2022 population: 8,732 ( 2,149 from 2010 , 91 from 2020)
Land area: 789.8 square miles
Population density: 11.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	8,143	93.25%	21.8%
Black:	41	0.47%	173.3%
Indian:	112	1.28%	2.6%
Asian:	40	0.46%	11.1%
2+ races:	205	2.35%	19.2%
Hispanic:	191	2.19%	45.8%

Total non-White:	589	6.75%	24.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	242	14.0
Deaths:	385	22.3
Net Migration:	228	13.2
Net Immigration:	2	0.1

Change in White population:	-2,264	-20.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	115	1.1

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
10,881
10,407	95.64%
15	0.14%
115	1.06%
36	0.33%
172	1.58%
131	1.20%
474	4.36%

2000
10,344
9,696	93.74%
10	0.10%
295	2.85%
15	0.15%
215	2.08%
113	1.09%
648	6.26%

1990
9,470
9,353	98.76%
6	0.06%
57	0.60%
11	0.12%
n/a
43	0.45%
117	1.24%

1980
10,238
10,161	99.25%
0	0.00%
27	0.26%
12	0.12%
n/a
38	0.37%
77	0.75%

1970
9,180
9,156	99.74%
1	0.01%
7	0.08%
5	0.05%
n/a
12	0.13%
24	0.26%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,060	10.2
1,228	11.9
166	1.6
6	0.1

711	6.9
-174	-1.7

Number	Rate
1990's
1,215	12.8
1,385	14.6
996	10.5
33	0.3

343	3.6
531	5.6

Number	Rate
1980's
1,037	10.1
1,338	13.1
-369	-3.6
n/a

-808	-7.9
40	0.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,146	12.5
n/a

1,005	10.9
53	0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Oregon County, MO

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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
Number	Percent
44.7
2,027	23.2%
6,705	76.8%
1,993	22.8%

3,383
2.56

2,346	69.3%
1,820	77.6%
160	6.8%
1,037	30.7%

2010
Number	Percent
45.4
2,426	22.3%
8,455	77.7%
2,153	19.8%

4,527
2.38

3,089	68.2%
2,456	79.5%
215	7.0%
1,438	31.8%

2000
Number	Percent
41.0
2,503	24.2%
7,841	75.8%
1,847	17.9%

4,269
2.40

3,023	70.8%
2,503	82.8%
210	6.9%
1,246	29.2%

1990
Number	Percent
40.2
2,266	23.9%
7,204	76.1%
1,887	19.9%

3,801
2.46

2,785	73.3%
2,379	85.4%
126	4.5%
1,016	26.7%

1980
Number	Percent
36.0
2,896	28.3%
7,342	71.7%
1,937	18.9%

3,904
2.59

2,966	76.0%
2,602	87.7%
154	5.2%
938	24.0%

2022 Housing Data for Oregon County, MO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	256	7.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	249	7.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	257	7.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	305	9.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	255	7.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	193	5.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	135	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	162	4.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	177	5.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	283	8.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	404	11.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	302	8.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	181	5.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	132	3.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	52	1.5%
$200,000 or more	40	1.2%

Median Household Income	41,365
Per Capita Income	21,405

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	88
Compared to U.S.	75

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	352	10.4%
Public Assistance	101	3.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	594	17.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,930	59.8%
Unemployed	152	3.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,082	62.9%
Not in Labor Force	1,819	37.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		40.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,048	958	52.2%
Non-Profit	23	189	10.8%
Self-Employed	422	164	72.0%

Local Government	86	80	51.8%
State Government	90	32	73.8%
Federal Government	58	58	50.0%

Total Private + Self	1,470	1,122	56.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	257	359	41.7%
Total	1,727	1,481	53.8%

Pct. Govt.	12.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	443	13.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	776	24.0%
Professional, Technical	387	12.0%
Service Occupations	500	15.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	101	3.1%
All others	1,129	34.9%

