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Benton County, OR


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Corvallis, OR
Designated Market Area: Eugene, OR
USDA County Type (2015): Government
American Communities Project County Type (2023): College Towns

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2022 population: 97,630   ( 12,051 from 2010 , 2,447 from 2020)
Land area: 675.2 square miles
Population density: 144.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:77,318 79.19% 8.1%
Black:1,1531.18% 61.3%
Indian:5900.60% 19.7%
Asian:6,6116.77% 43.6%
2+ races:3,5983.69% 38.8%
Hispanic:8,3608.56% 52.9%
Total non-White:20,31220.81% 44.8%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,395 7.3
Deaths:1,5538.2
Net Migration: 1,8259.6
Net Immigration: 7363.9
Change in White population:5,766 6.7
Change in Non-White pop.:6,285 7.3




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
85,579
71,55283.61%
7150.84%
4930.58%
4,6035.38%
2,5933.03%
5,4676.39%
14,02716.39%

2000
78,153
67,81686.77%
6370.82%
5560.71%
3,6684.69%
1,6582.12%
3,6454.66%
10,33713.23%

1990
70,811
64,15290.60%
5880.83%
5580.79%
3,9795.62%
n/a
1,5342.17%
6,6599.40%

1980
68,211
63,95593.76%
4230.62%
4020.59%
2,0252.97%
n/a
1,2501.83%
4,2566.24%

1970
53,776
51,65896.06%
1710.32%
1430.27%
9791.82%
n/a
5761.07%
2,118 3.94%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
7,258 9.3
4,5785.9
-490-0.6
2,7173.5
3,736 4.8
3,690 4.7
1990's
NumberRate
8,093 11.4
4,3196.1
-124-0.2
1,2181.7
3,664 5.2
3,678 5.2
1980's
NumberRate
8,849 13.0
3,814 5.6
-2,532 -3.7
n/a
197 0.3
2,403 3.5
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
9,446 17.6
n/a
12,297 22.9
2,138 4.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Benton County, OR
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
33.5
14,774 15.1%
82,856 84.9%
16,155 16.5%
37,853
2.36
21,222 56.1%
16,704 78.7%
1,555 7.3%
16,631 43.9%

2010
NumberPercent
32.1
15,249 17.8%
70,330 82.2%
10,280 12.0%
34,317
2.35
19,256 56.1%
15,530 80.7%
1,392 7.2%
15,061 43.9%

2000
NumberPercent
31.7
16,694 21.4%
61,459 78.6%
7,952 10.2%
30,198
2.42
18,446 61.1%
15,598 84.6%
1,411 7.6%
11,752 38.9%

1990
NumberPercent
29.2
15,674 22.1%
55,137 77.9%
6,906 9.8%
26,256
2.45
16,598 63.2%
14,162 85.3%
1,222 7.4%
9,658 36.8%

1980
NumberPercent
25.5
15,679 23.0%
52,532 77.0%
5,138 7.5%
23,989
2.54
15,462 64.5%
13,661 88.4%
1,061 6.9%
8,527 35.5%

2022 Housing Data for Benton County, OR

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units40,092 
Median Value$442,300 
Occupied37,85394.4%
Vacant2,2395.6%
Owned21,19156.0%
Rented16,66244.0%
Median Rent$1,315 
Single-Family Units25,43163.4%
    Detached23,29758.1%
    Attached2,1345.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units8,77421.9%
Mobile Homes2,3035.7%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Benton County, OR

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002,9647.8%
$10,000 to $14,9991,5544.1%
$15,000 to $19,9991,2903.4%
$20,000 to $24,9991,5694.1%
$25,000 to $29,9991,1683.1%
$30,000 to $34,9991,2003.2%
$35,000 to $39,9991,3353.5%
$40,000 to $44,9991,1102.9%
$45,000 to $49,9991,1183.0%
$50,000 to $59,9992,7557.3%
$60,000 to $74,9993,2108.5%
$75,000 to $99,9994,63512.2%
$100,000 to $124,9993,5409.4%
$125,000 to $149,9993,0348.0%
$150,000 to $199,9993,5089.3%
$200,000 or more3,86310.2%
Median Household Income72,882 
Per Capita Income39,940 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state103 
Compared to U.S.112 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,1102.9%
Public Assistance1,1723.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps4,61612.2%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed40,01365.6%
Unemployed2,9504.8%
In Armed Forces320.1%
Total Labor Force42,99570.4%
Not in Labor Force18,04629.6%
Real Unemployment Rate 34.4%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector14,08010,30157.7%
Non-Profit2,0733,00940.8%
Self-Employed3,0741,87062.2%
Local Government1,2071,89139.0%
State Government3,7994,47345.9%
Federal Government46123166.6%
Total Private + Self17,15412,17158.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.7,5409,60444.0%
Total24,69421,77553.1%
Pct. Govt.26.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts6,89414.8%
Sales and Office Occupations8,26817.7%
Professional, Technical16,31135.0%
Service Occupations8,47218.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing5491.2%
All others6,65614.3%
White Collar 67.5%
Industry
 Number%
Educational services10,89823.4%
Health care and social assistance5,84612.5%
Retail trade4,1999.0%
Manufacturing3,9988.6%
Professional, scientific, technical3,6307.8%
Accommodation and food services3,6237.8%
Construction2,4615.3%
Other services2,1424.6%
Public administration1,8594.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,4013.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1,1142.4%
Finance and insurance1,0792.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation9862.1%
Wholesale trade8611.8%
Transportation and warehousing7981.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing7111.5%
Information6321.4%
Utilities3220.7%
Management230.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction180.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Benton County, OR

