Gladstone, OR

Census Place

2024 Population

11,977

US Senator

Ron Wyden

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

44.8

0.444% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

13.6%

4.77% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$91,250

0.946% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$480,700

Population & Diversity

Gladstone, OR is home to a population of 12k people, from which 96.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 6.95% of Gladstone, OR residents were born outside of the country (833 people).

In 2024, there were 11.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.17k people) in Gladstone, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 809 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 468 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.6%

2024 Citizenship

97.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.6% of Gladstone, OR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Gladstone, OR was 97.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gladstone, OR

White (Non-Hispanic)
9.17k ± 547
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
809 ± 240
Other (Hispanic)
468 ± 338

10.5%

Hispanic Population

1.26k people

10.5% of the people in Gladstone, OR are hispanic (1.26k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Gladstone, 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

6.95%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

833 people

6.57%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

788 people

As of 2024, 6.95% of Gladstone, OR residents (833 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 Gladstone, OR was 6.57%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
381 ± 235
Gulf War (2001-)
182 ± 103
Gulf War (1990s)
47 ± 53

Gladstone, OR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.09 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Gladstone, OR employs 6.48k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Gladstone, OR were Retail Trade (938 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (879 people), and Manufacturing (801 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($120,833), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($91,250), and Information ($85,424).

Employment

Occupations

6.48k

2024 Value

± 683

−1.29%

1 Year decline

± 15.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gladstone, OR declined at a rate of −1.29%, from 6.57k employees to 6.48k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gladstone, OR, are Sales & Related Occupations (878 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (817 people), and Management Occupations (727 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gladstone, 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

6.48k

2024 Value

± 683

−1.29%

1 Year decline

± 15.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gladstone, OR declined at a rate of −1.29%, from 6.57k employees to 6.48k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gladstone, OR, are Retail Trade (938 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (879 people), and Manufacturing (801 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gladstone, OR, though some of these residents may live in Gladstone, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$64,159

Median earning men ± $9,043

$50,466

Median earning women ± $5,943

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($85,714), Public Administration ($82,011), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($80,444).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($80,772), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($73,333), and Construction ($70,938).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Gladstone, OR was $480,700 in 2024, which is 1.44 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $463,600 to $480,700, a 3.69% increase. The homeownership rate in Gladstone, OR is 64.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Gladstone, OR have an average commute time of 23.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gladstone, OR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$480,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$23,738

$3,295

Median Property Taxes

±$471

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 Gladstone, OR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

64.6%

Homeownership

2024

64%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 64.6% of the housing units in Gladstone, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 63.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Gladstone, 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.

$91,250

Median Household Income

± $14,943

5.1k

Number of Households

± 610

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.1k households in Gladstone, OR grew to $91,250 from the previous year's value of $90,395.

The following chart displays the households in Gladstone, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gladstone, 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 (66.4%)
Worked At Home (20.7%)
Carpooled (6.6%)

In 2024, 66.4% of workers in Gladstone, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (20.7%) and those who carpooled to work (6.6%).

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

23.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gladstone, OR have a shorter commute time (23.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.53% of the workforce in Gladstone, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gladstone, OR (1.62k out of 11.9k 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 45 - 54, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gladstone, OR is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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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