City profile · Oregon · Census ACS 2023

Klamath Falls, OR

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

21,879
Residents
$47,268
Median income
$257,400
Median home
$1,247
Median rent (state)

Klamath Falls - the verdict

Nationally, Klamath Falls sits in the 16th percentile for household income and the 14th percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

16th
percentile, household income
57th
percentile, home value
41st
percentile, median rent
14th
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: Klamath Falls, OR

Oregon's Klamath Falls is a small city, with 21,879 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Klamath Falls households earn a median of $47,268 annually, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 17.6%. Klamath Falls's housing stock carries a median value of $257,400, and the median resident age is 35.7 years. Educational attainment runs 22.3% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 49.4% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Klamath Falls's reported crime rate runs above the national norm: per-100,000 total crime stands at 3171.9 in FBI UCR data, above the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score). NOAA puts Klamath Falls's yearly average temperature at 47.1°F with 11.1 inches of precipitation per year.

Oregon carries a cost-of-living premium: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Oregon scores 103.4 (Above Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,247 monthly. Monthly utility costs average around $185 across Oregon, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Natural-hazard exposure scores 77.9 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (High).

Population

21,879 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Oregon

Median Household Income

$47,268 /yr

Poverty 17.6%

Cost of Living Index (state)

103.4 (US=100)

Above Average - BEA RPP 2024, Oregon average

How does Klamath Falls compare to other US cities?

Where Klamath Falls sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 16% higher than other cities
Home value 57% pricier than other cities
Median rent 41% pricier than other cities
Safety 14% safer than other cities

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

National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Oregon, Klamath Falls ranks #72 of 85 Oregon cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison 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 Klamath Falls'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.

16thIncome percentile
14thSafety percentile

16th percentile nationally for median household income · 14th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Klamath Falls's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Klamath Falls'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
Klamath Falls'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 Klamath Falls's home value compares nationally

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

$257,400 43rd percentile more affordable than 43% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $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. Klamath Falls $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 - Klamath Falls, OR Klamath Falls, OR's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Klamath Falls, 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 Klamath Falls, OR median $47,268/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%
Klamath Falls, 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 Klamath Falls, OR. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 22.3%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 17.6%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 49.4%

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

Population
21,879
Median Income
$47,268
Median Home Value
$257,400
Median Age
35.7
Poverty Rate
17.6%
Labor force participation
49.4%
Bachelor's Degree+
22.3%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
3171.9
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
483.8
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
2688.1
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
47.1°F
Annual Precipitation
11.1"
Annual Snowfall
N/A

Schools

Total Schools
19
Public schools in this city

Population Change

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

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21,800 residents21,900 residents22,000 residents22,100 residents22,200 residents22,300 residents 202020212022202320242025 21,887 residents 22,111 residents ▲ +1.0%
Klamath Falls's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
77.8%
Carpool
9.5%
Public Transit
0.3%
Walk
4.8%
Work from Home
5.8%
Other
1.8%

Based on 8,870 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 Klamath Falls sits in

Cost of Living Index
103.4
Above Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,247/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
77.9 / 100
High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Oregon

Hayesville
22,309 people
Ashland
21,343 people
Milwaukie
21,256 people
Sherwood
20,227 people
Roseburg
23,773 people
Altamont
19,844 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Klamath Falls's 21,879 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Sedalia, MO
21,869 people
Parsippany, NJ
21,869 people
Shelby, NC
21,868 people
Darien, IL
21,855 people
Kailua CDP (Hawaii County), HI
21,851 people
West Carson, CA
21,909 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Klamath Falls's $47,268 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Gantt, SC
$47,265 median income
Esmont, VA
$47,273 median income
Millville, PA
$47,262 median income
Blairs, VA
$47,262 median income
Lady Lake, FL
$47,260 median income
Decatur, MS
$47,258 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Klamath Falls, 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 Klamath Falls, OR - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 77.5% 14.2% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 15.7% White 77.5% Black or African American 0.9% Asian 1.2% American Indian 2.3% Native Hawaiian 0.7% Some other race 3.3% Two or more races 14.2% 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 Klamath Falls 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
Klamath Falls (this city) 21,879 $47,268
Hayesville 22,309 $59,299
Ashland 21,343 $71,782
Milwaukie 21,256 $82,422
Census ACS 5-year FIPS OR FBI UCR NOAA Normals NCES CCD OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Klamath Falls, OR?

What is the population of Klamath Falls, OR? +

21,879 people live in Klamath Falls, OR according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Klamath Falls, OR? +

Klamath Falls households earn a median of $47,268 annually, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Klamath Falls? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Klamath Falls; 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 Klamath Falls, OR safe? +

Klamath Falls has a total crime rate of 3171.9 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 Klamath Falls, OR? +

Homes in Klamath Falls carry a median value of $257,400, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the climate like in Klamath Falls? +

Klamath Falls has an average annual temperature of 47.1°F, 11.1 inches of precipitation. Source: NOAA Climate Normals.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, 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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