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican5,5145.77%
Puerto Rican3910.41%
Cuban1110.12%
Dominican420.04%
Total Central American2760.29%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan1700.18%
Honduran50.01%
Nicaraguan180.02%
Panamanian340.04%
Salvadoran490.05%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American7550.79%
Argentinean1970.21%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean1770.19%
Colombian740.08%
Ecuadorian440.05%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian2460.26%
Uruguayan30.00%
Venezuelan50.01%
Other South American90.01%
Other Hispanic6270.66%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese2,7212.85%
Korean1,2141.27%
Indian6140.64%
Vietnamese5070.53%
Filipino4500.47%
Japanese4180.44%
Thai1980.21%
Indonesian1050.11%
Cambodian380.04%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English80,00486.9%
Spanish4,3834.8%
Chinese2,1452.3%
Korean9891.1%
Other Indo-European9091.0%
Other Asian8751.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun7380.8%
Arabic4290.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic4230.5%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German17,33018.1%
English13,55514.2%
Irish10,76411.3%
European5,0295.3%
Norwegian3,6823.9%
Italian3,5443.7%
American3,2683.4%
Scottish2,9313.1%
French2,7372.9%
Swedish2,3062.4%
Polish1,8672.0%
Dutch1,6531.7%
Scotch-Irish1,2731.3%
British1,2551.3%
Danish1,1731.2%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen89,49393.6%
Not a citizen6,1226.4%
Native86,08290.0%
Foreign-born9,53310.0%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Benton County, OR

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
888 1.5%1,458 2.5%8,505 14.6%16,133 27.6%16,602 28.4%14,783 25.3%
  Average years of education: 15.0
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 888 1.5%
9-12 Years 1,458 2.5%
H.S. Grad or GED 8,505 14.6%
Some College 16,133 27.6%
Bach. Degree 16,602 28.4%
Grad Degree 14,783 25.3%
Average years of education: 15.0

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Benton County, OR

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 36,307 34,536 1,771 4.9% 5.4%
1991 36,199 34,696 1,503 4.2% 6.2%
1992 36,559 35,082 1,477 4.0% 7.3%
1993 37,720 36,498 1,222 3.2% 7.0%
1994 39,486 38,496 990 2.5% 5.3%
1995 41,443 40,547 896 2.2% 4.8%
1996 42,611 41,529 1,082 2.5% 5.6%
1997 42,777 41,772 1,005 2.3% 5.5%
1998 42,523 41,166 1,357 3.2% 5.7%
1999 40,066 38,898 1,168 2.9% 5.5%
2000 41,260 39,643 1,617 3.9% 5.2%
2001 41,441 39,599 1,842 4.4% 6.4%
2002 41,979 39,774 2,205 5.3% 7.5%
2003 42,247 39,832 2,415 5.7% 8.0%
2004 42,274 39,959 2,315 5.5% 7.4%
2005 41,993 39,936 2,057 4.9% 6.2%
2006 41,952 39,972 1,980 4.7% 5.4%
2007 42,085 40,344 1,741 4.1% 5.2%
2008 42,950 41,029 1,921 4.5% 6.2%
2009 43,534 40,208 3,326 7.6% 10.8%
2010 45,229 41,990 3,239 7.2% 10.7%
2011 45,986 43,019 2,967 6.5% 9.6%
2012 45,224 42,512 2,712 6.0% 8.8%
2013 44,197 41,705 2,492 5.6% 7.8%
2014 44,628 42,410 2,218 5.0% 6.7%
2015 45,479 43,607 1,872 4.1% 5.5%
2016 46,695 44,891 1,804 3.9% 4.7%
2017 48,106 46,569 1,537 3.2% 4.1%
2018 48,005 46,528 1,477 3.1% 4.0%
2019 47,696 46,281 1,415 3.0% 3.7%
2020 46,257 43,645 2,612 5.6% 7.6%
2021 47,620 45,720 1,900 4.0% 5.2%
2022 49,114 47,366 1,748 3.6% 4.2%
2023 49,345 47,861 1,484 3.0% 3.7%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com