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Young people

LONG-TERM CHANGE

Children, students and births

Vertical scale is fitted to the displayed series and does not start at zero. Reference period: 2000/2001 = 100. Children, ASD and births use 2000; SOU uses its first verified count in 2001. A value of 80 means 20% below that series’ baseline.

Baseline values, definitions & sources
MeasureBaselineCountLatest count
People under 1820003,6762,611 · 2024
ASD enrollment20003,3302,364 · 2025
SOU enrollment20015,4755,206 · 2025
Births · ZIP 975202000188161 · 2009

City child-population benchmarks use the 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census plus the 2020–24 ACS estimate. The Population tab has all annual ACS releases, kept separate from Census counts. Births cover maternal residence in ZIP 97520 within Jackson County. ASD totals include nonresidents. SOU’s overall fourth-week headcount includes nonadmitted students; a 2010 reporting change moved Advanced Southern Credit enrollment from winter to fall. These measures are not added together.

2000 Census · Latest ACS · OHA births · SOU 2001–06 · SOU 2007–14 · HECC 2015–25

ASD 2025–26 uses the June 2026 board report: 2,364 full-time students, with 38 part-time students listed separately. The school year is plotted at its starting year (2025). Earlier actuals retain the user-designated spreadsheet series. June 2026 ASD report.

Fall yearSOU overallSOU admitted undergraduate + graduate
20015,475—
20025,483—
20035,506—
20045,162—
20054,977—
20065,002—
20074,836—
20085,082—
20095,104—
20106,443—
20116,744—
20126,481—
20136,140—
20146,203—
20156,215—
20166,088—
20176,1394,702
20186,1194,415
20195,9664,261
20205,0413,964
20215,0563,732
20225,1563,380
20235,1753,360
20245,1293,208
20255,2063,140

CITY OF ASHLAND · REPORTED CENSUS & ACS DATA

Residents under 18

Vertical scale does not start at zero. Annual ACS releases are included for 2009–2024. Each covers five years: “2024” means 2020–2024. Gold diamonds show the separate 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts.

Values, survey periods & sources

Overlapping ACS windows are not independent annual headcounts. Survey estimates and Census counts use different periods and methods, so they are not joined into one series. No city ACS five-year release exists before 2009. Dotted projections extend the 2014–2024 ACS slope from the latest estimate, floored at zero; they are not an official demographic forecast. Approximate 90% margins of error for age sums use the root sum of squared component margins.

PeriodUnder 18Ages 5–17Under-18 MOESource
2000 decennial Census36762874—Census
2010 decennial Census31972485—Census
2020 decennial Census30512419—Census
2005–2009 ACS five-year3,9182,888±475ACS B01001
2006–2010 ACS five-year3,9682,900±500ACS B01001
2007–2011 ACS five-year3,6632,790±444ACS B01001
2008–2012 ACS five-year3,4362,644±452ACS B01001
2009–2013 ACS five-year3,5212,856±471ACS B01001
2010–2014 ACS five-year3,5202,862±441ACS B01001
2011–2015 ACS five-year3,4132,773±454ACS B01001
2012–2016 ACS five-year3,4602,848±449ACS B01001
2013–2017 ACS five-year3,1412,522±392ACS B01001
2014–2018 ACS five-year3,3682,740±415ACS B01001
2015–2019 ACS five-year3,1152,389±431ACS B01001
2016–2020 ACS five-year2,8462,115±435ACS B01001
2017–2021 ACS five-year2,7572,084±441ACS B01001
2018–2022 ACS five-year2,7971,995±424ACS B01001
2019–2023 ACS five-year2,5091,742±457ACS B01001
2020–2024 ACS five-year2,6111,939±377ACS B01001
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Age composition and the growing older population

CITY LIMITS · CENSUS & ACS AGE HISTORY

Age composition across a generation

Residents aged 55+: 4,632 → 8,865 · +91.4% (2000–2024). Their share rose from 23.7% to 41.7% (+18.0 percentage points).

