ZIP 97502 · Central Point, Oregon

Population

29,067 people call ZIP 97502 home.

29,067

people.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Rent

Median rent is up 49% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.

$1,335

a month. Oregon's median is $1,525.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Room to build

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

$1,144–$1,715

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

• $1,335 median

Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

Building

66% of the housing here was built before 2000.

• 66% of all homes were built before 2000

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.3–1.0% to the 11,789 homes here.

32–113

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

Home value

A median home costs 16% less than Oregon's.

$403,300

median home value in ZIP 97502.

• $403,300 ZIP 97502
• $477,600 Oregon
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year