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Grant County, OR

Demographic and economic profile of Grant County, OR, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Grant County is a small, rural Oregon county of 7,238 residents with an economy rooted in agriculture and natural-resource industries, reflected in a median worker earnings of $37,669 and GDP per capita of $39,599. The labor market is constrained, with a labor force participation rate of just 49.7%, an unemployment rate of 6.2%, and only 19.7% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are modest—median home value of $225,100 and median gross rent of $840/month—and an 80.6% homeownership rate accompanies a median age of 50.4 years, signaling an older, largely settled resident base with minimal population growth of 0.8% over five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

7,238

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$59,450

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

50.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.8% since 2018

Grant County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone6,311 (87.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race437 (6.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races290 (4.0%)
  • Asian Alone57 (0.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone53 (0.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone52 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish94
  2. 2.Other Indo-European26
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic5
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)5
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

51.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

31.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

759

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$39,599

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$34,924

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance615
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining559
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)272
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services248
  5. 5.Construction (Group)219

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations983
  2. 2.Service Occupations619
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations555
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations413
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations343

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 12.00×)548
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.46×)198
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.06×)210
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.98×)655
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.91×)283

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$225,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$840/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999322 (12.2%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999288 (10.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999268 (10.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999263 (10.0%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999226 (8.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999215 (8.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

49.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,669

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,040 (71.4%)
  • Worked At Home346 (12.1%)
  • Carpooled247 (8.6%)
  • Walked200 (7.0%)
  • Bicycle13 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.