2000, 2010 and 2020 are Census counts; 2024 represents the 2020–24 ACS estimate, not a single-year count. Annual points between reported benchmarks are modeled interpolation. Dotted boundaries reflect this modeling. Projections extend each age band’s 2010–2024 annual change to 2040, floored at zero; shares are recalculated from the sum. This is an exploratory continuation, not a cohort-survival demographic forecast: it does not separately model aging, births, deaths or migration. 55+ includes 65+; these lines must not be added together. Detailed 2025 age data were not verified. Source revisions replace earlier rounded QuickFacts-derived child counts.

Decade benchmarks, latest estimates, projections and sources
Year / methodUnder 55–1718–2425–4445–5455–6465+55+ subtotal
2000 · 2000 decennial Census8022,8743,4134,5523,2491,7362,8964,632
2010 · 2010 decennial Census7122,4853,1194,1282,5933,5093,5327,041
2020 · 2020 decennial Census6322,4193,0774,4732,2062,5665,9878,553
2024 · 2020–2024 ACS five-year estimate6721,9392,9274,5192,3372,5036,3628,865

2000 decennial Census · source ↗

2010 decennial Census · source ↗

2020 decennial Census · source ↗

2020–2024 ACS five-year estimate · source ↗

ACS summed-band margins of error are approximately ±229 under 5, ±300 ages 5–17, ±478 ages 18–24, ±465 ages 25–44, ±415 ages 45–54, ±417 ages 55–64, ±579 ages 65+. Projection uncertainty is not quantified by these sampling margins.

CITY LIMITS · CENSUS & ACS AGE HISTORY

Fewer young residents, a larger older share

Residents aged 55+: 4,632 → 8,865 · +91.4% (2000–2024). Their share rose from 23.7% to 41.7% (+18.0 percentage points).

2000, 2010 and 2020 are Census counts; 2024 represents the 2020–24 ACS estimate, not a single-year count. Annual points between reported benchmarks are modeled interpolation. Dotted boundaries reflect this modeling. Projections extend each age band’s 2010–2024 annual change to 2040, floored at zero; shares are recalculated from the sum. This is an exploratory continuation, not a cohort-survival demographic forecast: it does not separately model aging, births, deaths or migration. 55+ includes 65+; these lines must not be added together. Detailed 2025 age data were not verified. Source revisions replace earlier rounded QuickFacts-derived child counts.

Decade benchmarks, latest estimates, projections and sources
Year / methodUnder 55–1718–2425–4445–5455–6465+55+ subtotal
2000 · 2000 decennial Census8022,8743,4134,5523,2491,7362,8964,632
2010 · 2010 decennial Census7122,4853,1194,1282,5933,5093,5327,041
2020 · 2020 decennial Census6322,4193,0774,4732,2062,5665,9878,553
2024 · 2020–2024 ACS five-year estimate6721,9392,9274,5192,3372,5036,3628,865

2000 decennial Census · source ↗

2010 decennial Census · source ↗

2020 decennial Census · source ↗

2020–2024 ACS five-year estimate · source ↗

ACS summed-band margins of error are approximately ±229 under 5, ±300 ages 5–17, ±478 ages 18–24, ±465 ages 25–44, ±415 ages 45–54, ±417 ages 55–64, ±579 ages 65+. Projection uncertainty is not quantified by these sampling margins.

ASD enrollment

Actual enrollment retains the user-designated series. The 2025–26 value is June 2026 full-time enrollment (2,364); 38 part-time students are separate. School years are plotted at their starting year. Dotted lines are the November 2022 FLO scenarios through 2032–33; no additional extrapolation is added. Vertical scale is fitted to the data and does not start at zero.

