Demographics of Jackson County, Oregon

Jackson County, Oregon had 221,795 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,958 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Jackson County, in four figures

221,795
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.9%
Change since July 2020: −1,958 people.; 42.8 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $73,999 ±$1,600
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Jackson County, Oregon's population shrank 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Jackson County, Oregon's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Jackson County, Oregon's population shrank 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Jackson County, Oregon's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	223,753	100.0	100.0
2021	224,649	100.4	100.2
2022	222,097	99.3	100.7
2023	221,276	98.9	101.6
2024	221,347	98.9	102.5
2025	221,795	99.1	103.1

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Population of Jackson County, Oregon on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	223,753	+485	−77	+1	+563
2021	224,649	+896	−607	+10	+1,368
2022	222,097	−2,552	−952	+26	−1,545
2023	221,276	−821	−748	+175	−219
2024	221,347	+71	−735	+392	+434
2025	221,795	+448	−725	+36	+1,137

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.8 ±0.3: for men 41.4 ±0.3 and for women 44.4 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Jackson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Oregon	United States
Under 5	11,041 ±71	5.0% ±<0.1	4.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	34,151 ±998	15.3% ±0.4	15.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	16,158 ±734	7.3% ±0.3	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	55,543 ±1,151	24.9% ±0.5	28.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	53,412 ±1,201	24.0% ±0.5	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	52,340 ±1,536	23.5% ±0.7	19.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $73,999 ±$1,600, and income per person $40,709 ±$1,043, in 2024 dollars. The median is $83,011 ±$573 in Oregon and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Jackson County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Oregon	United States
Under $25,000	13,747 ±1,069	14.9% ±1.2	13.9% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	17,988 ±1,137	19.5% ±1.2	16.2% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	14,995 ±1,126	16.3% ±1.2	15.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	13,311 ±923	14.5% ±1.0	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	16,784 ±955	18.2% ±1.0	18.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	7,493 ±772	8.1% ±0.8	10.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	7,717 ±689	8.4% ±0.7	12.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Jackson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Oregon	United States
All ages	27,159 ±1,746	12.4% ±0.8	11.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	5,221 ±692	11.7% ±1.5	13.2% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	14,489 ±1,123	13.4% ±1.0	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	7,449 ±721	11.1% ±1.0	10.8% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Jackson County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Jackson County	Oregon	United States
Housing units	97,991 ±204	1,857,992 ±637	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.9% ±0.6	92.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.1% ±0.7	7.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.9% ±1.1	63.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.1% ±1.1	36.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$430,200 ±$6,324	$477,600 ±$1,400	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,358 ±$34	$1,525 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±2	1981 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Jackson County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Oregon	United States
Hispanic or Latino	32,570 ±0	14.6% ±<0.1	14.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	171,054 ±722	76.8% ±0.3	71.4% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,341 ±199	0.6% ±0.1	1.8% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,218 ±244	1.0% ±0.1	4.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	778 ±181	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	28 to 256	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,167 ±429	0.5% ±0.2	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	13,375 ±792	6.0% ±0.4	6.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Jackson County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Oregon	United States
Born in the state	91,993 ±2,219	41.3% ±1.0	45.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	116,852 ±2,209	52.5% ±1.0	43.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,980 ±350	0.9% ±0.2	1.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	11,820 ±898	5.3% ±0.4	9.8% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	5,804 ±662	2.6% ±0.3	4.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	6,016 ±817	2.7% ±0.4	5.0% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Jackson County among the counties of Oregon

6th of 36 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Oregon page.

Counties of Oregon near Jackson County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Multnomah County	795,391	−2.6%
Washington County	611,708	+1.8%
Clackamas County	426,280	+0.9%
Lane County	381,584	−0.7%
Marion County	355,777	+2.7%
Jackson County	221,795	−0.9%
Deschutes County	213,072	+6.8%
Linn County	132,843	+3.0%
Douglas County	111,951	+0.6%
Yamhill County	110,024	+2.2%
Benton County	97,728	+4.4%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026