Garden Home-Whitford, OR

Census Place

2024 Population

6,979

US Senator

Ron Wyden

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

45.8

0.866% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

5.92%

5.76% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$97,500

4.45% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$624,900

Population & Diversity

Garden Home-Whitford, OR is home to a population of 6.98k people, from which 99.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 11.4% of Garden Home-Whitford, OR residents were born outside of the country (799 people).

In 2024, there were 14.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.59k people) in Garden Home-Whitford, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 375 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 313 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2024 Citizenship

99.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Garden Home-Whitford, OR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Garden Home-Whitford, OR was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Garden Home-Whitford, OR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Garden Home-Whitford, OR

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.59k ± 776
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
375 ± 158
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
313 ± 152

7.32%

Hispanic Population

511 people

7.32% of the people in Garden Home-Whitford, OR are hispanic (511 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Garden Home-Whitford, OR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
144,017 ± 9,158 people
Vietnam
20,980 ± 3,547 people
India
20,652 ± 3,520 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oregon was Mexico, the natal country of 144,017 Oregon residents, followed by Vietnam with 20,980 and India with 20,652.

Foreign-Born Population

11.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

799 people

11.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

790 people

As of 2024, 11.4% of Garden Home-Whitford, OR residents (799 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 Garden Home-Whitford, OR was 11.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
100 ± 74
Vietnam
62 ± 53
Gulf War (2001-)
52 ± 55

Garden Home-Whitford, OR has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.61 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Garden Home-Whitford, OR.

Economy

The economy of Garden Home-Whitford, OR employs 4.05k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Garden Home-Whitford, OR were Educational Services (717 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (636 people), and Retail Trade (517 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($112,601), Finance & Insurance ($108,777), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($108,683).

Employment

Occupations

4.05k

2024 Value

± 629

7.06%

1 Year growth

± 21.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Garden Home-Whitford, OR grew at a rate of 7.06%, from 3.78k employees to 4.05k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Garden Home-Whitford, OR, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (564 people), Management Occupations (531 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (514 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Garden Home-Whitford, 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

4.05k

2024 Value

± 629

7.06%

1 Year growth

± 21.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Garden Home-Whitford, OR grew at a rate of 7.06%, from 3.78k employees to 4.05k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Garden Home-Whitford, OR, are Educational Services (717 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (636 people), and Retail Trade (517 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Garden Home-Whitford, OR, though some of these residents may live in Garden Home-Whitford, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$78,306

Median earning men ± $12,019

$80,435

Median earning women ± $7,298

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($121,034), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($108,938), and Public Administration ($97,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($119,219), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($108,542), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($91,300).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Garden Home-Whitford, OR was $624,900 in 2024, which is 1.88 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $602,800 to $624,900, a 3.67% increase. The homeownership rate in Garden Home-Whitford, OR is 64.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Garden Home-Whitford, OR have an average commute time of 23 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Garden Home-Whitford, OR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$624,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$46,788

$2,286

Median Property Taxes

±$399

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 Garden Home-Whitford, OR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

64.6%

Homeownership

2024

66.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 64.6% of the housing units in Garden Home-Whitford, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 68.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Garden Home-Whitford, 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.

$97,500

Median Household Income

± $19,921

3.54k

Number of Households

± 624

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.54k households in Garden Home-Whitford, OR grew to $97,500 from the previous year's value of $93,345.

The following chart displays the households in Garden Home-Whitford, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Garden Home-Whitford, OR is from Oregon.

0.459

2024 Wage GINI in Oregon

0.461

2023 Wage GINI in Oregon

In 2024, the income inequality in Oregon was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.412% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Oregon was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 (59%)
Worked At Home (30.6%)
Carpooled (3.31%)

In 2024, 59% of workers in Garden Home-Whitford, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (30.6%) and those who carpooled to work (3.31%).

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

23 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Garden Home-Whitford, OR have a shorter commute time (23 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.12% of the workforce in Garden Home-Whitford, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.92% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Garden Home-Whitford, OR (412 out of 6.96k 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 Females 12 - 14, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Garden Home-Whitford, OR is White, followed by Two Or More and Native American.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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