Josephine County

Josephine County, Oregon

At a Glance

Population	88,090
County Seat	Josephine County Courthouse
State FIPS	41
County FIPS	033
Num Towns	10
Census-Designated Places	8
Total Town Population	50,508
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	87,994
Median Age	47.4
Veterans	9,014
Housing Units	38,939
Uninsured	838
Net Migration (recent)	1,327
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	2,157
Total Employees	23,906
Avg Annual Pay	$49,117
Median Household Income	$56,068
Poverty Rate	16.1%
Unemployment Rate	8.1%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$61,613
Federal Spending FY2024	$796,458,234
Federal Spending Per Capita	$9,041

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$353,800
Median Rent	$1,093
FMR Studio	$906
FMR 1BR	$1,007
FMR 2BR	$1,321
FMR 3BR	$1,851
FMR 4BR	$1,915

Health & Safety

Hospitals	10
EMS Stations	30
Fire Stations	30
Police Stations	30
Adult Smoking	19.0%
Adult Obesity	32.2%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	34.1
Air Quality Good Days	284

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	14.7
Electric Customers	1868012
Towns with Broadband Data	10
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	10

Community

Churches	77
Libraries	10
Historic Places (NRHP)	63
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	146
SNAP Stores	89
Bank Branches	16

Agriculture

Total Farms	98
Land in Farms (acres)	30,563
Avg Farm Size (acres)	311.9
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
DR	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES	2025-07-22
DR	WILDFIRES AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS	2020-09-15
FM	SLATER FIRE	2020-09-10
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-28
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
FM	HUGO ROAD FIRE	2018-09-03
FM	GARNER FIRE COMPLEX	2018-07-19
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES	2017-08-08
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND FLOODING	2017-01-25
FM	GOLD CANYON FIRE	2016-08-31

Detailed Topics

Communities in Josephine County

Grants Pass — pop 39,189
Redwood — pop 2,702
Cave Junction — pop 2,071
Merlin — pop 1,690
New Hope — pop 1,572
Williams — pop 1,102
Selma — pop 661
Kerby — pop 628
O'Brien — pop 470
Takilma — pop 423

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.