What is the population of John Day city?

John Day city has 1,543 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #190 of 426 in Oregon.

What is the median household income in John Day city?

Median household income in John Day city is $75,917 a year, 3.3% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $942 a month and the median home value is $199,400, so rent absorbs about 14.9% of median household income.

Is John Day city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so John Day city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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John Day, OR population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of John Day, Oregon (John Day, OR — Census place “John Day city”) is 1,543 residents, ranking #190 of 426 places in Oregon. Median household income is $75,917, the median home is worth $199,400 and median gross rent runs $942 a month. Looking for the John Day Oregon ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve John Day, OR: 97845.

Population: 1,543John Day city residents
Median household income: $75,917Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $199,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $942Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 42.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 59.5%Owner-occupied households

John Day ZIP codes (Oregon)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps John Day.

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

97845

What the numbers mean in John Day city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the John Day city median would spend about 14.9% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15% of residents and 59.5% of households own their home.

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

John Day city, OR in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

John Day city is a small town in Oregon, with 1,543 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #190 of 426 ranked by population — larger than 55% of them. The median age here is 42.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. 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 John Day city earn a median of $75,917 a year, 3.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 3% above the $74,006 median for the 228 Oregon cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 15% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in John Day city is valued at $199,400, 34.3% below the national figure and 47% below the $377,700 peer median, while median gross rent runs $942 a month, 33% below the national figure, or roughly $11,304 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 14.9% 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 2.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 59.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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 John Day city?: John Day city has 1,543 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #190 of 426 in Oregon.
What is the median household income in John Day city?: Median household income in John Day city is $75,917 a year, 3.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in John Day city?: Median gross rent is $942 a month and the median home value is $199,400, so rent absorbs about 14.9% of median household income.
Is John Day city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so John Day city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this John Day 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.