Curry County, OR

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2024 Population

23,381

US Senator

Ron Wyden

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

57.7

0.874% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

15.2%

14.4% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$62,244

3.9% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$381,300

3.98% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

8,589

0.374% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Curry County, 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.

98.3% of the residents in Curry County, OR are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Curry County, OR was $381,300, and the homeownership rate was 74.2%.

Most people in Curry County, OR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Curry County, OR was 2 cars per household.

Curry County, OR borders Del Norte County, CA, Coos County, OR, Douglas County, OR, and Josephine County, OR.

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Population & Diversity

Curry County, OR is home to a population of 23.4k people, from which 98.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.89% of Curry County, OR residents were born outside of the country (1.38k people).

In 2024, there were 16.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (19.2k people) in Curry County, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.15k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 866 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.3%

2024 Citizenship

97.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.3% of Curry County, OR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Curry County, OR was 97.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Curry County, OR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Curry County, OR

White (Non-Hispanic)
19.2k ± 246
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.15k ± 148
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
866 ± 310

7.74%

Hispanic Population

1.81k people

7.74% of the people in Curry County, OR are hispanic (1.81k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Oregon.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
141,836 ± 9,090 people
Vietnam
22,252 ± 3,653 people
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.

Foreign-Born Population

5.89%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.38k people

6.01%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.41k people

As of 2024, 5.89% of Curry County, OR residents (1.38k 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 Curry County, OR was 6.01%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Curry County, OR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,122 ± 238
Gulf War (2001-)
342 ± 135
Korea
184 ± 128

Curry County, OR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.28 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Curry County, OR.

Economy

The economy of Curry County, OR employs 8.59k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Curry County, OR were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,469 people), Accommodation & Food Services (873 people), and Public Administration (872 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($132,614), Utilities ($98,438), and Manufacturing ($71,806).

Employment

Occupations

8.59k

2024 Value

± 858

0.374%

1 Year growth

± 14.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Curry County, OR grew at a rate of 0.374%, from 8.56k employees to 8.59k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Curry County, OR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (954 people), Management Occupations (897 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (689 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Curry County, OR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Oregon (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

Industries

Employment by Industries

8.59k

2024 Value

± 858

0.374%

1 Year growth

± 14.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Curry County, OR grew at a rate of 0.374%, from 8.56k employees to 8.59k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Curry County, OR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,469 people), Accommodation & Food Services (873 people), and Public Administration (872 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Curry County, OR, though some of these residents may live in Curry County, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,710

Median earning men ± $5,114

$39,229

Median earning women ± $3,157

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($83,359), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($81,018), and Public Administration ($66,964).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($65,423), Public Administration ($61,912), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($50,588).

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

75
Construction
50
Accommodation and Food Services
47
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$54.3k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$45.9k
Manufacturing
$34.2k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Curry County, OR. Showing the available data for Oregon.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (55.3%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (41%)
Republican Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Oregon

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Oregon.

Ron Wyden

Senator from Oregon

Assumed office on February 5, 1996
Elected to the seat following the resignation of Bob Packwood.

Jeff Merkley

Senator from Oregon

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.

The following chart shows elected senators in Oregon over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Curry County, OR was $381,300 in 2024, which is 1.15 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $366,700 to $381,300, a 3.98% increase. The homeownership rate in Curry County, OR is 74.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Curry County, OR have an average commute time of 18.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Curry County, OR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 18% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Curry County, OR. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.874%.

Housing

Property

$381,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$19,144

$8,276

Median Property Taxes

±$775

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 Curry County, OR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

74.2%

Homeownership

2024

65.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74.2% of the housing units in Curry County, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 74.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Curry County, OR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$62,244

Median Household Income

± $8,210

11.2k

Number of Households

± 865

In 2024, the median household income of the 11.2k households in Curry County, OR declined from $62,244 from the previous year's value of $64,769.

The following chart displays the households in Curry County, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Curry County, 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.

This chart shows the number of workers in Oregon across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (69.9%)
Worked At Home (16.5%)
Carpooled (7.6%)

In 2024, 69.9% of workers in Curry County, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.5%) and those who carpooled to work (7.6%).

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.

Commute Time

18.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Curry County, OR have a shorter commute time (18.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.11% of the workforce in Curry County, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Curry County, OR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 18% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Curry County, OR. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.874%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

15.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Curry County, OR (3.51k out of 23.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 22.6% of the children was living in poverty in Curry County, OR. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.3%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 108 in Curry County, OR. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 25.6 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

95.1% of the population of Curry County, OR has health coverage, with 24.4% on employee plans, 26.2% on Medicaid, 27.9% on Medicare, 14.5% on non-group plans, and 2.02% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Curry County, OR see 1,480 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,480 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1573 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 170 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,480 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Curry County, OR

Primary care physicians in Curry County, OR see an average of 1,480 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,480 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Curry County, OR in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 14.7% under 18 years, 11.7% between 18 and 34 years, 37.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 36.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.91%

Uninsured

24.4%

Employer Coverage

26.2%

Medicaid

27.9%

Medicare

14.5%

Non-Group

2.02%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Curry County, OR declined by 14.4% from 5.74% to 4.91%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Curry County, OR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.