Right Now
Active Weather Alerts
4
Small Craft Advisory (statewide feed)
- Small Craft Advisory — S of Currituck Beach Light NC to Oregon Inlet NC out to 20 NM
- Small Craft Advisory — S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 NM; S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 NM
- Small Craft Advisory — S of Currituck Beach Light NC to Oregon Inlet NC out to 20 NM
- Small Craft Advisory — S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 NM; S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 NM
Population & People
Population
1,561
Median age
44.7
Median household income
$57,891
Poverty rate
12.9%
Unemployment rate
6.9%
Bachelor's degree+
18.0%
Avg. commute
15 min
Hispanic or Latino
1.5%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Housing & Rent
Median home value
$212,100
Median gross rent
$910/mo
Homeownership rate
50.83%
HUD FMR — 2 bedroom
$1,436
HUD Fair Market Rent (Oregon statewide average across 36 areas — not specific to John Day), 2026. Efficiency $1059, 1BR $1151, 2BR $1436, 3BR $1978, 4BR $2335. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.
Energy
Oregon commercial electricity
10.56¢/kWh
Oregon industrial electricity
8.28¢/kWh
Oregon residential electricity
15.37¢/kWh
Economy
Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total
342850.1
Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total
265993.2
All-Transactions House Price Index for Oregon
855.4
Unemployment Rate
5.2%
Source: FRED, Oregon-specific series.