Demographics of Eugene city, Oregon

Eugene city, Oregon had 178,618 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +76 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Eugene city, in four figures

178,618
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 179,591 ±78.; < +0.1%
Change since July 2020: +76 people.; 35.2 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,562 ±$2,212
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Eugene city, Oregon's population grew < 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Eugene city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Eugene city, Oregon's population grew < 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Eugene city, 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	178,542	100.0	100.0
2021	180,220	100.9	100.2
2022	182,215	102.1	100.7
2023	178,794	100.1	101.6
2024	178,772	100.1	102.5
2025	178,618	100.0	103.1

Population of Eugene city, Oregon on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	178,542	—
2021	180,220	+1,678
2022	182,215	+1,995
2023	178,794	−3,421
2024	178,772	−22
2025	178,618	−154

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.2 ±0.6: for men 34.9 ±0.7 and for women 35.6 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Eugene city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Oregon	United States
Under 5	6,970 ±542	3.9% ±0.3	4.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	21,489 ±1,064	12.0% ±0.6	15.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	33,561 ±1,683	18.7% ±0.9	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	48,794 ±1,405	27.2% ±0.8	28.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	36,727 ±1,144	20.5% ±0.6	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	32,050 ±1,200	17.8% ±0.7	19.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,562 ±$2,212, and income per person $41,560 ±$1,335, 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 Eugene city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Oregon	United States
Under $25,000	14,929 ±1,167	19.4% ±1.5	13.9% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	15,224 ±1,060	19.8% ±1.4	16.2% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	11,579 ±952	15.1% ±1.2	15.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	9,707 ±680	12.6% ±0.9	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	12,739 ±986	16.6% ±1.3	18.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	5,609 ±439	7.3% ±0.6	10.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	7,035 ±531	9.2% ±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 Eugene city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Oregon	United States
All ages	32,899 ±2,115	19.0% ±1.2	11.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	4,286 ±670	15.5% ±2.3	13.2% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	24,559 ±1,521	23.3% ±1.4	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	4,054 ±476	10.2% ±1.1	10.8% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Eugene city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Eugene city	Oregon	United States
Housing units	80,856 ±858	1,857,992 ±637	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.0% ±0.3	92.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.0% ±0.6	7.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	47.9% ±1.5	63.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	52.1% ±1.2	36.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$460,400 ±$5,640	$477,600 ±$1,400	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,402 ±$28	$1,525 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±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 Eugene city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Oregon	United States
Hispanic or Latino	21,021 ±1,182	11.7% ±0.7	14.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	133,200 ±1,702	74.2% ±0.9	71.4% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,869 ±420	1.6% ±0.2	1.8% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	7,116 ±746	4.0% ±0.4	4.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,078 ±304	0.6% ±0.2	0.6% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	432 ±169	0.2% ±0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	973 ±442	0.5% ±0.2	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	12,902 ±1,071	7.2% ±0.6	6.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

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 Eugene city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Oregon	United States
Born in the state	74,485 ±2,104	41.5% ±1.2	45.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	90,266 ±2,246	50.3% ±1.3	43.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,309 ±417	1.3% ±0.2	1.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	12,531 ±1,157	7.0% ±0.6	9.8% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	6,064 ±586	3.4% ±0.3	4.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	6,467 ±906	3.6% ±0.5	5.0% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Eugene city among the places of Oregon

2nd of 105 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Oregon page.

Places of Oregon near Eugene city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Portland city	641,165 ±734
Eugene city	179,591 ±78
Salem city	178,865 ±60
Gresham city	112,378 ±73
Hillsboro city	108,231 ±89
Bend city	103,390 ±42
Beaverton city	97,812 ±60

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Eugene city, Oregon

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026