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97603

Klamath Falls, OR · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
33,222
Median household income
$66,937
People below poverty
14.8%
Median home value
$282,800

Income

The median income of households in 97603 was $66,937. An estimated 7.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 97603 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.3
$10,000 to $14,999 4.4
$15,000 to $24,999 7.1
$25,000 to $34,999 6.8
$35,000 to $49,999 12.7
$50,000 to $74,999 18.1
$75,000 to $99,999 13.3
$100,000 to $149,999 16.3
$150,000 to $199,999 7.5
$200,000 or more 6.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 97603 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 59559
Female 48806

An estimated 71% of households received earnings. An estimated 37.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,705. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 97603 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 71
Social Security 37.5
Retirement income 26.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.6
Cash public assistance income 3.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 14.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 15.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 15.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 97603 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 14.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 15.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 15.7

In 2020-2024, 20.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 42.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 39.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 30.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 97603 in 2020-2024, 93.2% had health insurance coverage and 6.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 60.7% and public coverage was 49%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.7%.


In 2020-2024, 97603 had a total population of 33,222 - 16,947 (51%) females and 16,275 (49%) males. The median age was 38.7 years. An estimated 24.4% of the population was under 18 years, 31.4% was 19 to 44 years, 21.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 20.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 97603 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1142 1080
5 to 9 1080 1317
10 to 14 1352 1009
15 to 19 944 946
20 to 24 613 621
25 to 29 1147 1179
30 to 34 1131 1342
35 to 39 1302 1134
40 to 44 948 1032
45 to 49 853 953
50 to 54 935 888
55 to 59 851 771
60 to 64 697 1208
65 to 69 1322 1088
70 to 74 874 1047
75 to 79 651 629
80 to 84 281 418
85 and over 152 285

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 76% were White; 0.9% were Black or African American; 11.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.6% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 14.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 15.1% of the people in 97603 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 73.3% of the people in 97603 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 13,273 households in 97603. The average household size was 2.48 people.

Married-couple households made up 49.3% of the households in 97603 while cohabiting couple households made up 9.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.3% of all households, while 17% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 25.8% of all households.

In 97603, 32.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 37.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 97603 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 49.3
Cohabiting Couples 9.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 54.3% of males and 51.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 26.6 23
Now married, except separated 54.3 51.9
Separated 2 1.4
Widowed 3 9.6
Divorced 14.2 14.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 97603, 559 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 50.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 95.5% of the people living in 97603 were U.S. natives. 51.1% of the 97603 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4.5% of 97603 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 57.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 74.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 97603 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 97603.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 97603 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 76.6
Asia 7.9
Europe 12.1
Africa 2.3
Northern America 1.1
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 97603 in 2020-2024, 8.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 7.3% of people at least five years old; 2.8% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 97603 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 7.3
Other Indo-European languages 0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.6
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 97603 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 97603 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.6
Different house, same county 6.1
Different county, same state 2
Different state 2
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 91 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 23.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 97603 was 7,600 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 575 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,424. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,601.

Educational Attainment of People in 97603 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 9
High school diploma or equivalency 34
Some college, no degree 24.1
Associate's degree 9.5
Bachelor's degree 14.8
Graduate or professional degree 8.6

Disability

In 97603, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 17 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.2% of people under 18 years old, to 15.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 35.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 97603, 52.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 42.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 71.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 22.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 9,609 71.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,060 22.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 759 5.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 97603 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 97603 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 3.4
Construction 6.1
Manufacturing 7.8
Wholesale trade 2.1
Retail trade 16
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.4
Information 0.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 27.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6
Other Services, except public administration 4.9
Public administration 8.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 97603 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 5,282 39.3
Service occupations 1,943 14.5
Sales and office occupations 2,901 21.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,524 11.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,791 13.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 80.3% of 97603 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 15.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 97603 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 80.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.3
Walked 1.2
Other means 1.4
Worked from home 8.2

In 2020-2024, 97603 had a total of 13,884 housing units. Of these housing units, 73.3% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 14% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 12.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 97603 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 73.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 14
Mobile homes 12.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

3.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 8.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 97603 was 5.5 rooms, and of these housing units 65.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 97603 had 13,273 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 611 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 70.3% while renters occupied 29.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.56 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.27.

2.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.6% and another 31.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 97603:

House Heating Fuel Used in 97603 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 55.9
Electricity 34.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 3
All other fuels 6.6
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 97603 was $282,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 61.8 % had a mortgage. 38.2% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,468 and for owners without a mortgage it was $436.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 97603 was $1,022. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.