Population

178,618

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$460,400

Owner-occupied units

Eugene, OR

Oregon · 44.057° N, 123.119° W · 45 sq mi

Eugene is a city in Oregon, with a population of 178,618 and about 3,996 residents per square mile. The median household earns $66,562 a year, and the median home is worth $460,400.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

45 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

3,996

People per square mile

Rank by population

#155

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#279

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$66,562

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,402

Per month

Homeownership

47.9%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

18.4 min

One way

People

Median age

35.2

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

45.1%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

Households

76,822

2.23 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 31.5^%

Retail trade 12^%

Professional & business services 11.8^%

Arts, food & hospitality 10.6^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Oregon

Name

Phil Knight & family

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$29B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Hillsboro

Source of wealth

Nike

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Oregon · private sector

Employer

Providence Health & Services

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Oregon

Company

Nike

Revenue

$51.4B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Beaverton

Ticker

NKE

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Oregon

State bird

Western Meadowlark

State flower

Oregon Grape

State capital

Salem

Nickname

The Beaver State

Compare Eugene with

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Springfield, OR7 mi · 61,431
Corvallis, OR36 mi · 61,499
Albany, OR39 mi · 56,894
Salem, OR60 mi · 181,779
Bend, OR90 mi · 107,342
Tigard, OR96 mi · 57,929
Beaverton, OR99 mi · 97,842
Aloha, OR100 mi · 52,389