City profile · Oregon · Census ACS 2023

Grants Pass, OR

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Grants Pass - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

39,183
Residents
$56,877
Median income
$364,200
Median home
$1,363
Median rent (state)

Grants Pass - the verdict

Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Grants Pass lands in the 30th percentile for household income and the 13th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

30th
percentile, household income
74th
percentile, home value
52nd
percentile, median rent
13th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Grants Pass, OR

39,183 people live in Grants Pass, Oregon - a small city by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Median household income here is $56,877 per year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 11.3%. Typical homes in Grants Pass are valued around $364,200, and the median resident age is 40.8 years. 19.7% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 52.8% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 94 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Slowing), down 18% from five years earlier. Grants Pass's reported crime rate runs above the national norm: per-100,000 total crime stands at 3308.4 in FBI UCR data, above the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score). The annual average temperature per NOAA climate normals runs 55.6°F with 31.3 inches of precipitation per year and 0.9 inches of snowfall.

Oregon carries a cost-of-living premium: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Oregon at 103.4 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Above Average). A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,363 per month statewide. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Oregon run around $185, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. Commute times here average 16.0 minutes, with 74.0% driving alone and 9.1% working from home, per Census ACS commuting data. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 90.2 out of 100 (Very High).

Population

39,183 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Oregon

Median Household Income

$56,877 /yr

Poverty 11.3%

Cost of Living Index (state)

103.4 (US=100)

Above Average - BEA RPP 2024, Oregon average

How does Grants Pass compare to other US cities?

Grants Pass measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.

Household income 30% higher than other cities
Home value 74% pricier than other cities
Median rent 52% pricier than other cities
Safety 13% safer than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

Zoom in to just Oregon and the picture shifts: Grants Pass ranks #73 of 85 Oregon cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Grants Pass's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in Oregon, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

30thIncome percentile
13thSafety percentile

30th percentile nationally for median household income · 13th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Grants Pass's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Grants Pass's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 27 Avg. percentile National median
Grants Pass's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.

How Grants Pass's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$364,200 26th percentile more affordable than 26% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). This entry sits in this band. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Grants Pass $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Grants Pass, OR Grants Pass, OR's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Grants Pass, OR-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Grants Pass, OR median $56,877/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Grants Pass, OR's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Grants Pass, OR. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 19.7%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 11.3%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 52.8%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
39,183
Median Income
$56,877
Median Home Value
$364,200
Median Age
40.8
Poverty Rate
11.3%
Labor force participation
52.8%
Bachelor's Degree+
19.7%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
3308.4
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
404.0
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
2904.4
per 100,000 residents

Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.

Climate

Avg Temperature
55.6°F
Annual Precipitation
31.3"
Annual Snowfall
0.9"

Schools

Total Schools
21
Public schools in this city

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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39,000 residents39,100 residents39,200 residents39,300 residents39,400 residents39,500 residents 202020212022202320242025 39,210 residents 39,239 residents ▲ +0.1%
Grants Pass's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Housing Supply

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

🏗️ Slowing
Total Permits (2024)
94
housing units authorized
Single-Family
66
detached homes
Multifamily
28
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
2.4
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 114
2020 174
2021 162
2022 177
2023 103
2024 94

Permit volume decreased 18% from 2019 to 2024.

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Average Commute Time
16.0 minutes
Drive Alone
74.0%
Carpool
11.9%
Public Transit
0.7%
Walk
2.6%
Work from Home
9.1%
Other
1.7%

Based on 16,308 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Oregon - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$85
avg/month
Natural Gas
$50
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$50
avg/month
Total Utilities
$185
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Oregon state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Oregon state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Grants Pass sits in

Cost of Living Index
103.4
Above Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,363/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
90.2 / 100
Very High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Oregon

Keizer
39,013 people
Lake Oswego
40,367 people
Oregon City
37,482 people
Redmond
35,161 people
McMinnville
34,493 people
Bethany
31,700 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Grants Pass's 39,183 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Quincy, IL
39,188 people
Greer, SC
39,191 people
Parkland, WA
39,174 people
Park Ridge, IL
39,241 people
Royal Palm Beach, FL
39,089 people
Bettendorf, IA
39,297 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Grants Pass's $56,877 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Big Lagoon, CA
$56,875 median income
Yankeetown, FL
$56,875 median income
Parker City, IN
$56,875 median income
Williamsport, IN
$56,875 median income
Clarence, IA
$56,875 median income
Edgewood, IA
$56,875 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Grants Pass, OR Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Grants Pass, OR - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 85.8% 10.3% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 10.4% White 85.8% Black or African American 0.6% Asian 1.2% American Indian 0.6% Native Hawaiian 0.3% Some other race 1.3% Two or more races 10.3% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Grants Pass compares to nearby Oregon cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Grants Pass (this city) 39,183 $56,877
Keizer 39,013 $81,217
Lake Oswego 40,367 $140,441
Oregon City 37,482 $94,648
Census ACS 5-year FIPS OR FBI UCR NOAA Normals NCES CCD Census BPS 2024 OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Grants Pass, OR?

What is the population of Grants Pass, OR? +

Grants Pass, OR has a population of 39,183 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Grants Pass, OR? +

Grants Pass households earn a median of $56,877 annually, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Grants Pass? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Grants Pass; the closest available measure is the Oregon state average, a cost of living index of 103.4 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Above Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Oregon vary by metro area.

Is Grants Pass, OR safe? +

Grants Pass has a total crime rate of 3308.4 per 100,000 residents, which is above the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.

What is the median home value in Grants Pass, OR? +

The median home value in Grants Pass is $364,200, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the climate like in Grants Pass? +

Climate normals put Grants Pass's yearly average temperature at 55.6°F, 31.3 inches of precipitation, and 0.9 inches of snowfall per year. Source: NOAA Climate Normals.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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