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Population (year 2000): 23,003
Males: 10,690 (46.5%), Females: 12,313 (53.5%)
Josephine County
Zip codes:
97526,
97527.
Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $29,197 (year 2000)
Median house value: $111,200 (year 2000)
Races in Grants Pass:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.1%)
- Hispanic (5.4%)
- Two or more races (2.9%)
- American Indian (2.5%)
- Other race (1.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (20.3%), Irish (15.3%),
English (14.8%), United States (5.6%), French (4.7%), Italian
(4.5%).
Elevation: 948 feet
Land area: 7.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Grants Pass
- High school or higher: 81.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 9.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Grants Pass city
- Never married: 21.6%
- Now married: 51.4%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 11.3%
- Divorced: 14.2%
2.9% Foreign born (1.1% Latin America, 0.8%
Asia, 0.6% Europe, 0.5% North America).
Hospital/medical center in Grants Pass:
- THREE RIVERS COMM HOSP AND HEALTH CTR (715 NW
DIMMICK)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Grants Pass:
- PROVIDENCE MEDFORD MEDICAL CENTER (about 35 miles;
MEDFORD, OR)
- ROGUE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 35 miles;
MEDFORD, OR)
- ASHLAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 53 miles; ASHLAND,
OR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Grants Pass:
- ROGUE VALLEY INTERNATIONAL - MEDFORD (about 33
miles; MEDFORD, OR; ID: MFR)
- JACK MC NAMARA FIELD (about 78 miles; CRESCENT CITY,
CA; ID: CEC)
- NORTH BEND MUNI (about 92 miles; NORTH BEND, OR; ID:
OTH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Grants Pass:
- GRANTS PASS (about 6 miles; GRANTS PASS, OR; ID:
3S8)
- ILLINOIS VALLEY (about 34 miles; CAVE JUNCTION, OR;
ID: 3S4)
- MYRTLE CREEK MUNICIPAL (about 38 miles; MYRTLE
CREEK, OR; ID: 16S)
Amtrak station:
GRANTS PASS (460 NE AGNESS AVE.) - Bus Station. Services:
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call
for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in Grants Pass:
- ROGUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 2,289; Location: 3345 REDWOOD HWY; Public;
Website: www.Rogue.cc.or.us)
- PHAGANS GRANTS PASS COLLEGE OF BEAUTY (FT
enrollment: 86; Location: 226 SE H ST; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.phagans-schools.com)
- MCCAIN INSTITUTES (Location: 4315 LOWER RIVER
RD; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Grants Pass:
- SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; ASHLAND,
OR; Full-time enrollment: 4,424)
- OREGON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 101 miles;
KLAMATH FALLS, OR; FT enrollment: 2,183)
- LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 109 miles; EUGENE, OR;
FT enrollment: 5,853)
- UNIVERSITY OF OREGON (about 112 miles; EUGENE, OR;
FT enrollment: 16,239)
- HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 120 miles; ARCATA,
CA; FT enrollment: 6,800)
- COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS (about 127 miles; EUREKA,
CA; FT enrollment: 4,071)
- SHASTA COLLEGE (about 139 miles; REDDING, CA; FT
enrollment: 5,251)
Public high schools in Grants Pass:
- GRANTS PASS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,810;
Location: 830 NE 9TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HIDDEN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 871;
Location: 651 MURPHY CREEK RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- NORTH VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 766;
Location: 6741 MONUMENT DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
- NEWBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 106;
Location: 2001 NE SPAULDING; Grades: 07 - 12)
Private high schools in Grants Pass:
- NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS (Students: 231;
Location: 5961 NEW HOPE ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
- BRIGHTON ACADEMY (Students: 157; Location:
1121 NE 7TH STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
- NEW COVENANT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 9;
Location: 1515 REDWOOD AVENUE; Grades: 2 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Grants Pass:
- NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 750; Location:
1725 NW HIGHLAND AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 685; Location:
350 W HARBECK RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- FLEMING MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 508;
Location: 6001 MONUMENT DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LINCOLN SAVAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 495;
Location: 8551 NEW HOPE RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 446;
Location: 1132 NE 10TH ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- ALLEN DALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 422;
Location: 2320 WILLIAMS HWY; Grades: KG - 05)
- HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 422;
Location: 1845 NW HIGHLAND AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- MANZANITA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 420;
Location: 310 SAN FRANCISCO ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- REDWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 413;
Location: 3163 LEONARD RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 383;
Location: 1200 SE HARVEY DR; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Grants Pass:
- ST. ANNE CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 189;
Location: 1131 NE 10TH; Grades: PK - 8)
- VINEYARD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 104;
Location: 275 POTTS WAY; Grades: PK - 8)
- GRANTS PASS SEVENTH DAY ADV. S (Students: 90;
Location: 2250 NW HEIDI LANE; Grades: KG - 10)
- MT. SEXTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 11;
Location: 377 SCHOOLHOUSE CREEK ROAD; Grades: 4 - 8)
Library in Grants Pass:
- JOSEPHINE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating
income: $1,644,756; Location: 200 NW C STREET; 164,071
books; 3,842 audio materials; 1,733 video materials; 315
serial subscriptions)
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