A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Oregon & Michigan

MEASUREOREGONMICHIGANDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count4,272,371#27 of 50 states10,140,459#10 of 50 states−5,868,088
Housing units ↗Reported count1,813,747#27 of 50 states4,570,173#9 of 50 states−2,756,426
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count152,581#30 of 50 states537,828#6 of 50 states−385,247
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,597#38 of 50 states$1,168#19 of 50 states+$429
Employed residents ↗Reported count2,123,643#25 of 50 states4,879,201#10 of 50 states−2,755,558
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count108,341#23 of 50 states229,894#10 of 50 states−121,553
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count3,022#45 of 50 states6,534#33 of 50 states−3,512
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,318,826#27 of 50 states3,186,755#9 of 50 states−1,867,929
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count50,221#17 of 50 states46,491#18 of 50 states+3,730
Residents working from home ↗Reported count354,930#22 of 50 states539,125#16 of 50 states−184,195
Mean commute time ↗Minutes23.2 min#14 of 50 states24.3 min#20 of 50 states−1.1 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$85,220#16 of 50 states$72,389#37 of 50 states+$12,831
Per capita income ↗Dollars$45,821#17 of 50 states$40,990#35 of 50 states+$4,831
Mean household income ↗Dollars$110,900#19 of 50 states$98,697#37 of 50 states+$12,203
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count285,506#17 of 50 states547,357#8 of 50 states−261,851
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count578,387#27 of 50 states1,457,030#8 of 50 states−878,643
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count448,419#26 of 50 states1,167,107#8 of 50 states−718,688
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count80,945#29 of 50 states230,806#8 of 50 states−149,861
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count65,420#16 of 50 states100,177#8 of 50 states−34,757
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count4,007,961#27 of 50 states9,525,652#10 of 50 states−5,517,691
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count219,386#32 of 50 states507,760#16 of 50 states−288,374
Private health insurance ↗Reported count2,811,884#26 of 50 states6,995,406#10 of 50 states−4,183,522
Public health insurance ↗Reported count1,785,576#27 of 50 states4,051,363#9 of 50 states−2,265,787
Private wage workers ↗Reported count1,666,053#26 of 50 states4,040,059#10 of 50 states−2,374,006
Government workers ↗Reported count313,630#27 of 50 states579,452#14 of 50 states−265,822
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count140,438#24 of 50 states251,652#10 of 50 states−111,214
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count2,996,550#25 of 50 states7,264,560#7 of 50 states−4,268,010
Black or African American population ↗Reported count78,664#36 of 50 states1,303,275#13 of 50 states−1,224,611
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count26,562#16 of 50 states33,430#14 of 50 states−6,868
Asian population ↗Reported count206,288#20 of 50 states378,447#15 of 50 states−172,159
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count662,740#19 of 50 states621,831#21 of 50 states+40,909

Ranks follow each measure’s default order. Counts reflect state size as well as the underlying condition; higher is not automatically better. State comparisons describe separate populations, not the same household across measures.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Supplied extract; descriptive ranks across 50 states.

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