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ZIP Code 97540 · Talent, OR

Jackson County · pop 8,323 · ACS 2020–2024

The median household income in ZIP Code 97540 (Talent, OR) is $65,762, higher than 27% of the other ZIP Codes in Oregon.

Its FHFA home price index changed +26.5% over the five years to 2025.

01 — Where it stands

$65,762
Median household income
± $9,016 MOE
$453,900
Median home value
± $25,737 MOE
$1,559
Median gross rent
11.5%
Poverty rate
Percentiles for ZIP Code 97540 within Jackson County, Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureValueCounty percentileState percentileU.S. percentile
Median household income$65,762 ± $9,01630th percentile (14 ZIP Codes compared)27th percentile (277 ZIP Codes compared)36th percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Per capita income$42,68261st percentile (14 ZIP Codes compared)64th percentile (277 ZIP Codes compared)65th percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Poverty rate11.5%46th percentile (14 ZIP Codes compared)55th percentile (277 ZIP Codes compared)53rd percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher41.4%84th percentile (14 ZIP Codes compared)78th percentile (277 ZIP Codes compared)77th percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Owner-occupied homes56.0%7th percentile (14 ZIP Codes compared)12th percentile (277 ZIP Codes compared)14th percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Housing vacancy rate4.8%15th percentile (14 ZIP Codes compared)36th percentile (277 ZIP Codes compared)21st percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Median home value$453,900 ± $25,73776th percentile (14 ZIP Codes compared)55th percentile (277 ZIP Codes compared)81st percentile (22,833 ZIP Codes compared)
Median gross rent$1,55992nd percentile (14 ZIP Codes compared)68th percentile (277 ZIP Codes compared)76th percentile (22,865 ZIP Codes compared)
Income inequality (Gini index)0.43338th percentile (14 ZIP Codes compared)53rd percentile (277 ZIP Codes compared)52nd percentile (22,922 ZIP Codes compared)
Average adjusted gross income per return$63,68138th percentile (14 ZIP Codes compared)27th percentile (268 ZIP Codes compared)38th percentile (22,230 ZIP Codes compared)
Returns with AGI of $200,000 or more4.2%53rd percentile (14 ZIP Codes compared)48th percentile (268 ZIP Codes compared)53rd percentile (22,230 ZIP Codes compared)
Home price index, 5-year change+26.5%7th percentile (14 ZIP Codes compared)9th percentile (269 ZIP Codes compared)7th percentile (18,843 ZIP Codes compared)
Business establishments per 1,000 residents19.946th percentile (14 ZIP Codes compared)40th percentile (277 ZIP Codes compared)52nd percentile (22,700 ZIP Codes compared)
Average annual pay per employee$47,94253rd percentile (14 ZIP Codes compared)46th percentile (277 ZIP Codes compared)48th percentile (22,551 ZIP Codes compared)

Percentile groups: Jackson County · Oregon · U.S. Hover a percentile for the number of ZIP Codes compared. MOE = 90% margin of error.

02 — Home prices

−4.2%
1-year change
2024–2025
+26.5%
5-year change
2020–2025
+66.9%
10-year change
2015–2025

Home price index — ZIP Code 97540

Home price index, ZIP Code 97540, 2000–2025Line chart of the annual home price index: 100.0 in 2000 and 268.1 in 2025. Every value is listed in the data table below the chart.100150200250300200020052010201520202025268.1

FHFA ZIP Code index (2000 = 100) — annual, developmental, not seasonally adjusted.

Data table
Home price index by year, ZIP Code 97540
YearIndexAnnual change
2000100.0+11.6%
2001107.8+7.8%
2002113.9+5.7%
2003123.9+8.8%
2004150.1+21.2%
2005187.6+25.0%
2006199.3+6.2%
2007196.1−1.6%
2008180.2−8.1%
2009160.7−10.8%
2010140.2−12.8%
2011130.4−7.0%
2012128.2−1.7%
2013137.2+6.9%
2014150.8+10.0%
2015160.6+6.5%
2016175.1+9.0%
2017187.8+7.2%
2018207.6+10.5%
2019207.4−0.1%
2020211.9+2.2%
2021247.3+16.7%
2022269.1+8.8%
2023261.2−3.0%
2024279.7+7.1%
2025268.1−4.2%

03 — Nearby ZIP Codes

ZIP Code 97540 and nearby ZIP Codes
ZIPPlaceDistanceMedian household incomeMedian home valuePoverty rate5-yr HPI change
97540Talent, ORthis ZIP Code$65,762$453,90011.5%+26.5%
97535Phoenix, OR5.2 mi$66,052$418,40011.9%+31.2%
97501Medford, OR7.6 mi$63,977$353,80015.7%+34.4%
97504Medford, OR9.4 mi$83,923$468,90010.2%+32.7%
97530Jacksonville, OR15.5 mi$89,239$617,4009.7%+31.1%
97520Ashland, OR15.7 mi$67,948$580,40016.1%+19.2%
97502Central Point, OR16.3 mi$83,488$403,3007.6%+39.4%

Up to six nearest ZIP Code Tabulation Areas within 30 miles, by straight-line distance between Census center points (2024 Gazetteer).

04 — Business mix

166
Establishments
1,185
Employees
$56.8M
Annual payroll
$47,942
Average pay per employee
Establishments by sector, ZIP Code 97540
SectorEstablishmentsShare of ZIPU.S. shareRelative concentration
Construction2816.9%9.6%1.8×
Health care & social assistance2213.3%11.9%1.1×
Retail trade1911.4%12.4%0.9×
Administrative & support services169.6%5.3%1.8×
Real estate & rental137.8%5.5%1.4×
Professional, scientific & technical services127.2%11.7%0.6×
Manufacturing106.0%3.3%1.8×
Accommodation & food services106.0%9.3%0.7×
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting74.2%0.2%27.6×
Other services63.6%9.5%0.4×
All other sectors2112.7%12.8%1.0×

Counts are establishments (business locations), not jobs. Relative concentration = the sector’s share of establishments here divided by its share in the U.S. (1.0× = the same share). Average pay is shown only where at least 20 employees are reported. ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023.

05 — About this data

How percentiles are calculated

Percentiles compare this ZIP Code with other ZIP Codes in the same county, the same state and the whole country. Only ZIP Codes with their own American Community Survey estimate, a population of at least 1,000 and a published median household income are compared, and only those with a value for the measure. A percentile of 64th means the value is higher than 64% of the other ZIP Codes in that group (0 is the lowest value, 100 the highest); it describes the size of a number, not a judgment about the area. County and state percentiles are left blank when the group has fewer than 5 ZIP Codes. The number of ZIP Codes compared is shown with each percentile.

Census figures are published for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP Code delivery areas; values shown as — are not published or are suppressed by the source.

Use of this page

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Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Areas. Estimates are survey-based and have margins of error.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 (establishment counts by NAICS sector; employment and payroll totals).
  3. Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for five-digit ZIP Codes, census tracts and counties — annual, developmental, not seasonally adjusted.
  4. IRS Statistics of Income, Individual Income Tax ZIP Code Data, tax year 2022.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files (ZCTA locations, used for nearby ZIP Codes).
  6. HUD USPS ZIP Code Crosswalk Files (ZIP-to-tract and ZIP-to-county assignment).

This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. This product uses the HUD User Data API but is not endorsed or certified by HUD User. ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are Census approximations of USPS ZIP Code delivery areas and may not match them exactly. ZIP Code is a trademark of the United States Postal Service.