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Jefferson County, OR


Designated Market Area: Portland, OR-WA
USDA County Type (2015): Low Employment, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

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2022 population: 25,330   ( 3,610 from 2010 , 823 from 2020)
Land area: 1781.7 square miles
Population density: 14.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:15,399 60.79% 14.7%
Black:1880.74% 60.7%
Indian:3,46213.67% 3.0%
Asian:2230.88% 110.4%
2+ races:7132.81% 48.9%
Hispanic:5,34521.10% 27.4%
Total non-White:9,93139.21% 19.8%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:658 13.4
Deaths:71514.6
Net Migration: 89418.2
Net Immigration: -4-0.1
Change in White population:1,970 9.1
Change in Non-White pop.:1,640 7.6




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
21,720
13,42961.83%
1170.54%
3,36015.47%
1060.49%
4792.21%
4,19519.31%
8,29138.17%

2000
19,009
12,33564.89%
430.23%
2,78814.67%
820.43%
3781.99%
3,37217.74%
6,67435.11%

1990
13,676
9,58270.06%
140.10%
2,57118.80%
760.56%
n/a
1,43310.48%
4,09429.94%

1980
11,599
8,82076.04%
210.18%
1,94416.76%
390.34%
n/a
7626.57%
2,77923.96%

1970
8,548
7,01782.09%
460.54%
1,29915.20%
60.07%
n/a
1701.99%
1,531 17.91%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
3,012 15.8
1,6108.5
-622-3.3
2271.2
1,094 5.8
1,617 8.5
1990's
NumberRate
2,937 21.5
1,38010.1
1,2349.0
5954.4
2,753 20.1
2,580 18.9
1980's
NumberRate
2,626 22.6
1,001 8.6
311 2.7
n/a
762 6.6
1,315 11.3
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
1,883 22.0
n/a
1,803 21.1
1,248 14.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Jefferson 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
41.1
5,673 22.4%
19,657 77.6%
4,798 18.9%
8,591
2.74
6,268 73.0%
4,380 69.9%
573 9.1%
2,323 27.0%

2010
NumberPercent
39.6
5,490 25.3%
16,230 74.7%
3,331 15.3%
7,790
2.68
5,646 72.5%
4,174 73.9%
598 10.6%
2,144 27.5%

2000
NumberPercent
34.9
5,638 29.7%
13,371 70.3%
2,362 12.4%
6,758
2.79
5,192 76.8%
4,162 80.2%
482 9.3%
1,566 23.2%

1990
NumberPercent
31.7
4,334 31.7%
9,342 68.3%
1,699 12.4%
4,757
2.84
3,681 77.4%
3,014 81.9%
319 8.7%
1,076 22.6%

1980
NumberPercent
28.7
3,789 32.7%
7,810 67.3%
1,084 9.3%
3,991
2.88
3,138 78.6%
2,674 85.2%
240 7.6%
853 21.4%

2022 Housing Data for Jefferson County, OR

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units10,301 
Median Value$307,200 
Occupied8,59183.4%
Vacant1,71016.6%
Owned6,02770.2%
Rented2,56429.8%
Median Rent$940 
Single-Family Units7,48372.6%
    Detached7,30770.9%
    Attached1761.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units5345.2%
Mobile Homes1,81517.6%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Jefferson County, OR

