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Population (year 2000): 5,589. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,018 (+7.7% change)
Males: 2,641 (47.3%), Females: 2,948 (52.7%)
Jackson County
Zip code:
97540
Median resident age: 34.3 years
Median household income: $29,063 (year 2000)
Median house value: $114,900 (year 2000)
Races in Talent:
- White Non-Hispanic (83.8%)
- Hispanic (12.4%)
- Other race (7.9%)
- Two or more races (2.7%)
- American Indian (2.2%)
- Black (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (17.5%), English (16.7%),
Irish (11.6%), United States (5.7%), Swedish (4.2%), Dutch
(4.0%).
Elevation: 1635 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Talent
- High school or higher: 82.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
- Unemployed: 8.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Talent city
- Never married: 26.5%
- Now married: 49.7%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 8.8%
- Divorced: 14.0%
8.7% Foreign born (6.8% Latin America, 1.2%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,709 (+94.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Talent:
- PROVIDENCE MEDFORD MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles;
MEDFORD, OR)
- ROGUE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; MEDFORD,
OR)
- ASHLAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; ASHLAND,
OR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Talent:
- ROGUE VALLEY INTERNATIONAL - MEDFORD (about 11
miles; MEDFORD, OR; ID: MFR)
- KLAMATH FALLS (about 74 miles; KLAMATH FALLS, OR;
ID: LMT)
- JACK MC NAMARA FIELD (about 106 miles; CRESCENT
CITY, CA; ID: CEC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Talent:
- ASHLAND MUNI-SUMNER PARKER FIELD (about 10 miles;
ASHLAND, OR; ID: S03)
- PINEHURST STATE (about 30 miles; PINEHURST, OR; ID:
24S)
- SISKIYOU COUNTY (about 40 miles; MONTAGUE, CA; ID:
SIY)
Amtrak stations near Talent:
- 7 miles: ASHLAND (STATE HWY. 99) - Bus Station.
Services: public payphones, free short-term parking.
- 9 miles: MEDFORD (212 N. BARTLETTE ST.) - Bus
Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking,
call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Talent:
- SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; ASHLAND,
OR; Full-time enrollment: 4,424)
- ROGUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; GRANTS
PASS, OR; FT enrollment: 2,289)
- OREGON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 63 miles;
KLAMATH FALLS, OR; FT enrollment: 2,183)
- SHASTA COLLEGE (about 111 miles; REDDING, CA; FT
enrollment: 5,251)
- LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 124 miles; EUGENE, OR;
FT enrollment: 5,853)
- UNIVERSITY OF OREGON (about 126 miles; EUGENE, OR;
FT enrollment: 16,239)
- HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 130 miles; ARCATA,
CA; FT enrollment: 6,800)
Public primary/middle schools in Talent:
- TALENT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 690;
Location: 102 CHRISTIAN AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- TALENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 472;
Location: 307 W WAGNER AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
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