Values & sources
PeriodMeasureValueGeographySource
2022–23FLO preferred2,576ASD enrollmentOriginal source
2022–23FLO low2,576ASD enrollmentOriginal source
2023–24FLO preferred2,541ASD enrollmentOriginal source
2023–24FLO low2,481ASD enrollmentOriginal source
2024–25FLO preferred2,515ASD enrollmentOriginal source
2024–25FLO low2,434ASD enrollmentOriginal source
2025–26FLO preferred2,492ASD enrollmentOriginal source
2025–26FLO low2,389ASD enrollmentOriginal source
2026–27FLO preferred2,455ASD enrollmentOriginal source
2026–27FLO low2,329ASD enrollmentOriginal source
2027–28FLO preferred2,433ASD enrollmentOriginal source
2027–28FLO low2,284ASD enrollmentOriginal source
2028–29FLO preferred2,394ASD enrollmentOriginal source
2028–29FLO low2,228ASD enrollmentOriginal source
2029–30FLO preferred2,367ASD enrollmentOriginal source
2029–30FLO low2,182ASD enrollmentOriginal source
2030–31FLO preferred2,353ASD enrollmentOriginal source
2030–31FLO low2,146ASD enrollmentOriginal source
2031–32FLO preferred2,332ASD enrollmentOriginal source
2031–32FLO low2,103ASD enrollmentOriginal source
2032–33FLO preferred2,344ASD enrollmentOriginal source
2032–33FLO low2,092ASD enrollmentOriginal source
1993Actual3,564ASD enrollmentUser-designated enrollment series; private file
1994Actual3,460ASD enrollmentUser-designated enrollment series; private file
1995Actual3,450ASD enrollmentUser-designated enrollment series; private file
1996Actual3,465ASD enrollmentUser-designated enrollment series; private file
1997Actual3,410ASD enrollmentUser-designated enrollment series; private file
1998Actual3,347ASD enrollmentUser-designated enrollment series; private file
1999Actual3,361ASD enrollmentUser-designated enrollment series; private file
2000Actual3,330ASD enrollmentUser-designated enrollment series; private file
2001Actual3,255ASD enrollmentUser-designated enrollment series; private file
2002Actual3,141ASD enrollmentUser-designated enrollment series; private file
2003Actual3,008ASD enrollmentUser-designated enrollment series; private file
2004Actual2,892ASD enrollmentUser-designated enrollment series; private file
2005Actual2,778ASD enrollmentUser-designated enrollment series; private file
2006Actual2,764ASD enrollmentUser-designated enrollment series; private file
2007Actual2,717ASD enrollmentUser-designated enrollment series; private file
2008Actual2,767ASD enrollmentUser-designated enrollment series; private file
2009Actual2,819ASD enrollmentUser-designated enrollment series; private file
2010Actual2,737ASD enrollmentUser-designated enrollment series; private file
2011Actual2,720ASD enrollmentUser-designated enrollment series; private file
2012Actual2,759ASD enrollmentUser-designated enrollment series; private file
2013Actual2,765ASD enrollmentUser-designated enrollment series; private file
2014Actual2,782ASD enrollmentUser-designated enrollment series; private file
2015Actual2,883ASD enrollmentUser-designated enrollment series; private file
2016Actual2,921ASD enrollmentUser-designated enrollment series; private file
2017Actual2,950ASD enrollmentUser-designated enrollment series; private file
2018Actual2,874ASD enrollmentUser-designated enrollment series; private file
2019Actual2,766ASD enrollmentUser-designated enrollment series; private file
2020Actual2,476ASD enrollmentUser-designated enrollment series; private file
2021Actual2,463ASD enrollmentUser-designated enrollment series; private file
2022Actual2,557ASD enrollmentUser-designated enrollment series; private file
2023Actual2,506ASD enrollmentUser-designated enrollment series; private file
2024Actual2,443ASD enrollmentUser-designated enrollment series; private file
2025–26 · June 2026Actual2,364ASD enrollmentOriginal source

Births to residents of ZIP 97520

Final OHA calendar-year counts for maternal residence in ZIP 97520 within Jackson County. The ZIP differs from the city and school district. Vertical scale is fitted to the data and does not start at zero.

