Marion County, Oregon

Marion County has a population of 349,244 and has grown 2.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $416,400, about 5.4 times the county's median household income of $77,351.

Home price
$416,400
Income
$77,351
Population
349,244
Unemployment
5.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$416,400county
Median gross rent$1,414county
Median year homes here were built1979county
Share of homes built before 198051.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant4.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented37.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,597county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,560county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,201county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,159county
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$77,351county
Family health premium / yr$24,688(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$19,064(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.656(statewide)
Poverty rate13.0%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 home12.7%county
Unemployment rate5.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.7%county
Share of workers employed by government17.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.7%county
Economic output per resident$68,539county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.84%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 time24.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service4.2 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport28119county
Miles to nearest general aviation field13 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station4.0 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.2%county
Traffic deaths21.8county
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 higher26.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.1%county
Public schools in the county107county
Public school enrollment50915county
Students per full-time teacher20.1county
Free lunch eligible82.3%county
Elementary schools66county
Middle schools20county
High schools18county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above4county
Share of local colleges that are public14.3%county
Two-year institutions3county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution2.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians71county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county4county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter24.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.6%county
Frequent mental distress19.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.3%county

Place

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

Population349,244county
Land area in square miles1,181county
People per square mile of land296.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores45county
Convenience stores94county
Share living far from a food store14.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract7.1%county
Population change since 2020+2.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents4county
Median age37.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.7%county
Share of households that are one person26.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States13.7%county
Second languages25.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls45.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents89county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in8,210county
Households that moved away8,390county
Average income of arriving households$60,657county
Average income of departing households$58,497county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,323county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings40.7%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 precipitation57.1 incounty
Annual snowfall3.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.75 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F8 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing40 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days202 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 13county
Average first fall frostOct 31county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$133county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh13.5¢county
Household electricity use877 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.45(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity51.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas42.2%county
Homes heated by propane1.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.9%county
Homes heated by wood2.9%county
Households with broadband91.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk90.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk16.3county
Landslide risk83.6county
Hail risk41.6county
Earthquake risk99.1county
Tornado risk22.5county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk95.9county
Winter weather risk79.0county
Strong wind risk89.9county
Wildfire risk59.9county

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 Marion 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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