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Jefferson County, Oregon in charts

In the Census Bureau's 5-year survey ending in 2024, the median household income in Jefferson County, Oregon, was $76,260, lower than Oregon's ($83,011) and about the same as the U.S. figure ($80,734). 13.4% of its people lived below the poverty line, about the same as Oregon's (11.9%) and the U.S. figure (12.5%). Median rent was $941 a month, and the typical owner-occupied home was worth $374,200.

Median household income

$76,260 ± $6,324

Median household income, dollars a year. 762nd highest of 3,143 counties; 13th highest of 36 in Oregon.

Jefferson County
$76,260
Oregon
$83,011
U.S.
$80,734

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Poverty rate

13.4% ± 2.4%

Percent of people below the poverty line. 1,514th highest of 3,144 counties; 16th highest of 36 in Oregon.

Jefferson County
13.4%
Oregon
11.9%
U.S.
12.5%

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Median rent

$941 ± $57

Median gross rent, dollars a month. 1,215th highest of 3,137 counties; 7th lowest of 36 in Oregon.

Jefferson County
$941
Oregon
$1,525
U.S.
$1,413

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Median home value

$374,200 ± $13,618

Median home value, dollars. 356th highest of 3,139 counties; 16th lowest of 36 in Oregon.

Jefferson County
$374,200
Oregon
$477,600
U.S.
$332,700

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Average commute

25.3 minutes ± 1.8

Average one-way commute, minutes. 1,282nd highest of 3,143 counties; 6th highest of 36 in Oregon.

Jefferson County
25.3 minutes
Oregon
23 minutes
U.S.
26.4 minutes

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Cite this page

Chartly, “Jefferson County, Oregon in charts”, from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates ending in 2024. https://chart.ly/counties/jefferson-county-oregon

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How these figures are measured

  • Every figure comes from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, which asks a sample of households each year. The 5-year estimates pool five years of answers so that even small counties have one, so they describe those years together, not the latest year, and don't reflect recent price increases.
  • Each county figure is shown with its margin of error (±, at 90% confidence, as the Census publishes it). Small counties' margins can be wide; where a county's gap from its state or the U.S. is within its margin, we say “about the same.”
  • Rent is median gross rent, including utilities. Home value is what owners estimate their home would sell for. The poverty line is the same across the country, so it doesn't reflect higher living costs in some places. Commute is the average one-way trip to work; people who work from home are not counted.
  • Counties include county equivalents such as parishes, boroughs and independent cities. Connecticut appears as its nine planning regions, which replaced its counties in Census data.

Sources and dates

  • What is the typical household income in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.
  • What share of people live in poverty in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.
  • How much is rent in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.
  • What is the typical home worth in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.
  • How long is the commute to work in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.