $71,544.

Home price
$430,600
Income
$71,544
Population
384,207
Unemployment
6.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$430,600county
Median gross rent$1,355county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198055.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented40.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,789county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,688county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,286county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,348county
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$71,544county
Family health premium / yr$24,688(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$19,064(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.656(statewide)
Poverty rate15.3%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 home15.5%county
Unemployment rate6.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.1%county
Share of workers employed by government17.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.1%county
Economic output per resident$61,358county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.82%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 time20.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service7.5 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport824952county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.4 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here5county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station1.7 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.7%county
Traffic deaths24.7county
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 higher34.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.3%county
Public schools in the county114county
Public school enrollment41585county
Students per full-time teacher17.9county
Free lunch eligible71.3%county
Elementary schools58county
Middle schools20county
High schools26county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above4county
Share of local colleges that are public40.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution2.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians82county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county4county
Hospitals here with an emergency department4county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter15.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.6%county
Frequent mental distress20.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity18.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.3%county

Place

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

Population384,207county
Land area in square miles4,554county
People per square mile of land84.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores69county
Convenience stores100county
Share living far from a food store12.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract8.8%county
Population change since 2020-0.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age40.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.8%county
Share of households that are one person29.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.4%county
Second languages8.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls23.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents95county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in8,808county
Households that moved away8,837county
Average income of arriving households$59,537county
Average income of departing households$56,967county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes9county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,545county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings52.8%county
Violent crime rate331(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature51.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation55.1 incounty
Annual snowfall2.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.90 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F9 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing38 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8bcounty
Frost-free days188 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 23county
Average first fall frostOct 28county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$129county
Electric utilities serving this county8county
Electricity price per kWh11.8¢county
Household electricity use1,092 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.45(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity75.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas17.9%county
Homes heated by propane1.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood4.3%county
Households with broadband92.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk97.2county
Coastal flood risk55.2county
Drought risk16.5county
Landslide risk88.4county
Hail risk30.7county
Earthquake risk98.8county
Tornado risk21.0county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk93.8county
Winter weather risk87.0county
Strong wind risk57.3county
Wildfire risk68.7county

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 teams1county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams1county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Lane 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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