White Collar		49.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	499	15.4%
Manufacturing	485	15.0%
Retail trade	449	13.9%
Other services	255	7.9%
Transportation and warehousing	238	7.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	236	7.3%
Educational services	221	6.8%
Accommodation and food services	176	5.4%
Construction	171	5.3%
Public administration	118	3.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	85	2.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	61	1.9%
Wholesale trade	61	1.9%
Finance and insurance	56	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	44	1.4%
Utilities	38	1.2%
Information	35	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	7	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	148	1.69%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	23	0.26%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	17	0.19%
Filipino	4	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	8,049	97.4%
Spanish	97	1.2%
German, other Germanic	49	0.6%
Arabic	37	0.4%
Vietnamese	17	0.2%
Other Asian	5	0.1%
Tagalog	4	0.0%
Other	1	0.0%
Other Indo-European	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,486	16.9%
German	1,283	14.6%
English	879	10.0%
American	595	6.8%
Scotch-Irish	167	1.9%
Scottish	139	1.6%
Norwegian	130	1.5%
French	100	1.1%
Czech	82	0.9%
Italian	74	0.8%
Dutch	53	0.6%
European	41	0.5%
Welsh	34	0.4%
French Canadian	20	0.2%
Russian	20	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,752	99.6%
Not a citizen	31	0.4%

Native	8,740	99.5%
Foreign-born	43	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
369	6.0%	508	8.2%	2,794	45.4%	1,608	26.1%	498	8.1%	383	6.2%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	369	6.0%
9-12 Years	508	8.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,794	45.4%
Some College	1,608	26.1%
Bach. Degree	498	8.1%
Grad Degree	383	6.2%
Average years of education: 12.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	3,718	3,509	209	5.6%	5.9%
1991	3,877	3,613	264	6.8%	6.6%
1992	3,971	3,671	300	7.6%	6.2%
1993	4,139	3,837	302	7.3%	6.2%
1994	4,244	3,983	261	6.1%	5.2%
1995	4,434	4,152	282	6.4%	4.8%
1996	4,483	4,175	308	6.9%	4.7%
1997	4,566	4,296	270	5.9%	4.4%
1998	4,532	4,325	207	4.6%	4.0%
1999	4,540	4,360	180	4.0%	3.2%

2000	4,479	4,306	173	3.9%	3.4%
2001	4,471	4,260	211	4.7%	4.5%
2002	4,300	4,067	233	5.4%	5.3%
2003	4,227	3,991	236	5.6%	5.7%
2004	4,268	4,027	241	5.6%	5.9%
2005	4,303	4,072	231	5.4%	5.4%
2006	4,380	4,166	214	4.9%	4.9%
2007	4,589	4,352	237	5.2%	5.1%
2008	4,629	4,356	273	5.9%	6.2%
2009	4,683	4,265	418	8.9%	9.0%

2010	4,087	3,638	449	11.0%	9.5%
2011	4,045	3,640	405	10.0%	8.6%
2012	4,025	3,698	327	8.1%	7.2%
2013	4,125	3,794	331	8.0%	6.8%
2014	4,129	3,818	311	7.5%	6.2%
2015	4,138	3,871	267	6.5%	5.1%
2016	4,110	3,864	246	6.0%	4.5%
2017	4,018	3,833	185	4.6%	3.8%
2018	3,942	3,805	137	3.5%	3.2%
2019	3,952	3,796	156	3.9%	3.3%

2020	3,938	3,673	265	6.7%	6.1%
2021	3,806	3,617	189	5.0%	4.1%
2022	3,757	3,639	118	3.1%	2.5%
2023	3,857	3,721	136	3.5%	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	4,380
Median Value	$115,700

Occupied	3,383	77.2%
Vacant	997	22.8%

Owned	2,399	70.9%
Rented	984	29.1%
Median Rent	$789

Single-Family Units	3,482	79.5%
Detached	3,471	79.2%
Attached	11	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	35	0.8%
Mobile Homes	704	16.1%

Oregon County, MO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Oregon County, MO

2022 Housing Data for Oregon County, MO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Oregon County, MO

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Oregon County, MO

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Oregon County, MO

Historical Labor Force Data for Oregon County, MO