Data / Eugene, OR / Profile

Eugene, OR in figures

A profile of Eugene, OR from official statistics: 11 figures in 3 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Eugene, OR was 178,618 in 2025, down 0.1% from 2024, and the 3rd highest of 56 cities in Oregon.

Population178,6182025Down 0.1% from 2024The 3rd highest of 56 cities in Oregon
Median age35.2 years2024Down 0.2 years from 2023Tied for the 12th lowest of 56 cities in Oregon
Foreign-born population share7%2024Up 0.2 percentage points from 2023The 28th highest of 56 cities in Oregon
Bachelor's degree or higher, population 25 and over45.1%2024Up 0.9 percentage points from 2023
178K179K180K181K182K183K2020202120222023202420252020: 178,542 persons2021: 180,220 persons2022: 182,215 persons2023: 178,794 persons2024: 178,772 persons2025: 178,618 persons
Population, 2020 to 2025. persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Eugene, OR was 5.1% (provisional) in August 2026, down 0.2 percentage points from August 2025, and tied for the 9th highest of 25 cities in Oregon.

Unemployment rate5.1%August 2026, provisionalDown 0.2 percentage points from August 2025Tied for the 9th highest of 25 cities in Oregon
Median household income$66,5622024Up 4.3% from 2023The 14th lowest of 56 cities in Oregon
Gini index49.52024Up less than 0.1 points from 2023The 6th highest of 56 cities in Oregon
33.544.555.52021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-082021-07: 5.3 %2021-08: 4.8 %2021-09: 4.1 %2021-10: 3.6 %2021-11: 3.3 %2021-12: 3.4 %2022-01: 4.1 %2022-02: 3.8 %2022-03: 3.9 %2022-04: 3.5 %2022-05: 3.3 %2022-06: 4.1 %2022-07: 4.4 %2022-08: 4.4 %2022-09: 4.1 %2022-10: 4.1 %2022-11: 3.8 %2022-12: 3.8 %2023-01: 4.3 %2023-02: 4.1 %2023-03: 3.6 %2023-04: 3 %2023-05: 3.3 %2023-06: 3.8 %2023-07: 4 %2023-08: 4 %2023-09: 3.8 %2023-10: 3.7 %2023-11: 3.4 %2023-12: 3.9 %2024-01: 4.4 %2024-02: 4.3 %2024-03: 4 %2024-04: 3.4 %2024-05: 3.5 %2024-06: 4 %2024-07: 4.4 %2024-08: 4.4 %2024-09: 4 %2024-10: 3.9 %2024-11: 3.9 %2024-12: 4.3 %2025-01: 4.9 %2025-02: 4.7 %2025-03: 4.6 %2025-04: 4 %2025-05: 4.5 %2025-06: 5 %2025-07: 5.3 %2025-08: 5.3 %2025-09: 5.2 %2025-11: 4.7 %2025-12: 4.8 %2026-01: 5.3 %2026-02: 5.2 %2026-03: 4.7 %2026-04: 4.3 %2026-05: 4.6 %2026-06: 5.2 %2026-07: 5.1 %2026-08: 5.1 %
Unemployment rate, July 2021 to August 2026. %. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03).

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Labor market statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Median home value in Eugene, OR was $460,400 in 2024, up 5.7% from 2023, and the 23rd highest of 56 cities in Oregon.

Median home value$460,4002024Up 5.7% from 2023The 23rd highest of 56 cities in Oregon
Median gross rent (monthly)$1,4022024Up 4.1% from 2023The 27th lowest of 56 cities in Oregon
Homeownership rate (US, housing units)47.9%2024Up 0.3 percentage points from 2023The 4th lowest of 56 cities in Oregon
Housing units authorized by building permits8502025, estimatedDown 15.2% from 2024
325K350K375K400K425K450K475K20212022202320242021: 337,200 USD2022: 406,000 USD2023: 435,400 USD2024: 460,400 USD
Median home value, 2021 to 2024. USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more); U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Housing statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

Each figure comes from the table cited here. Cite the publisher; these citations include any notice the publisher requires.

  1. U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  4. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  5. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment rate (measure 03). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  7. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  8. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25077.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  9. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  10. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  11. U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/West%20Region/we2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Give me an overview of Eugene, OR with the latest official figures and their sources.
get_place_profile {"place":"Eugene, OR"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/profile?place=us-place-4123850

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

All statistics for Eugene, OR