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Home/Oregon Oregon State-to-state migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years At a glance (2023) Cost of living 105 5% above the U.S. average Median home value $454,200 national $303,400 Home prices, 5 years +41.2% over the 5 years to 2023 Monthly rent $1,450 national $1,348 Homeownership 63% national 65% Unemployment 3.8% national 3.6% Household income $80,426 national $78,538 Median age 40.1 yrs national 38.7 The cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. The median home is valued at $454,200 (nominal). Home prices have risen about 41% over the five years to 2023. Median rent is about $1,450 a month. Unemployment averaged 3.8% in 2023 (national 3.6%). Median household income is $80,426. These figures describe all residents, not just tax filers, come from separate sources than the migration data on this page, and do not indicate why anyone moved. Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Oregon saw a net loss of 634 tax-filing households and a net loss of 5,653 individuals. Against a population of about 4,233,358, that is a net outflow of about 1.3 per 1,000 residents. On net, the area lost $525.9M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow, about 16,765 households, came from California; the largest outflow, about 15,339 households, went to Washington. In the prior (2022) filing year, the area saw a net loss of 6,896 individuals. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved. Net income (AGI) $525.9M nominal dollars Net households 634 tax returns Net people 5,653 exemptions 1.3 net people per 1,000 residents (population 4,233,358) Income (AGI) in and out Moved in$4.9B Moved out$5.4B Net -$525.9M (nominal) HowAmericaMoves.com Oregon counties Net migration by county. Hover for figures; click a county to open it. Net outNet in(AGI $) Hover an area to trace its top 5 inbound (in) and outbound (out) moves. Net income (AGI) that moved in minus out, in nominal dollars (not adjusted for inflation).Net tax returns (filing households) that moved in minus out.Net people per 1,000 residents, so larger and smaller areas compare fairly. Hover an area to trace its top moves HowAmericaMoves.com Top origin states 1California16,765$1.5B2Washington12,212$888.9M3Texas3,335$252.3M4Arizona3,130$225M5Idaho2,534$142.1M6Colorado2,296$169.7M7Florida2,012$135.5M8Nevada1,698$104.7M9Utah1,491$103.7M10New York1,305$118.7M HowAmericaMoves.com Top destination states 1Washington15,339$1.4B2California10,369$863.5M3Texas4,018$360.3M4Arizona4,007$392M5Idaho3,156$231.3M6Florida2,289$188M7Colorado2,061$164.4M8Nevada1,642$160M9New York1,440$113.7M10Utah1,287$97.1M HowAmericaMoves.com Churn by state both directions at once The biggest two-way exchanges of filing households, 2022–2023. Moved in and moved out are gross one-way counts; net is the difference. Click a column to sort. Washington 12,212 15,339 -3,127 -$487.5M California 16,765 10,369 +6,396 +$609.2M Texas 3,335 4,018 -683 -$108M Arizona 3,130 4,007 -877 -$167M Idaho 2,534 3,156 -622 -$89.3M Colorado 2,296 2,061 +235 +$5.4M Florida 2,012 2,289 -277 -$52.5M Nevada 1,698 1,642 +56 -$55.3M Utah 1,491 1,287 +204 +$6.6M New York 1,305 1,440 -135 +$5M Montana 893 1,172 -279 -$30.6M Illinois 1,016 961 +55 +$6.2M Counts are filing households (IRS returns), matching the lists above; income is nominal AGI. A dash means the IRS published only one direction of that exchange (small flows are suppressed), so no net is computed. HowAmericaMoves.com Net migration by year Net 2012–2023: +$5.8B (+144,734 people) 20122023 HowAmericaMoves.com Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars) Year Net AGI Net people 2012 +$191.4M +6,339 2013 +$488.5M +11,011 2014 +$686.4M +18,860 2015 +$454.8M +14,647 2016 +$1.5B +35,777 2017 +$1.5B +34,427 2018 +$775.1M +18,736 2019 +$782.1M +15,196 2020 +$600.9M +11,710 2021 -$122.3M -9,420 2022 -$533.6M -6,896 2023 -$525.9M -5,653 Migration in context How big is this move, relative to the state? In the 2022–2023 filing year, about 5,653 more people left Oregon than moved in (counting tax filers and their dependents) — a net loss of about $525.9M in income (nominal) — in a state of 4,250,392 people. Population 4,250,392 Census 2023 estimate Net migration rate 1.3 net people per 1,000 residents A Town Of 10,000 Would Net About -13 People. Net income per resident −$124 nominal dollars ≈ -$525.9M total across 4,250,392 residents. The rate lets you compare Oregon with a stateof any size: it’s the net flow divided by population. The IRS counts tax filers; population counts all residents, so read the rate as a scale indicator, not a literal share of people. HowAmericaMoves.com Components of population change 2023 (Census) Where the state’s overall change came from. Census counts all residents; the IRS migration above is one slice of the domestic-migration component. Births +38,822 Deaths 43,482 Net domestic migration 7,370 Net international migration +16,833 Total change +4,428 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program. Figures are people, not tax filers. HowAmericaMoves.com Income & cost of living What a dollar is worth here Prices around Oregon run about 5% above the national average. In plain terms: $100 spent here buys about what $95 buys in the average American community. The figures below apply that to income, each compared to the U.S. average of $70,002 per person. Income per person $67,467 what people here earn (BEA 2023, nominal) 4% below the U.S. average Price level 104.8 100 = U.S. average prices (BEA price parity) everyday costs about 4.8% higher than average What that income buys $64,370 local income restated at U.S.