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Population (year 2000): 12,493. Estimated
population in July 2005: 15,672 (+25.4% change)
Males: 5,982 (47.9%), Females: 6,511 (52.1%)
Zip code:
97502
Median resident age: 34.4 years
Median household income: $40,622 (year 2000)
Median house value: $125,300 (year 2000)
Races in Central Point:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.0%)
- Hispanic (4.2%)
- Two or more races (2.7%)
- American Indian (2.2%)
- Other race (1.3%)
Ancestries: German (18.7%), English (15.5%),
Irish (13.3%), United States (5.7%), Italian (3.9%), Norwegian
(3.6%).
Land area: 3.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Central Point
- High school or higher: 86.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 5.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Central Point city
- Never married: 19.0%
- Now married: 61.8%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 7.3%
- Divorced: 10.4%
4.1% Foreign born (1.6% Latin America, 1.4%
Europe, 0.8% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +4,692 (+60.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Central Point:
- PROVIDENCE MEDFORD MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles;
MEDFORD, OR)
- ROGUE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; MEDFORD,
OR)
- ASHLAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; ASHLAND,
OR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Central Point:
- ROGUE VALLEY INTERNATIONAL - MEDFORD (about 4 miles;
MEDFORD, OR; ID: MFR)
- KLAMATH FALLS (about 85 miles; KLAMATH FALLS, OR;
ID: LMT)
- JACK MC NAMARA FIELD (about 101 miles; CRESCENT
CITY, CA; ID: CEC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Central Point:
- ASHLAND MUNI-SUMNER PARKER FIELD (about 23 miles;
ASHLAND, OR; ID: S03)
- GRANTS PASS (about 34 miles; GRANTS PASS, OR; ID:
3S8)
- PROSPECT STATE (about 39 miles; PROSPECT, OR; ID:
64S)
Amtrak stations near Central Point:
- 5 miles: MEDFORD (212 N. BARTLETTE ST.) - Bus
Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking,
call for taxi service.
- 20 miles: ASHLAND (STATE HWY. 99) - Bus Station.
Services: public payphones, free short-term parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Central Point:
- SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; ASHLAND,
OR; Full-time enrollment: 4,424)
- ROGUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; GRANTS
PASS, OR; FT enrollment: 2,289)
- OREGON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 72 miles;
KLAMATH FALLS, OR; FT enrollment: 2,183)
- LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 113 miles; EUGENE, OR;
FT enrollment: 5,853)
- UNIVERSITY OF OREGON (about 115 miles; EUGENE, OR;
FT enrollment: 16,239)
- SHASTA COLLEGE (about 122 miles; REDDING, CA; FT
enrollment: 5,251)
- HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 132 miles; ARCATA,
CA; FT enrollment: 6,800)
Public high school in Central Point:
- CRATER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,607;
Location: 4410 ROGUE VALLEY BLVD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Central Point:
- SCENIC MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 852;
Location: 1955 SCENIC AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- JEWETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 486;
Location: 1001 MANZANITA ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- RICHARDSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 457;
Location: 200 W PINE ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- CENTRAL POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
434; Location: 450 S 4TH ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- SAMS VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 299;
Location: 14235 TABLE ROCK RD; Grades: KG - 05)
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