Eugene, Oregon

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The 2000 Census showed that Eugene had a population of 137,893 people^<1>. This represents 4.02% of the total population of Oregon, making it the state's 2nd most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
1	Portland	N	104 mi [167.4 km]	557,706	5.4% increase
-2-	Eugene			150,104	8.86% increase
3	Salem	N	59 mi [95 km]	153,435	12.06% increase
4	Gresham	N	105 mi [169 km]	101,221	12.21% increase
5	Beaverton	N	99 mi [159.3 km]	91,757	20.53% increase
6	Hillsboro	N	102 mi [164.2 km]	93,638	33.41% increase
7	Medford	S	119 mi [191.5 km]	73,212	15.93% increase

Eugene had 61,444 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Eugene has an area^<4> of 40.52 square miles [104.9 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Eugene had a 2000 population density of 3,403 people per square mile [1,313 people/km²], making it the state's 27th most densely populated area.

Lane County

The city of Eugene is located in Lane County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 323,485 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 137,893 people, Eugene contained 42.63% of the Lane County total.

In addition, where the community of Eugene has a population density of 3,403 people per square mile [1,313 people/km²], Lane County averages 71 people per square mile [27.43 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Lane County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Eugene and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Eugene. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Eugene. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Eugene, it also contains a comparison between Eugene and the state of Oregon.

Click here for the Eugene QuickFact (QF-4123850).

A Census Quickfact is available for Lane County (QF-41039).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Lane County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Benton	QF-41003	N	81,859	4.7% increase
	Deschutes	QF-41017	E	158,456	35.88% increase
	Douglas	QF-41019	S	104,059	3.62% increase
	Klamath	QF-41035	SE	66,425	3.98% increase
	Lincoln	QF-41041	NW	45,946	3.61% increase
	Linn	QF-41043	NE	115,348	11.97% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Eugene:

Eugene is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and in Division #9 (the Pacific Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Eugene.

The Commemorative Quarter for Oregon<6>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Eugene. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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