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0005546.4%
$10,000 to $14,9993964.6%
$15,000 to $19,9993003.5%
$20,000 to $24,9992563.0%
$25,000 to $29,9992573.0%
$30,000 to $34,9993043.5%
$35,000 to $39,9991942.3%
$40,000 to $44,9994104.8%
$45,000 to $49,9993013.5%
$50,000 to $59,9997148.3%
$60,000 to $74,99997811.4%
$75,000 to $99,9991,37816.0%
$100,000 to $124,9997769.0%
$125,000 to $149,9996347.4%
$150,000 to $199,9996968.1%
$200,000 or more4435.2%
Median Household Income69,345 
Per Capita Income30,917 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state83 
Compared to U.S.90 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI5406.3%
Public Assistance4204.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps2,19625.6%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed7,25961.7%
Unemployed6435.5%
In Armed Forces00.0%
Total Labor Force7,90267.2%
Not in Labor Force3,86332.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 38.3%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector3,2332,62655.2%
Non-Profit30151936.7%
Self-Employed82456459.4%
Local Government47564042.6%
State Government21537536.4%
Federal Government12515544.6%
Total Private + Self4,0573,19056.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,1161,68939.8%
Total5,1734,87951.5%
Pct. Govt.19.7%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,35613.4%
Sales and Office Occupations2,06120.3%
Professional, Technical1,97919.5%
Service Occupations1,89718.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing3013.0%
All others2,84828.1%
White Collar 53.2%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing1,40313.8%
Health care and social assistance1,37113.5%
Retail trade1,14711.3%
Educational services9409.3%
Accommodation and food services7527.4%
Construction7026.9%
Public administration6986.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting6916.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.4834.8%
Other services4354.3%
Professional, scientific, technical3593.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2622.6%
Transportation and warehousing1961.9%
Wholesale trade1821.8%
Finance and insurance1681.7%
Information1461.4%
Utilities1161.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing850.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction50.0%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican4,57418.55%
Puerto Rican480.19%
Cuban90.04%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American760.31%
Costa Rican190.08%
Guatemalan70.03%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran500.20%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American480.19%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian100.04%
Ecuadorian80.03%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian270.11%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan30.01%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic3661.48%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Korean380.15%
Filipino340.14%
Japanese100.04%
Vietnamese50.02%
Chinese40.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English19,43084.0%
Spanish3,16013.7%
Other3581.5%
German, other Germanic560.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun490.2%
Other Asian400.2%
Other Indo-European130.1%
Tagalog80.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic70.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German3,28613.3%
English2,2879.3%
Irish1,9888.1%
American8913.6%
European7553.1%
Norwegian6022.4%
Swedish5802.4%
Scottish4291.7%
Dutch4131.7%
Italian3351.4%
French2661.1%
Scotch-Irish2551.0%
British2471.0%
Swiss2340.9%
Polish1300.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen23,73096.2%
Not a citizen9293.8%
Native22,99293.2%
Foreign-born1,6676.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Jefferson County, OR

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
854 5.0%1,215 7.1%4,989 29.2%6,383 37.4%2,512 14.7%1,107 6.5%
  Average years of education: 13.0
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 854 5.0%
9-12 Years 1,215 7.1%
H.S. Grad or GED 4,989 29.2%
Some College 6,383 37.4%
Bach. Degree 2,512 14.7%
Grad Degree 1,107 6.5%
Average years of education: 13.0

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


Historical Labor Force Data for Jefferson County, OR

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 6,586 6,171 415 6.3% 5.4%
1991 6,532 6,063 469 7.2% 6.2%
1992 7,287 6,681 606 8.3% 7.3%
1993 7,344 6,716 628 8.6% 7.0%
1994 7,831 7,332 499 6.4% 5.3%
1995 7,995 7,519 476 6.0% 4.8%
1996 8,353 7,741 612 7.3% 5.6%
1997 8,260 7,733 527 6.4% 5.5%
1998 8,520 7,941 579 6.8% 5.7%
1999 8,720 8,176 544 6.2% 5.5%
2000 8,779 8,306 473 5.4% 5.2%
2001 8,678 8,095 583 6.7% 6.4%
2002 8,776 8,184 592 6.7% 7.5%
2003 8,823 8,210 613 6.9% 8.0%
2004 8,970 8,400 570 6.4% 7.4%
2005 9,077 8,534 543 6.0% 6.2%
2006 9,180 8,662 518 5.6% 5.4%
2007 9,236 8,612 624 6.8% 5.2%
2008 9,296 8,402 894 9.6% 6.2%
2009 9,295 7,952 1,343 14.4% 10.8%
2010 9,668 8,337 1,331 13.8% 10.7%
2011 9,612 8,375 1,237 12.9% 9.6%
2012 9,642 8,506 1,136 11.8% 8.8%
2013 9,279 8,322 957 10.3% 7.8%
2014 9,440 8,615 825 8.7% 6.7%
2015 9,646 8,957 689 7.1% 5.5%
2016 9,833 9,195 638 6.5% 4.7%
2017 9,933 9,385 548 5.5% 4.1%
2018 10,129 9,594 535 5.3% 4.0%
2019 10,174 9,667 507 5.0% 3.7%
2020 10,330 9,482 848 8.2% 7.6%
2021 10,478 9,803 675 6.4% 5.2%
2022 10,303 9,735 568 5.5% 4.2%
2023 10,286 9,814 472 4.6% 3.7%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com