Values & sources
PeriodMeasureValueGeographySource
2010Calendar-year births142ZIP 97520 in Jackson CountyOriginal source
2011Calendar-year births165ZIP 97520 in Jackson CountyOriginal source
2012Calendar-year births148ZIP 97520 in Jackson CountyOriginal source
2013Calendar-year births147ZIP 97520 in Jackson CountyOriginal source
2014Calendar-year births141ZIP 97520 in Jackson CountyOriginal source
2015Calendar-year births151ZIP 97520 in Jackson CountyOriginal source
2016Calendar-year births140ZIP 97520 in Jackson CountyOriginal source
2017Calendar-year births165ZIP 97520 in Jackson CountyOriginal source
2018Calendar-year births147ZIP 97520 in Jackson CountyOriginal source
2019Calendar-year births132ZIP 97520 in Jackson CountyOriginal source
2020Calendar-year births125ZIP 97520 in Jackson CountyOriginal source
2021Calendar-year births132ZIP 97520 in Jackson CountyOriginal source
2022Calendar-year births123ZIP 97520 in Jackson CountyOriginal source
2023Calendar-year births118ZIP 97520 in Jackson CountyOriginal source
2024Calendar-year births114ZIP 97520 in Jackson CountyOriginal source
2025Calendar-year births108ZIP 97520 in Jackson CountyOriginal source
2000Calendar-year births188ZIP 97520 / Jackson CountyOriginal source
2001Calendar-year births175ZIP 97520 / Jackson CountyOriginal source
2002Calendar-year births181ZIP 97520 / Jackson CountyOriginal source
2003Calendar-year births175ZIP 97520 / Jackson CountyOriginal source
2004Calendar-year births155ZIP 97520 / Jackson CountyOriginal source
2005Calendar-year births169ZIP 97520 / Jackson CountyOriginal source
2006Calendar-year births151ZIP 97520 / Jackson CountyOriginal source
2007Calendar-year births171ZIP 97520 / Jackson CountyOriginal source
2008Calendar-year births170ZIP 97520 / Jackson CountyOriginal source
2009Calendar-year births161ZIP 97520 / Jackson CountyOriginal source

SOU: how much teaching activity?

Credit hours reflect both how many students enroll and how much coursework they take. A student taking one course and a full-time student each count as one person in headcount, but contribute different amounts of course activity.

SOU academic-year credit hours

Fall, winter and spring totals fell 12.4%, from 136,394 in 2020–21 to 119,472 in 2024–25. Years on the axis mark the start of the academic year. These totals measure course activity, not people. Vertical scale is fitted to the data and does not start at zero.

Values & sources
PeriodMeasureValueGeographySource
2020–2021SOU academic-year credit hours136,394Southern Oregon UniversityOriginal source
2021–2022SOU academic-year credit hours127,893Southern Oregon UniversityOriginal source
2022–2023SOU academic-year credit hours123,372Southern Oregon UniversityOriginal source
2023–2024SOU academic-year credit hours122,649Southern Oregon UniversityOriginal source
2024–2025SOU academic-year credit hours119,472Southern Oregon UniversityOriginal source

SOU fall-term credit hours

Fall term only: 56,326.5 in 2007 and 48,445 in 2023, a 14.0% decline. The 2010 reporting change included Advanced Southern Credit in fall. The 2022 value is missing; fall totals are not combined with academic-year totals. Vertical scale is fitted to the data and does not start at zero.

Values & sources
PeriodMeasureValueGeographySource
2007SOU fall-term credit hours56,326.5Southern Oregon UniversityOriginal source
2008SOU fall-term credit hours57,962Southern Oregon UniversityOriginal source
2009SOU fall-term credit hours58,579.5Southern Oregon UniversityOriginal source
2010SOU fall-term credit hours67,771.5Southern Oregon UniversityOriginal source
2011SOU fall-term credit hours70,722.5Southern Oregon UniversityOriginal source
2012SOU fall-term credit hours68,883.25Southern Oregon UniversityOriginal source
2013SOU fall-term credit hours65,112.5Southern Oregon UniversityOriginal source
2014SOU fall-term credit hours65,237.5Southern Oregon UniversityOriginal source
2015SOU fall-term credit hours65,865Southern Oregon UniversityOriginal source
2016SOU fall-term credit hours63,933Southern Oregon UniversityOriginal source
2017SOU fall-term credit hours64,910Southern Oregon UniversityOriginal source
2018SOU fall-term credit hours62,388Southern Oregon UniversityOriginal source
2019SOU fall-term credit hours59,583Southern Oregon UniversityOriginal source
2020SOU fall-term credit hours51,856Southern Oregon UniversityOriginal source
2021SOU fall-term credit hours49,162Southern Oregon UniversityOriginal source
2023SOU fall-term credit hours48,445Southern Oregon UniversityOriginal source