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97527 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 97527 covers Grants Pass, Oregon, with a population of about 36,756 and a median household income of $66,396.

Population
36,756167 per square mile
Median age
47.48.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$66,39617% below the Oregon median
Poverty rate
16.1%3.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$415,560up 5.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,3507% below the Oregon median
Degree or higher
18.7%16.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
73.4%8.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
663

Where 97527 is

Grants Pass, Oregon — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population36,756
Median age47.4
Family households68.2%
Born outside the US4.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.1%
White (non-Hispanic)82.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Hispanic or Latino11.1%
Veterans10.6%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$66,396
Income per person$37,122
Poverty rate16.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance21%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.6%
$10–15k3.9%
$15–20k4.3%
$20–25k4.9%
$25–30k3.8%
$30–35k4.0%
$35–40k3.1%
$40–45k4.6%
$45–50k5.3%
$50–60k7.2%
$60–75k11.4%
$75–100k12.7%
$100–125k7.3%
$125–150k6.5%
$150–200k6.3%
$200k or more9.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed15,660
Mean adjusted gross income$65,893
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4%
Returns, under $25k31.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.4%
Returns, $200k or more4.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$408,200
Median gross rent$1,350
Rent as a share of household income35.1%
Owner-occupied73.4%
Vacant homes5.9%
Median year built1988

What the homes are

Detached house72.2%
Attached house4.9%
2 to 4 units3.3%
5 to 19 units0.8%
20 or more units2.7%
Mobile home14.8%
Boat, RV or van1.4%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$415,560as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 5.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 65.3%
Typical asking rent$1,774as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$431,672$127,905

$127,905 in 2000 to $415,560 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.7%
High school diploma or higher89.9%
Works from home11.3%
Drives to work alone73.2%
Takes public transport0.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.7%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity33.6% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.4% 5.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.4% 4.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.4% 1.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27% 5.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.8% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis36.7% 11.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.6% 1.3 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.7% 1.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.1% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.6% 4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.2% 7.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability10.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39% 2.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability10.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use72.4% 3.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.5% 5.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.8% 4.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.4% 5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.9% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.4% 0.8 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments663
People employed6,486
Annual payroll$327,690,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 92.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 13 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss90.6 out of 100
Community resilience38.9 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Wildfire99.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide91.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding90.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake86Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave78.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather76.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail32Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche29Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought25.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning24.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind17.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave4.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm3.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado2.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Oregon and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPOregonUnited States
Median household income$66,396$80,426$78,538
Income per person$37,122$44,063$43,289
Poverty rate16.1%11.9%12.4%
Median home value$408,200$454,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,350$1,450$1,348
Homeownership73.4%63.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.7%36.2%35%
Unemployment rate6.7%5.4%5.2%
Works from home11.3%17%13.5%
Born outside the US4.1%9.7%13.9%
Median age47.440.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationGRANTS PASS, OR US3.8 km away
Rain in a year31 in
Snow in a year1 in

Average high and low by month

January47.6°F / 35.3°F5.08 in rain, 0.6 in snow
February53.9°F / 35.6°F3.97 in rain, 0.1 in snow
March59.6°F / 36.9°F3.65 in rain, 0.1 in snow
April65.4°F / 39.8°F2.31 in rain
May74.1°F / 45.7°F1.39 in rain
June81.2°F / 50.5°F0.68 in rain
July90.5°F / 56.3°F0.37 in rain
August90.6°F / 54.9°F0.26 in rain
September83.9°F / 48.3°F0.56 in rain
October69.8°F / 41.1°F2.07 in rain
November53.8°F / 38.5°F4.42 in rain
December45.7°F / 35.1°F6.55 in rain, 0.1 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket11% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket12% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket21% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Three Rivers School District90.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Grants Pass School District 76.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Rogue River School District 353.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Household characteristics46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Walkability4.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

97528 Grants Pass, OR4.9 km away
97526 Grants Pass, OR7.2 km away
97533 Murphy, OR10.3 km away
97532 Merlin, OR16.1 km away
97543 Wilderville, OR17.3 km away
97537 Rogue River, OR18.9 km away
97544 Williams, OR20.4 km away
97538 Selma, OR22 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Josephine County86.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Jackson County13.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area219.77 sq mi
Water area0.93 sq mi
Population density167 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.3989, -123.3538

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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