Josephine County, Oregon Population 2024

87,842

Josephine County, Oregon's estimated 2024 population is 87,842 with a growth rate of 0.02% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Josephine County, Oregon is the 13th largest county in Oregon. The 2010 population was 82,880 and has seen a growth of 5.99% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
Year
Population
Growth
Change
202987,947210.02%
202887,926210.02%
202787,905210.02%
202687,884210.02%
202587,863210.02%
202487,842210.02%
202387,821210.02%
202287,800-837-0.94%
202188,6373990.45%
202088,2385590.64%
201987,6792610.3%
201887,4186860.79%
201786,7321,1331.32%
201685,5999931.17%
201584,6061,1711.4%
201483,4352600.31%
201383,1753860.47%
201282,789670.08%
201182,722-158-0.19%
201082,88000%
199062,6493,7946.45%
198058,85523,10964.65%
197035,7465,82919.48%
196029,9173,37512.72%
195026,54210,24162.82%
194016,3014,80341.77%
193011,4983,84350.2%
19207,655-1,912-19.99%
19109,5672,05027.27%
19007,5172,63954.1%
18904,8782,39396.3%
18802,4851,281106.4%
18701,204-419-25.82%
18601,623-86,324-98.15%
2024 Growth Rate
0.02% (21)
County Website
Josephine County
State
Oregon
County Seat
Grants Pass
2020 Population
88,238
Area
1639 mi²
Density
54 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
-0.45% (-396)
Founded
January 22, 1856

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White78,00788.65%
Two or more races6,6307.53%
Other race1,4261.62%
Asian7530.86%
Native American5180.59%
Black or African American4980.57%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1620.18%

White

Two or more races

Other race

Asian

Native American

Black or African American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Josephine County, Oregon Population by Race

Josephine County, Oregon Population Pyramid 2024

Josephine County, Oregon Median Age

47.4

Total

45.7

Male

49.2

Female

Josephine County, Oregon Adults

There are 71,188 adults, (23,340 of whom are seniors) in Josephine County, Oregon.

Josephine County, Oregon Age Dependency

83.9

Age Dependency Ratio

48.8

Old Age Dependency Ratio

35.1

Child Dependency Ratio

Josephine County, Oregon Sex Ratio

Female44,89351.02%
Male43,10148.98%

Josephine County, Oregon Population by Age

Josephine County, Oregon Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All36,2102.3970.629.4
Married17,2403.0483.716.3
Non Family12,7421.2560.339.7
Female4,2733.0556.643.4
Male1,9552.7953.146.9

2.85

Average Family Size

2.39

Average Household Size

70.6%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Josephine County, Oregon Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade4,9677.56%
Associates Degree6,4529.82%
Bachelors Degree7,81211.89%
Graduate Degree4,4176.72%
High School Graduate20,46531.15%
Less Than 9th Grade9441.44%
Some College20,64631.42%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Josephine County, Oregon Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Josephine County, Oregon Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White57,17052,48410,861
Hispanic4,1453,300483
2+ Races4,1333,589741
Other Race1,05994371
Asian591514195
Native American35231882
Black31130548
Islander10810828

The highest rate of high school graduation is among islander people with a rate of 100%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 32.99%.

Josephine County, Oregon Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$47,459$59,622$37,743
Graduate Degree$65,746$73,659$63,505
High School Graduate$27,427$37,779$23,866
Less Than 9th Grade$30,218$34,467$22,788
Overall$34,993$41,228$29,913
Some College$34,323$39,911$30,146

$34,993

Average Earnings

$41,228

Average Male

$29,913

Average Female

Josephine County, Oregon Earnings by Educational Attainment

Josephine County, Oregon Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Josephine County, Oregon Language

94.84% of Josephine County, Oregon residents speak only English, while 5.16% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 3.24% of the population.

Josephine County, Oregon Language

Josephine County, Oregon Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
White73,44111,43915.58%
Hispanic7,0721,77125.04%
Multiple6,5471,19718.28%
Other1,38226719.32%
Black47518739.37%
Asian753374.91%
Native460316.74%

16.11%

Overall Poverty Rate

15.21%

Male Poverty Rate

16.97%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Josephine County, Oregon

The race most likely to be in poverty in Josephine County, Oregon is Black, with 39.37% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Josephine County, Oregon is Asian, with 4.91% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 3.55%. Among those working part-time, it was 16.49%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 21.45%.

Josephine County, Oregon Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade27.16%
High School16.5%
Some College14.33%
Bachelors or Greater8.1%

Josephine County, Oregon Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Female Unemployed35.07%
Male Unemployed33.42%
Female Employed9.54%
Male Employed6.79%

Josephine County, Oregon Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Josephine County, Oregon Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$66,158$89,090
Households$56,068$78,355
Married Families$76,203$-999,999,999
Non Families$32,851$51,792

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Josephine County, Oregon Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

51.0%

Overall Marriage Rate

51.9%

Male Marriage Rate

50.2%

Female Marriage Rate

Josephine County, Oregon Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Josephine County, Oregon Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.

Josephine County, Oregon Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Josephine County, Oregon Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

9,014

Number of Veterans

8,394

Male Veterans

620

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam3,478
Second Gulf War1,521
First Gulf War1,260
Korea855
World War II197

Josephine County, Oregon Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
75+2,528
65 to 742,410
55 to 641,811
35 to 541,698
18 to 34567

Josephine County, Oregon Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White8,29612.97%
2+ Races53711.67%
Hispanic3677.48%
Other Race11510.04%
Asian528.29%
Black144.35%

Josephine County, Oregon Veterans by Race

Josephine County, Oregon Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

9.84%

Veteran Poverty Rate

44.55%

Veteran Disability Rate

Josephine County, Oregon Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

49.7%

Labor Force Participation

45.7%

Employment Rate

8.1%

Unemployment Rate

Josephine County, Oregon Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Josephine County, Oregon Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Josephine County, Oregon Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

36.12%

Born in Josephine County, Oregon

95.97%

Native Born

4.03%

Foreign Born

1.82%

Non Citizen

2.2%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

95.97% of Josephine County, Oregon residents were born in the United States, with 36.12% having been born in Oregon. 1.82% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Josephine County, Oregon Place of Birth

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