Jefferson County vs. Deschutes County

Jefferson County (OR)Deschutes County (OR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)24,192191,996
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)11.4%21.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)21,723157,730
Population, Census, April 1, 201021,720157,733
Persons under 5 years, percent6.4%5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.5%20.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.5%20.0%
Female persons, percent48.4%50.5%
White alone, percent75.4%94.2%
Black or African American alone, percent1.4%0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent18.8%1.1%
Asian alone, percent0.8%1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent3.4%2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent20.2%8.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent60.2%87.1%
Veterans, 2014-20181,84013,723
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.4%4.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)10,19091,041
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.5%65.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$204,100$336,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,133$1,634
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$382$523
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$823$1,130
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.0%15.0%
Building permits, 20181101,983
Households, 2014-20187,89272,471
Persons per household, 2014-20182.812.47
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201881.4%82.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201815.9%7.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.5%94.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201877.4%85.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201886.0%93.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201818.4%34.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201813.4%8.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.1%7.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.8%63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.7%58.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)21,335435,585
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)51,1621,114,042
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)168,255801,757
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)156,443794,932
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)133,0822,476,596
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$6,119$15,262
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.519.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$50,339$63,680
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$22,492$34,187
Persons in poverty, percent16.0%9.4%
Total employer establishments, 20174077,322
Total employment, 20174,15668,342
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)144,7912,848,824
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.5%5.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20171,06318,523
All firms, 20121,25120,214
Men-owned firms, 201261410,481
Women-owned firms, 20124256,486
Minority-owned firms, 20121661,156
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121,02618,150
Veteran-owned firms, 20121331,930
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201299417,029
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20075.6%1.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200732.6%26.2%
Population per square mile, 201012.252.3
Land area in square miles, 20101,780.793,018.19

Source: United States Census Bureau

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