John Day, OR Housing Market & City Data

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1,672
Population Estimate
$119,238
Median Home Value
91.3%
Employment Rate
25.2%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$214
Median Listing Price$393,000
Median Days on Market112
Active Listings23
New Listings2
Total Listings (Active + Pending)29
Avg Listing Price$499,804
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-5%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY48%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.01
Family Dual Income53.4
Median Household Income$39,355
Median Individual Income$26,692
Home Ownership58.4%
Home Value$119,238
Median Rent$746
Rent Burden30.8%
Poverty17.5%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED10.1%
  • Highschool Education34.2%
  • Some College30.4%
  • Bachelors Degree14.6%
  • Graduate Degree10.6%
  • Total College or Above25.2%
  • Stem Degree52.0%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male54.4%
  • Female45.6%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married42.0%
  • Divorced17.4%
  • Never Married31.0%
  • Widowed9.7%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityJohn Day
State IDOR
Population1,672

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1827.2%
19–2910.9%
30–3912.8%
40–4914.5%
Age Group% of Population
50–598.3%
60–6912.8%
70–798.7%
80+4.8%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation60.7%
Unemployment Rate8.7%
Disabled21.3%

ETHNICITY

White92.6%
Black0.0%
Asian1.8%
Native American2.2%
Pacific Islander0.3%
Other0.0%
Multiple3.0%

OTHER

Hispanic4.3%
Limited English0.7%
Health Uninsured5.0%
Veteran6.5%

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