-average prices 8% below the U.S. average Cheaper than U.S. avgU.S. average (100)Pricier Price parity shown at the state level (BEA does not publish a single figure below the metro level). HowAmericaMoves.com Where the cost comes from price parity by category Index where 100 = U.S. average for that category. Housing is usually what separates one place from another. Housing & rents109.2 Goods104.8 Utilities91.0 Other services104.2 Housing is measured from rents (including an estimated rental value for owner-occupied homes), so a run-up in purchase prices shows here only as it reaches rents. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Covers all residents, a separate universe from the IRS filer income above. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Who lives here The people of Oregon American Community Survey, 2019–2023 (a 5-year average of all residents, not just tax filers). Median age 40.1 years Median household income $80,426 per household (ACS 2019–2023, nominal) 2% above the U.S. median College degree 36% adults 25+ with a bachelor's or higher Poverty rate 11.9% residents below the poverty line Average commute 23 min mean travel time to work Broadband at home 92% households with any broadband Race and ethnicity (share of residents) White 72%Hispanic 14%Black 2%Asian 4%Other 7% White, Black, and Asian counts are people who are not Hispanic or Latino; Hispanic or Latino can be of any race. Shares are rounded and may not total 100. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Covers all residents, a separate universe from the IRS filer data. A 5-year estimate is an average over 2019–2023; compare years at least five apart, since consecutive windows overlap. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Housing what it costs to live here (ACS 2019–2023) Median home value $454,200 owner-occupied homes 50% above the U.S. median Median rent $1,450 gross rent per month 8% above the U.S. median Homeownership 63% of occupied homes are owner-occupied Home-price appreciation FHFA index, 2023 Past year +0.8% price change, 2022 to 2023 Past 5 years +41% price change, 2018 to 2023 A repeat-sales index (how much the same homes changed in price), so it tracks the market over time rather than the current level. Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual all-transactions HPI; the county series is FHFA’s developmental index. New home construction building permits, 2023 17,697new housing units authorized in 2023 Single-family 55%Multifamily 45% Units authorized by residential building permits (new supply), summed from counties for the state and U.S. Permits are authorizations, not completions. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Home value is what owners estimate their homes are worth, not recent sale prices. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2019–2023), nominal dollars. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Local economy & risk Jobs and natural hazards Unemployment rate 3.8% BLS 2023 annual average Labor force 2,169,798 2,087,617 employed Disaster declarations 1 major federal, 2023 most common: Mud/Landslide Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS) and FEMA. A disaster declaration marks federal assistance eligibility, not damage severity, and says nothing about why anyone moved. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Unemployment now 4.8% May 2026 ▬ 0.0 points vs May 2025 January 2024May 2026 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS). Monthly unemployment for this state, not seasonally adjusted. Updated every month, so it moves faster than the annual average above. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Who’s moving by income Net migration by income bracket Tax-filing households that moved into Oregon minus those that left, by the adjusted gross income they reported, 2022–2023. Positive means more arrived than left at that income level. $1–$10k +283 In 6,072Out 5,789+$1.9M AGI $10k–$25k +681 In 12,416Out 11,735+$11.7M AGI $25k–$50k +662 In 17,129Out 16,467+$19.9M AGI $50k–$75k 538 In 9,477Out 10,015-$32.9M AGI $75k–$100k 172 In 5,992Out 6,164-$15.3M AGI $100k–$200k 768 In 9,002Out 9,770-$107.2M AGI $200k+ 719 In 4,205Out 4,924-$402.9M AGI Among the highest earners ($200k+), Oregon ranks #38 of 51 states for net household migration (-719). Source: IRS Statistics of Income, state-level gross migration file (returns with negative AGI are excluded, so this won’t exactly match the totals above). Income is what filers reported, not a reason anyone moved. Compare all states by income bracket. