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Cities in Oregon by average household size, 2024

Independence, OR had the highest average household size of 56 cities in 2024, at 3.2 persons per household. Ashland, OR had the lowest, at 1.9 persons per household. The median was 2.5 persons per household and the figure for Oregon was 2.4 persons per household. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest3.2Independence, OR
Lowest1.9Ashland, OR
Median2.556 cities
Oregon2.4History

All cities, 2024

Independence, OR: 3.2 persons per householdIndependence, OR3.2Happy Valley, OR: 3 persons per householdHappy Valley, OR3Hermiston, OR: 2.9 persons per householdHermiston, OR2.9Cornelius, OR: 2.9 persons per householdCornelius, OR2.9Sherwood, OR: 2.9 persons per householdSherwood, OR2.9Woodburn, OR: 2.9 persons per householdWoodburn, OR2.9Forest Grove, OR: 2.9 persons per householdForest Grove, OR2.9Sandy, OR: 2.9 persons per householdSandy, OR2.9Molalla, OR: 2.8 persons per householdMolalla, OR2.8Monmouth, OR: 2.8 persons per householdMonmouth, OR2.8West Linn, OR: 2.7 persons per householdWest Linn, OR2.7Troutdale, OR: 2.7 persons per householdTroutdale, OR2.7Gresham, OR: 2.6 persons per householdGresham, OR2.6Oregon City, OR: 2.6 persons per householdOregon City, OR2.6Silverton, OR: 2.6 persons per householdSilverton, OR2.6Keizer, OR: 2.6 persons per householdKeizer, OR2.6Redmond, OR: 2.6 persons per householdRedmond, OR2.6St. Helens, OR: 2.6 persons per householdSt. Helens, OR2.6Canby, OR: 2.6 persons per householdCanby, OR2.6Albany, OR: 2.5 persons per householdAlbany, OR2.5McMinnville, OR: 2.5 persons per householdMcMinnville, OR2.5Tualatin, OR: 2.5 persons per householdTualatin, OR2.5Dallas, OR: 2.5 persons per householdDallas, OR2.5Hillsboro, OR: 2.5 persons per householdHillsboro, OR2.5Ontario, OR: 2.5 persons per householdOntario, OR2.5Salem, OR: 2.5 persons per householdSalem, OR2.5Newberg, OR: 2.5 persons per householdNewberg, OR2.5Cottage Grove, OR: 2.5 persons per householdCottage Grove, OR2.5Lebanon, OR: 2.5 persons per householdLebanon, OR2.5Central Point, OR: 2.5 persons per householdCentral Point, OR2.5Pendleton, OR: 2.4 persons per householdPendleton, OR2.4Medford, OR: 2.4 persons per householdMedford, OR2.4Springfield, OR: 2.4 persons per householdSpringfield, OR2.4Wilsonville, OR: 2.4 persons per householdWilsonville, OR2.4Tigard, OR: 2.4 persons per householdTigard, OR2.4Lake Oswego, OR: 2.4 persons per householdLake Oswego, OR2.4Prineville, OR: 2.4 persons per householdPrineville, OR2.4The Dalles, OR: 2.4 persons per householdThe Dalles, OR2.4Beaverton, OR: 2.4 persons per householdBeaverton, OR2.4Fairview, OR: 2.4 persons per householdFairview, OR2.4Sweet Home, OR: 2.3 persons per householdSweet Home, OR2.3Bend, OR: 2.3 persons per householdBend, OR2.3Gladstone, OR: 2.3 persons per householdGladstone, OR2.3Grants Pass, OR: 2.3 persons per householdGrants Pass, OR2.3Klamath Falls, OR: 2.3 persons per householdKlamath Falls, OR2.3La Grande, OR: 2.3 persons per householdLa Grande, OR2.3Roseburg, OR: 2.3 persons per householdRoseburg, OR2.3Milwaukie, OR: 2.2 persons per householdMilwaukie, OR2.2Eugene, OR: 2.2 persons per householdEugene, OR2.2Corvallis, OR: 2.2 persons per householdCorvallis, OR2.2Coos Bay, OR: 2.2 persons per householdCoos Bay, OR2.2Lincoln City, OR: 2.2 persons per householdLincoln City, OR2.2Baker City, OR: 2.2 persons per householdBaker City, OR2.2Portland, OR: 2.2 persons per householdPortland, OR2.2Newport, OR: 2.1 persons per householdNewport, OR2.1Ashland, OR: 1.9 persons per householdAshland, OR1.9
persons per household. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
persons per household		Change on 2023
1Independence, OR3.2-0.3%
2Happy Valley, OR3+1%
3Hermiston, OR2.9+1.4%
4Cornelius, OR2.9-2%
5Sherwood, OR2.9+0.3%
6Woodburn, OR2.9-5.3%
7Forest Grove, OR2.9+0.7%
7Sandy, OR2.9+4%
9Molalla, OR2.8+2.2%
10Monmouth, OR2.8-5.2%
11West Linn, OR2.7+0.4%
12Troutdale, OR2.7-5%
13Gresham, OR2.6+0.4%
13Oregon City, OR2.6+0.8%
13Silverton, OR2.6-0.4%
16Keizer, OR2.6-1.5%
17Redmond, OR2.6-0.8%
18St. Helens, OR2.6-0.8%
19Canby, OR2.6-2.7%
20Albany, OR2.5-0.8%
20McMinnville, OR2.5+0.4%
20Tualatin, OR2.5-0.4%
23Dallas, OR2.5+1.2%
23Hillsboro, OR2.5-0.8%
25Ontario, OR2.5-1.2%
25Salem, OR2.5+0.4%
27Newberg, OR2.5-2%
28Cottage Grove, OR2.5+1.2%
28Lebanon, OR2.5+2.1%
30Central Point, OR2.5-1.6%
31Pendleton, OR2.4-1.6%
32Medford, OR2.40%
33Springfield, OR2.4-2%
33Wilsonville, OR2.40%
35Tigard, OR2.4-1.2%
36Lake Oswego, OR2.4-1.2%
37Prineville, OR2.4-3.3%
37The Dalles, OR2.4-2.5%
39Beaverton, OR2.4+1.3%
39Fairview, OR2.4+1.3%
41Sweet Home, OR2.3-2.9%
42Bend, OR2.3-0.9%
43Gladstone, OR2.3+0.9%
43Grants Pass, OR2.3-0.4%
43Klamath Falls, OR2.3+0.4%
46La Grande, OR2.3-1.7%
47Roseburg, OR2.3-0.4%
48Milwaukie, OR2.2+1.8%
49Eugene, OR2.20%
50Corvallis, OR2.2-1.3%
51Coos Bay, OR2.2-0.5%
52Lincoln City, OR2.2-2.3%
53Baker City, OR2.2+0.9%
53Portland, OR2.2-1.4%
55Newport, OR2.1-2.4%
56Ashland, OR1.9-3.5%

Other periods

About this ranking

Average number of persons per private household. EU countries: EU-SILC. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate of people in households divided by occupied housing units, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Covers private households only; people living in institutions or other group quarters are excluded. EU-SILC figures refer to the survey year. The EU and US surveys differ, so their figures are not strictly comparable.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of 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-b25010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Oregon by average household size, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Oregon by average household size, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-household-size/oregon-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Independence, OR, with 3.2 persons per household in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Ashland, OR, with 1.9 persons per household in 2024.

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