Klamath County

Klamath County, Oregon

At a Glance

Population	69,413
County Seat	Klamath County Courthouse
State FIPS	41
County FIPS	035
Num Towns	20
Census-Designated Places	15
Total Town Population	50,195
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	69,506
Median Age	41.1
Veterans	5,924
Housing Units	32,864
Uninsured	749
Net Migration (recent)	36
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	1,549
Total Employees	18,138
Avg Annual Pay	$53,739
Median Household Income	$57,219
Poverty Rate	17.8%
Unemployment Rate	7.4%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$59,413
Federal Spending FY2024	$642,814,893
Federal Spending Per Capita	$9,261

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$234,200
Median Rent	$921
FMR Studio	$758
FMR 1BR	$842
FMR 2BR	$1,105
FMR 3BR	$1,548
FMR 4BR	$1,856

Health & Safety

Hospitals	20
EMS Stations	58
Fire Stations	60
Police Stations	55
Adult Smoking	18.7%
Adult Obesity	35.5%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	29.5
Air Quality Good Days	259

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	14.7
Electric Customers	1868012
Towns with Broadband Data	20
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	20

Community

Churches	69
Libraries	22
Historic Places (NRHP)	29
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	270
SNAP Stores	76
Bank Branches	10

Agriculture

Total Farms	22
Land in Farms (acres)	289,766
Avg Farm Size (acres)	13,171.2
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
FM	COPPERFIELD FIRE	2024-09-02
FM	GOLDEN FIRE	2023-07-23
FM	BOOTLEG FIRE	2021-07-10
DR	WILDFIRES AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS	2020-09-15
EM	WILDFIRES	2020-09-10
FM	TWO FOUR TWO FIRE	2020-09-08
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-28
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
FM	PIPELINE FIRE	2017-08-04
FM	OREGON GULCH FIRE	2014-08-01

Detailed Topics

Communities in Klamath County

Klamath Falls — pop 21,813
Altamont — pop 20,233
Keno — pop 1,980
Running Y Ranch — pop 858
Merrill — pop 821
Chiloquin — pop 767
Malin — pop 731
Falcon Heights — pop 680
Crescent — pop 412
Bonanza — pop 404
Oregon Shores — pop 330
Rocky Point — pop 310
Gilchrist — pop 216
Bly — pop 207
Crescent Lake — pop 119
Sprague River — pop 80
Chemult — pop 79
Beatty — pop 60
Beaver Marsh — pop 52
Fort Klamath — pop 43

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.