Deschutes County vs. Jefferson County

Deschutes County (OR)Jefferson County (OR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)191,99624,192
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)21.7%11.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)157,73021,723
Population, Census, April 1, 2010157,73321,720
Persons under 5 years, percent5.1%6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.1%23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.0%19.5%
Female persons, percent50.5%48.4%
White alone, percent94.2%75.4%
Black or African American alone, percent0.6%1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.1%18.8%
Asian alone, percent1.3%0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent2.7%3.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.1%20.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent87.1%60.2%
Veterans, 2014-201813,7231,840
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.5%6.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)91,04110,190
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201865.7%69.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$336,400$204,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,634$1,133
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$523$382
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,130$823
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201315.0%11.0%
Building permits, 20181,983110
Households, 2014-201872,4717,892
Persons per household, 2014-20182.472.81
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.3%81.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.1%15.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.6%87.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201885.4%77.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.5%86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201834.2%18.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.4%13.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.7%13.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.0%51.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.4%51.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)435,58521,335
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,114,04251,162
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)801,757168,255
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)794,932156,443
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,476,596133,082
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,262$6,119
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201819.022.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$63,680$50,339
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$34,187$22,492
Persons in poverty, percent9.4%16.0%
Total employer establishments, 20177,322407
Total employment, 201768,3424,156
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,848,824144,791
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20175.9%3.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201718,5231,063
All firms, 201220,2141,251
Men-owned firms, 201210,481614
Women-owned firms, 20126,486425
Minority-owned firms, 20121,156166
Nonminority-owned firms, 201218,1501,026
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,930133
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201217,029994
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%5.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.6%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.1%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.8%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.2%32.6%
Population per square mile, 201052.312.2
Land area in square miles, 20103,018.191,780.79

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Deschutes county (OR) and Jefferson county (OR) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.