Jackson County, Oregon

• White (non-Hispanic) 171,054 76.8%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 32,570 14.6%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 1,341 0.6%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 2,218 1.0%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 13,375 6.0%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 778 0.3%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 142 0.1%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 1,167 0.5%

• Under 18 45,192 20.3%
• 18–24 16,158 7.3%
• 25–44 55,543 24.9%
• 45–64 53,412 24.0%
• 65 and over 52,340 23.5%

Median household income

$73,899

90% interval $69,915–$77,883

−$10,998 vs OR · 16th of 36

Below poverty line

12.6%

90% interval 10.7%–14.5%

+0.9 pp vs OR · 23rd of 36

Unemployment (12-mo)

5.8%

+0.56 pp vs. state

County GDP

$13.5B

4.08% of state

Avg. annual pay

$60,060

Establishments

8,011

• Education & health services 26,376 28.7%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 19,975 21.7%
• Leisure & hospitality 11,019 12.0%
• Professional & business services 7,978 8.7%
• Manufacturing 6,543 7.1%
• Construction 5,712 6.2%
• Natural resources & mining 3,830 4.2%
• Public administration 3,543 3.9%
• Other services 2,959 3.2%
• Financial activities 2,892 3.1%
• Information 832 0.9%
• Unclassified 7 0.0%

Home ownership

65.9%

+2.6 pp vs OR · 26th of 36

Median gross rent

$1,358

−$167 vs OR · 10th of 36

Owner-occupied

60,693

Renter-occupied

31,342

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 62% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Wide wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Information, $119,373/yr) pays 4.2× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $28,501/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 11 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 61,535 51.9%
• Democratic 53,907 45.5%
• Other / third-party 3,135 2.6%

• Spanish 15,991 7.6%
• German or other West Germanic 839 0.4%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 347 0.2%
• Tagalog 264 0.1%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 243 0.1%
• Chinese 192 0.1%
• Arabic 127 0.1%
• Korean 116 0.1%
• Vietnamese 96 0.0%

Households

92,035

Family households

57,593

62.6% of households

Married couples w/ children

14,858

25.8% of families

Single-mother families

4,483

7.8% of families

Veterans

15,684

8.8% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 28,257 12.7%
• Catholic 16,613 7.4%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 14,383 6.4%
• Mainline Protestant 3,094 1.4%
• Black Protestant 326 0.1%
• Orthodox 210 0.1%

Health insured

94.3%

±0.5 pp

Uninsured

5.7%

±0.5 pp

21st of 36

With a disability

16.4%

±0.6 pp

26th of 36

Bachelor's or higher

31.7%

±1.1 pp

−5.1 pp vs OR · 9th of 36

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

6.9%

90% interval 6.2%–7.6% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

1st Judicial District Circuit Court

Judges

10 (Circuit Court judges per district (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 courts.oregon.gov; cross-checked against ORS § 3.041. Justice Courts (limited jurisdiction: misdemeanors, traffic, small claims under $10K) operate per county and are not counted here. Multnomah County operates a separate County Court for probate / juvenile matters.)

Court seats

Medford

Traffic fatalities

28

15.78 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

27