Eugene

Population & Demographics

Eugene, OR

Eugene is home to 179,591 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 72,011 resident workers commute each day.

OregonCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
179,591
people
Population

179,591 residents

Median age 35.2 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Eugene population & demographics

Who lives in Eugene — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
179,591
Median age
35.2yrs
Median household income
$66,562
Median home value
$460,400
Median gross rent
$1,402/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
45.1%
Poverty rate
19.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Eugene

How Eugene breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White74.2%
Hispanic or Latino11.7%
Two or more races7.2%
Asian4.0%
Black1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Some other race0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%

Race across Eugene

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Eugene.

Eugene at a glance
Employed Residents
72,011
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
6.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
56.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
17.3%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Springfield
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Eugene proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Eugene commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

79 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Eugene

72,011 commutes, one dot at a time

Eugene

Where 72,011 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Eugene, by worker count.

1Eugene0.0 mi40,381
2Springfield6.0 mi7,733
3Portland103.9 mi2,893
4Salem60.3 mi1,680
5Corvallis36.2 mi606
6Coburg5.9 mi596
7Bend89.8 mi537
8Junction City11.9 mi479

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Eugene.

1Eugene0.0 mi40,381
2Springfield6.0 mi11,547
3Santa Clara4.0 mi2,473
4River Road2.0 mi2,043
5Portland103.9 mi1,793
6Cottage Grove18.4 mi1,194
7Junction City11.9 mi1,046
8Albany39.4 mi972

Top industries

The sectors that employ Eugene’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance21.2%
RTRetail Trade12.3%
EDEducational Services10.1%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.7%
MFManufacturing7.3%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.3%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.0%
MGManagement of Companies and Enterprises3.9%
Connectivity

Internet options for Eugene

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

8 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps22%
8 Gbps22%
See all internet providers in Eugene

FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).