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Yamhill County, OR: population growth, jobs and income

Yamhill County lost 41 residents between 2024 and 2025 (−0.0%).

Yamhill County had an estimated 110,024 residents in 2025, up 2.2% (2,332 more people) since 2020. That is faster than Oregon as a whole (+0.7%), and the 12th fastest growth of 36 counties in Oregon.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$1,480/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes4.7%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months2952025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  2. 2 Ranks and the neighbouring-county table
  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
  5. 5 Every source and the methods
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What the numbers say

Net domestic migration was negative in 2025: 263 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in.

Private employers had 32,438 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +3.7% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 4.9% in 2025, 1.4 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 214 new homes in 2025, or 1.9 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $90,063 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +33.8% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 1,233rd.

Part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area.

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Yamhill County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
2025110,024−41
2024110,065+1,165
2023108,900+1,219
2022107,681−338
2021108,019+327
2020107,692–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Yamhill County

Yamhill County grew by 2,332 people since 2020; the largest part came from international migration (+1,551).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−108−600
International migrationfrom and to other countries+321+1,551
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties−263+1,324
Census adjustmentbalancing residual+9+57
Total change−41+2,332

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn OregonAmong U.S. counties
Population growth12th of 361,233rd of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents30th of 362,268th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth21st of 361,386th of 3,092
Median household income4th of 36295th of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate11th of 362,469th of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents22nd of 341,559th of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Over 2020–25, Yamhill County's population change (+2.2%) was ahead of 3 of its 5 neighbouring counties and behind 2 (Polk County and Marion County).

2 of its 5 neighbouring counties had a higher median household income than Yamhill County's $90,063 (2020–24).

Yamhill County, OR and its 5 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Yamhill County, OR This county110,024+2.2%−2.41.9$90,063
Washington County, OR611,708+1.8%−3.43.1$107,772
Polk County, OR90,037+2.3%−1.51.1$85,118
Tillamook County, OR27,384−0.3%2.62.8$69,105
Marion County, OR355,777+2.7%1.83.7$77,351
Clackamas County, OR426,280+0.9%1.52.9$103,517

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Yamhill County growing?

Yes. Its population grew 2.2% between 2020 and 2025, about 2,332 more people (Census Bureau population estimates). Oregon as a whole changed +0.7% over the same years. That ranks 12th of 36 counties in Oregon for population growth.

How many people moved to Yamhill County?

On net, none in 2025: about 263 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Yamhill County?

It averaged 4.9% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Yamhill County?

About 110,024 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Yamhill County?

Private employers there had 32,438 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +3.7% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

What Beacon CRE covers in Oregon

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.