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Goods trade What Oregon ships and receives Physical goods shipped between Oregon and other states, 2022. This is freight, not the migration of people or income shown above. $162.1B Ships to other states +86% since 2017 $122.1B Receives from states +29% since 2017 +$40.0B Net balance Top goods shipped out Mixed freight $54.6B Electronic and other electrical equipment and components, and office equipment $29.4B Wood products $18.5B Pharmaceutical products $16.3B Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils $11.8B Miscellaneous manufactured products $10.9B Top goods received Mixed freight $34.0B Electronic and other electrical equipment and components, and office equipment $14.6B Pharmaceutical products $12.6B Miscellaneous manufactured products $10.8B Wood products $9.1B Other prepared foodstuffs and fats and oils $8.9B Biggest trading partners (both ways) Goods trade runs in both directions: states swap different goods, so a partner is often near the top of both columns. Net is ships minus receives (positive means Oregon ships more to that partner than it gets back). Partner Ships to Receives Net Total Washington $64.7B $39.6B +$25.1B $104.3B California $38.9B $25.5B +$13.5B $64.4B Idaho $8.8B $2.7B +$6.1B $11.5B Texas $6.1B $3.7B +$2.4B $9.8B Arizona $5.0B $3.1B +$1.9B $8.1B Illinois $2.3B $4.8B -$2.5B $7.2B Pennsylvania $2.9B $2.1B +$851M $5.0B Michigan $2.7B $2.3B +$333M $5.0B Goods shipped every five years by the Census Commodity Flow Survey (a sample, so figures are estimates and the smallest flows are withheld). Value is nominal. The totals and partner table above count trade between Oregon and other states; the goods lists count everything the state ships or receives, including within-state shipments. Compare all states. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Taxes the state collects What Oregon collects in taxes Total state taxes $20.7B FY 2023, nominal Per resident $4,882 total state taxes ÷ population Largest categories (share of total) Individual income tax$13.2B 63% Corporation net income tax$1.6B 8% Other selective sales tax$1.6B 8% General sales & gross receipts$1.3B 6% Motor fuels sales tax$710.5M 3% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections. This is what the state government collected (not local taxes), not a measure of any individual’s tax burden. How the data works. HowAmericaMoves.com Elections National maps → How Oregon has voted. Certified returns, popular vote only. This is a separate dataset from the migration figures on this page. President, 1976–2024 Year Democratic Republican Other Margin Total 2024 1,240,600 919,480 84,413 D +14.3 2,244,493 2020 1,340,383 958,448 75,490 D +16.1 2,374,321 2016 1,002,106 782,403 216,827 D +11.0 2,001,336 2012 970,488 754,175 64,607 D +12.1 1,789,270 2008 1,037,291 738,475 52,098 D +16.3 1,827,864 2004 943,163 866,831 26,788 D +4.2 1,836,782 2000 720,342 713,577 100,049 D +0.4 1,533,968 1996 649,641 538,152 189,967 D +8.1 1,377,760 1992 621,314 475,757 365,572 D +10.0 1,462,643 1988 616,206 560,126 25,362 D +4.7 1,201,694 1984 536,479 685,700 4,348 R +12.2 1,226,527 1980 456,890 571,044 153,582 R +9.7 1,181,516 1976 490,407 492,120 47,349 R +0.2 1,029,876 U.S. Senate races all states → Year Winner Democratic Republican Other Margin 2022 Wyden Ron 1,076,424 788,991 62,534 D +14.9 2020 Jeff Merkley 1,321,047 912,814 84,986 D +17.6 2016 Ron Wyden 1,105,119 651,106 196,253 D +23.3 2014 Jeff Merkley 814,537 538,847 108,234 D +18.9 2010 Ron Wyden 825,507 566,199 50,882 D +18.0 2008 Jeff Merkley 864,392 805,159 97,953 D +3.4 2004 Ron Wyden 1,128,728 565,254 86,568 D +31.6 2002 Gordon Smith 501,898 712,287 53,036 R +16.6 U.S. House seats won district maps → 2024 D 5 R 1 2022 D 4 R 2 2020 D 4 R 1 2018 D 4 R 1 2016 D 4 R 1 2014 D 4 R 1 2012 D 4 R 1 2010 D 4 R 1 2008 D 4 R 1 2006 D 4 R 1 2004 D 4 R 1 2002 D 4 R 1 2000 D 4 R 1 2024 results by county Republican wonDemocratic wonIndependent / other Which party received the most votes, as a solid color.Winning margin as a share of all votes cast.Change in margin since 2020, in percentage points.Total votes cast, all candidates. HowAmericaMoves.com Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab county returns (CC0). Margins are the popular-vote gap as a share of all votes cast. Counties in Oregon (36) Baker CountyBenton CountyClackamas CountyClatsop CountyColumbia CountyCoos CountyCrook CountyCurry CountyDeschutes CountyDouglas CountyGilliam CountyGrant CountyHarney CountyHood River CountyJackson CountyJefferson CountyJosephine CountyKlamath CountyLake CountyLane CountyLincoln CountyLinn CountyMalheur CountyMarion CountyMorrow CountyMultnomah CountyPolk CountySherman CountyTillamook CountyUmatilla CountyUnion CountyWallowa CountyWasco CountyWashington CountyWheeler CountyYamhill County Get the next update for Oregon The IRS releases new migration data once a year. Drop your email and we will send the refreshed numbers when they land. No spam, unsubscribe anytime. Email address