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)
White76,88487.3%
Two or more races7,7788.83%
Other race1,5361.74%
Asian7210.82%
Native American5430.62%
Black or African American4870.55%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1200.14%

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

47.5

Total

45.6

Male

49.2

Female

Josephine County, Oregon Adults

There are 71,081 adults, (23,599 of whom are seniors) in Josephine County, Oregon.

Josephine County, Oregon Age Dependency

85.5

Age Dependency Ratio

49.7

Old Age Dependency Ratio

35.8

Child Dependency Ratio

Josephine County, Oregon Sex Ratio

Female45,21751.34%
Male42,85248.66%

Josephine County, Oregon Population by Age

Josephine County, Oregon Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All36,3362.3971.728.3
Married17,3352.9785.514.5
Non Family12,5431.2562.737.3
Female4,400352.547.5
Male2,0583.0351.148.9

2.82

Average Family Size

2.39

Average Household Size

71.7%

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 Grade5,2578%
Associates Degree6,3669.69%
Bachelors Degree8,11512.35%
Graduate Degree4,8407.37%
High School Graduate20,60531.36%
Less Than 9th Grade1,1591.76%
Some College19,37329.48%

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
White56,77851,69311,431
2+ Races4,5883,917849
Hispanic4,1983,392540
Other Race1,2541,08873
Asian642550268
Native American42839682
Black29529044
Islander69500

The highest rate of high school graduation is among black people with a rate of 98.31%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 41.74%.

Josephine County, Oregon Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$53,419$62,071$49,083
Graduate Degree$69,562$85,086$66,217
High School Graduate$34,335$44,154$26,177
Less Than 9th Grade$30,091$39,451$23,816
Overall$39,376$45,041$33,096
Some College$36,588$41,816$32,017

$39,376

Average Earnings

$45,041

Average Male

$33,096

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

95.05% of Josephine County, Oregon residents speak only English, while 4.95% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 2.75% of the population.

Josephine County, Oregon Language

Josephine County, Oregon Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
White72,82410,81814.85%
Hispanic7,3291,74723.84%
Multiple7,6421,42218.61%
Other1,48936824.71%
Black46923850.75%
Asian72112517.34%
Native522509.58%

15.79%

Overall Poverty Rate

14.96%

Male Poverty Rate

16.56%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Josephine County, Oregon

The race most likely to be in poverty in Josephine County, Oregon is Black, with 50.75% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Josephine County, Oregon is Native, with 9.58% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 3.4%. Among those working part-time, it was 14.92%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 21.89%.

Josephine County, Oregon Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade26.61%
High School16.42%
Some College14.67%
Bachelors or Greater7.07%

Josephine County, Oregon Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Male Unemployed36.02%
Female Unemployed32.21%
Female Employed8.89%
Male Employed6.11%

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$71,624$95,915
Households$59,097$83,119
Married Families$82,732$-999,999,999
Non Families$33,738$51,861

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Josephine County, Oregon Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

50.5%

Overall Marriage Rate

51.3%

Male Marriage Rate

49.7%

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

8,333

Number of Veterans

7,740

Male Veterans

593

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam3,278
Second Gulf War1,458
First Gulf War1,230
Korea600
World War II119

Josephine County, Oregon Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
65 to 742,356
75+2,316
55 to 641,594
35 to 541,587
18 to 34480

Josephine County, Oregon Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White7,63712.13%
2+ Races4889.37%
Hispanic2965.81%
Other Race936.78%
Asian568.46%
Native American449.34%
Black154.84%

Josephine County, Oregon Veterans by Race

Josephine County, Oregon Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

11.85%

Veteran Poverty Rate

43.23%

Veteran Disability Rate

Josephine County, Oregon Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

49.7%

Labor Force Participation

45.8%

Employment Rate

7.8%

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

37.18%

Born in Josephine County, Oregon

96.27%

Native Born

3.73%

Foreign Born

1.56%

Non Citizen

2.17%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

96.27% of Josephine County, Oregon residents were born in the United States, with 37.18% having been born in Oregon. 1.56% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Europe.

Josephine County, Oregon Place of Birth

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