Grants Pass, OR

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
88,179
US Senator
Ron Wyden
Democratic Party
US Senator
Jeff Merkley
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
47.3
0.421% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
15.6%
1.23% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$60,098
1.69% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$404,300
5.53% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
34,088
1.73% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Grants Pass, 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 Grants Pass, OR are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Grants Pass, OR are Rogue Community College (783 degrees awarded in 2023) and Phagans Grants Pass College of Beauty (42 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Grants Pass, OR was $404,300, and the homeownership rate was 71.7%.

Most people in Grants Pass, OR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Grants Pass, OR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesOregon

Population & Diversity

Grants Pass, OR is home to a population of 88.2k people, from which 98.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.84% of Grants Pass, OR residents were born outside of the country (3.39k people).

In 2024, there were 18.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (73.1k people) in Grants Pass, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.02k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 2.73k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.3%
2024 Citizenship
98.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.3% of Grants Pass, OR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Grants Pass, OR was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Grants Pass, OR
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    73.1k ± 549
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    4.02k ± 277
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    2.73k ± 493
8.82%
Hispanic Population
7.78k people

In 2024, there were 18.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (73.1k people) in Grants Pass, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.02k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 2.73k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

8.82% of the people in Grants Pass, OR are hispanic (7.78k people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA 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

3.84%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
3.39k people
3.73%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
3.29k people

As of 2024, 3.84% of Grants Pass, OR residents (3.39k 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 Grants Pass, OR was 3.73%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    2,815 ± 373
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,620 ± 298
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    943 ± 256

Grants Pass, OR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.74 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Grants Pass, OR employs 34.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Grants Pass, OR were Health Care & Social Assistance (5,777 people), Retail Trade (4,896 people), and Manufacturing (3,489 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($92,829), Finance & Insurance ($58,456), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($56,611).

Employment

Occupations

34.1k
2024 Value
± 1,548
1.73%
1 Year growth
± 6.32%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Grants Pass, OR grew at a rate of 1.73%, from 33.5k employees to 34.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Grants Pass, OR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,091 people), Management Occupations (2,999 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,764 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Grants Pass, OR.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

34.1k
2024 Value
± 1,548
1.73%
1 Year growth
± 6.32%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Grants Pass, OR grew at a rate of 1.73%, from 33.5k employees to 34.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Grants Pass, OR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (5,777 people), Retail Trade (4,896 people), and Manufacturing (3,489 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Grants Pass, OR, though some of these residents may live in Grants Pass, 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

$45,885
Median earning men ± $2,863
$32,975
Median earning women ± $3,457

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($83,073), Information ($69,531), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($64,795).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($53,472), Information ($43,375), and Manufacturing ($42,614).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 238
    Construction
  2. 129
    Retail Trade
  3. 127
    Health Care and Social Assistance

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

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $296k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $160k
    Retail Trade
  3. $121k
    Manufacturing

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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

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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.

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

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Education

In 2023, universities in Grants Pass, OR awarded 825 degrees. The student population of Grants Pass, OR in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,561 male students and 2,272 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Grants Pass, OR are White (578 and 70.2%), Hispanic or Latino (158 and 19.2%), Two or More Races (33 and 4.01%), and Asian (23 and 2.79%).

The largest universities in Grants Pass, OR by number of degrees awarded are Rogue Community College (783 and 94.9%) and Phagans Grants Pass College of Beauty (42 and 5.09%).

The most popular majors in Grants Pass, OR are General Studies (135 and 16.4%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (112 and 13.6%), and General Business Administration & Management (91 and 11%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 3,833 students enrolled in Grants Pass, OR, 40.7% men and 59.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,482 records, of which 57.6% were women and 42.4% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    112 degrees awarded
  2. General Business Administration & Management
    33 degrees awarded
  3. General Studies
    135 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Grants Pass, OR was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 112 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Grants Pass, OR according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Rogue Community College
    783 degrees awarded
  2. Phagans Grants Pass College of Beauty
    42 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Rogue Community College with 783 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 256 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Grants Pass, OR, which is 0.45 times less than the 569 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 578 degrees mean that there were 3.66 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 158 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($4,320) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($864) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,447) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Grants Pass, OR was $404,300 in 2024, which is 1.22 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $383,100 to $404,300, a 5.53% increase. The homeownership rate in Grants Pass, OR is 71.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Grants Pass, OR have an average commute time of 21.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Grants Pass, OR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$404,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$14,314
$26,333
Median Property Taxes
±$1,236

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 Grants Pass, OR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

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Rent vs Own

71.7%
Homeownership
2024
66.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 71.7% of the housing units in Grants Pass, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.7%.

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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.
$60,098
Median Household Income
± $3,546
36.7k
Number of Households
± 1,532

In 2024, the median household income of the 36.7k households in Grants Pass, OR grew to $60,098 from the previous year's value of $59,097.

The following chart displays the households in Grants Pass, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Grants Pass, 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 (73.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (12.1%)
  3. Carpooled (9.91%)

In 2024, 73.8% of workers in Grants Pass, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.1%) and those who carpooled to work (9.91%).

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

21.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Grants Pass, OR have a shorter commute time (21.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.93% of the workforce in Grants Pass, 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 Grants Pass, OR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Grants Pass, OR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Grants Pass, OR (13.6k out of 87.1k 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 Males 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Grants Pass, 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.

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Health

93.4% of the population of Grants Pass, OR has health coverage, with 28.5% on employee plans, 29.5% on Medicaid, 18.3% on Medicare, 14.6% on non-group plans, and 2.54% 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, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,064 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Oregon

Primary care physicians in Oregon see an average of 1,064 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,064 patients).

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

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.2% under 18 years, 16% between 18 and 34 years, 36.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 27% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.56%
Uninsured
28.5%
Employer Coverage
29.5%
Medicaid
18.3%
Medicare
14.6%
Non-Group
2.54%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Grants Pass, OR declined by 16.7% from 7.88% to 6.56%.

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