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Oregon (OR)Corvallis458541

Benton County, OR

Corvallis metro * 85.9K residents

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85.9K

Population

$71.1K

Median income

per household

$507.6K

Home value

19.4%

Poverty rate

What stands out

  • Median household income: $71.1K.
  • Median home value: $507.6K (top 10% vs US counties).
  • Poverty rate: 19.4% (high poverty; top quartile vs US counties).

Categories vs U.S.

Economy

1 of 6 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks

Median household income

$71.1K

U.S.

$81K

Median home value

$507.6K

U.S.

$333K

Poverty rate

19.4%

U.S.

12.4%

Housing stress

Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)

61.2%

U.S.

51.1%

Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)

37.2%

U.S.

25.9%

Affordability Ratios

Rent-to-Income

23.3%

Below 30% threshold

Home-Value-to-Income

7.1×

Above typical 3-5x ratio

Income distribution

Share of households by income bracket (ACS).

< $50k
36.4%
$50–100k
26.8%
$100–200k
24.8%
$200k+
11.9%
See Corvallis metro economy →See OR state economy →

Health

5 of 6 available metrics better than U.S.

Obesity

25.9%

U.S.

33.2%

Diabetes

9.3%

U.S.

12.1%

Current smoking

9.6%

U.S.

12.8%

See Corvallis metro health data →See OR state health data →

Connectivity

1 of 3 metrics better than U.S.

Best available speed

1,000Mbps

Gigabit speeds reported

100+ Mbps coverage

92.0%

U.S.

85.3%

Gigabit ready

0.9%

U.S.

8.6%

5G available

72.5%

U.S.

77.4%

See Corvallis metro connectivity →See OR state connectivity →

Map

Benton County, OR

Population

85.9K

Area

675.2 sq mi

Density

127.2/sq mi

Neighbors

Lane County, ORLincoln County, ORLinn County, ORPolk County, OR
Data Sources & Notes

Data freshness

ACS 5-year
2020–2024
CDC PLACES
2025
BLS (LAUS)
2025-12
Broadband
2020-12
Mobile coverage
2025-11-24
Page updated
2026-02-23

Release schedule and upstream dates: Sources.

Data sources

U.S. Census (ACS 5-year)U.S. Census TIGER/LineCDC PLACESBLS (LAUS)FCC (Form 477 broadband)FCC (Mobile Broadband Data Collection)

Derived statistics

  • ACS county metrics (income, housing, demographics) are sourced directly from Census county-level tables.
  • CDC health metrics are sourced from county-level CDC PLACES data.
  • Unemployment is sourced from the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program.
  • Population density is computed as population ÷ land area.

Data accuracy & methodology

County pages use 2020–2024 ACS 5-year county-level estimates sourced directly from Census county tables. CDC health metrics come from county-level CDC PLACES. Unemployment rates come from the BLS LAUS program. Connectivity metrics use FCC coverage data.