What is the population of Jefferson city?

Jefferson city has 3,316 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #126 of 426 in Oregon.

What is the median household income in Jefferson city?

Median household income in Jefferson city is $90,391 a year, 15.1% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Jefferson city?

Median gross rent is $1,232 a month and the median home value is $333,000, so rent absorbs about 16.4% of median household income.

Is Jefferson city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Jefferson city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Jefferson, OR population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Jefferson, Oregon (Jefferson, OR — Census place “Jefferson city”) is 3,316 residents, ranking #126 of 426 places in Oregon. Median household income is $90,391, the median home is worth $333,000 and median gross rent runs $1,232 a month. Looking for the Jefferson Oregon ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Jefferson, OR: 97352.

Population: 3,316Jefferson city residents
Median household income: $90,391Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $333,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,232Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 32.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 84.6%Owner-occupied households

Jefferson ZIP codes (Oregon)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Jefferson.

The Jefferson OR ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

97352

What the numbers mean in Jefferson city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Jefferson city median would spend about 16.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.6% of residents and 84.6% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Jefferson city, OR in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Jefferson city is a small town in Oregon, with 3,316 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #126 of 426 ranked by population — larger than 70% of them. The median age here is 32.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Jefferson city earn a median of $90,391 a year, 15.1% above the national figure of $78,538 and 22% above the $74,006 median for the 228 Oregon cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 8.6% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Jefferson city is valued at $333,000, 9.8% above the national figure and 12% below the $377,700 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,232 a month, 12.4% below the national figure, or roughly $14,784 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 84.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Jefferson city?: Jefferson city has 3,316 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #126 of 426 in Oregon.
What is the median household income in Jefferson city?: Median household income in Jefferson city is $90,391 a year, 15.1% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Jefferson city?: Median gross rent is $1,232 a month and the median home value is $333,000, so rent absorbs about 16.4% of median household income.
Is Jefferson city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Jefferson city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Jefferson city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.