Carlton, OR

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,759
US Senator
Ron Wyden
Democratic Party
US Senator
Jeff Merkley
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
40.2
0.985% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
5.94%
26.4% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$98,393
4.42% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$420,600
4.99% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,156
6.06% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Carlton, OR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

92.8% of the residents in Carlton, OR are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Carlton, OR was $420,600, and the homeownership rate was 75.1%.

Most people in Carlton, OR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Carlton, OR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesOregonYamhill County, ORPortland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAYamhill County PUMA, OR

Population & Diversity

Carlton, OR is home to a population of 2.76k people, from which 92.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 11% of Carlton, OR residents were born outside of the country (303 people).

In 2024, there were 7.39 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.02k people) in Carlton, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 274 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 152 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.8%
2024 Citizenship
92.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.8% of Carlton, OR residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Carlton, OR was 92.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Carlton, OR
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.02k ± 531
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    274 ± 298
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    152 ± 187
21%
Hispanic Population
580 people

In 2024, there were 7.39 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.02k people) in Carlton, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 274 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 152 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

21% of the people in Carlton, OR are hispanic (580 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Carlton, OR as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Oregon.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    141,836 ± 9,090 people
  2. Vietnam
    22,252 ± 3,653 people
  3. China
    21,575 ± 3,597 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oregon was Mexico, the natal country of 141,836 Oregon residents, followed by Vietnam with 22,252 and China with 21,575.

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Foreign-Born Population

11%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
303 people
11.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
263 people

As of 2024, 11% of Carlton, OR residents (303 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Carlton, OR was 11.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    38 ± 37
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    21 ± 31
  3. Korea
    9 ± 20

Carlton, OR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.81 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Carlton, OR employs 1.16k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Carlton, OR were Manufacturing (221 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (171 people), and Construction (165 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($152,750), Public Administration ($84,259), and Construction ($78,750).

Employment

Occupations

1.16k
2024 Value
± 243
6.06%
1 Year growth
± 26.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Carlton, OR grew at a rate of 6.06%, from 1.09k employees to 1.16k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Carlton, OR, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (157 people), Management Occupations (126 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (117 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Carlton, OR.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oregon.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.16k
2024 Value
± 243
6.06%
1 Year growth
± 26.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Carlton, OR grew at a rate of 6.06%, from 1.09k employees to 1.16k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Carlton, OR, are Manufacturing (221 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (171 people), and Construction (165 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Carlton, OR, though some of these residents may live in Carlton, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$59,750
Median earning men ± $16,048
$45,357
Median earning women ± $25,442

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($250,001), Public Administration ($158,088), and Wholesale Trade ($152,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($83,426), Manufacturing ($59,469), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($40,677).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oregon.
Y-Axis
2.87%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.97M people employed in Oregon. This represents a 2.87% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Oregon.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oregon went to Kamala Harris with 55.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.5%).

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are the senators currently representing the state of Oregon. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Oregon is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Carlton, OR. Showing the available data for Oregon.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (55.3%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (41%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.5%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oregon went to Kamala Harris with 55.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.5%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Oregon for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Oregon

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Ron Wyden
Senator from Oregon3
Assumed office on February 5, 1996
Elected to the seat following the resignation of Bob Packwood.
Jeff Merkley
Senator from Oregon2
Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are the senators currently representing Oregon.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Carlton, OR was $420,600 in 2024, which is 1.26 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $400,600 to $420,600, a 4.99% increase. The homeownership rate in Carlton, OR is 75.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Carlton, OR have an average commute time of 27.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Carlton, OR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$420,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$54,989
$783
Median Property Taxes
±$205

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Carlton, OR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Carlton, OR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

75.1%
Homeownership
2024
66.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 75.1% of the housing units in Carlton, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$98,393
Median Household Income
± $15,482
1.04k
Number of Households
± 244

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.04k households in Carlton, OR grew to $98,393 from the previous year's value of $94,227.

The following chart displays the households in Carlton, OR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $150k - $200k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Carlton, OR is from Oregon.
0.461
2023 Wage GINI in Oregon
0.463
2022 Wage GINI in Oregon

In 2023, the income inequality in Oregon was 0.461 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.437% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Oregon was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oregon in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (76%)
  2. Worked At Home (12.4%)
  3. Carpooled (11.2%)

In 2024, 76% of workers in Carlton, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.4%) and those who carpooled to work (11.2%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

27.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Carlton, OR have a longer commute time (27.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.24% of the workforce in Carlton, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Carlton, OR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Carlton, OR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.94% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Carlton, OR (164 out of 2.76k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 12 - 14 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Carlton, OR is Two Or More, followed by Hispanic and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

91.6% of the population of Carlton, OR has health coverage, with 51.2% on employee plans, 16.3% on Medicaid, 13.7% on Medicare, 10.3% on non-group plans, and 0.181% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Oregon see 1,064 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,064 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1177 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 137 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.2% under 18 years, 18.8% between 18 and 34 years, 38.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.37%
Uninsured
51.2%
Employer Coverage
16.3%
Medicaid
13.7%
Medicare
10.3%
Non-Group
0.181%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Carlton, OR grew by 2.1% from 8.2% to 8.37%.

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