Population Growth
Recent estimates pegs Redmond’s population just under 30,000 and Deschutes County nearly 188,000. Both the city and the county have seen rapid population growth this decade. Redmond added over 2,000 residents since the 2010 census (+7.7%) in just eight years. The county has seen even faster growth (~16%) due to the growth of Bend and unincorporated communities in Deschutes County.
Deschutes County (Bend-Redmond MSA) remains one of the fastest growing metro areas in the United States. In the past year the county’s population expanded by 3.4 percent, which ranked 3rd fastest of over 300 metropolitan areas nationwide. The rapid increase in the population is primarily due to in-migration with fairly modest levels of natural increase.
Portland State University’s population research center recently updated their population forecasts for the region. They predict that Redmond will eclipse 65,000 before 2055 and Deschutes County’s population will be over a quarter million.
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Population totals for Central Oregon |
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Area |
2000 |
2010 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Oregon |
3,421,399 |
3,837,300 |
3,919,020 |
3,962,710 |
4,013,845 |
4,076,350 | 4,141,100 | 4,195,300 |
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Crook County |
19,184 |
21,020 |
20,690 |
20,780 |
21,085 |
21,580 |
22,105 | 22,710 |
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Deschutes County |
115,367 |
157,905 |
162,525 |
166,400 |
170,740 |
176,635 | 182,930 | 188,980 |
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Bend |
52,029 |
76,740 |
78,280 |
79,985 |
81,310 |
83,500 | 86,765 | 89,505 |
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La Pine |
Not yet incorporated |
1,660 |
1,670 |
1,670 |
1,670 |
1,675 | 1,730 | 1,840 |
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Redmond |
13,481 |
26,225 |
26,590 |
26,770 |
27,050 |
27,595 | 28,265 | 29,190 |
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Sisters |
959 |
2,040 |
2,115 |
2,190 |
2,280 |
2,390 | 2,540 | 2,725 |
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Unincorporated |
48,898 |
51,240 |
53,570 |
55,785 |
53,151 |
61,475 | 63,630 | 65,720 |
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Jefferson County |
19,009 |
21,750 |
22,040 |
22,205 |
22,445 |
22,790 | 23.190 | 23,560 |
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Tri-County Total |
153,560 |
200,675 |
205,225 |
209,385 |
214,270 |
221.005 | 228.225 | 235,250 |
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Source: Population Research Center, PSU. 2000 Census numbers are for April 1 of that year, 2013-2018 data are for July 1, of that year. |
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In June 2018, Portland State University’s Oregon Population Forecast Program estimated that the tri-county population (Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties) would reach 502,908 people by 2068.
The forecast predicted that Deschutes County will be home to about 432,930 people by that time - with 82,575 in Redmond. This represents an increase in the city’s population by an estimated 36% from today.
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Population Projections 2018- 2068 |
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Area |
2018 |
2025 |
2035 |
2045 |
2055 |
2065 |
2068 |
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Tri-County Total |
233,587 |
270,775 |
322,342 |
370,549 |
422,957 |
482,505 |
585,483 |
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Crook |
22,519 |
24,794 |
28,179 |
30,894 |
33,721 |
36,156 |
37,787 |
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Deschutes |
187,621 |
220,708 |
266,840 |
310,827 |
358,991 |
414,618 |
432,930 |
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Redmond |
29,364 |
33,839 |
43,473 |
53,750 |
65,515 |
78,213 |
82,575 |
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Jefferson |
23,447 |
25,273 |
27,323 |
28,828 |
30,245 |
31,731 |
32,191 |
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (2000, 2010); Portland State University (April 2019); Oregon Office of Economic Analysis (2015 – 2050). |
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Fast Facts
- Since 2000, the number of households in the City has grown at an average annual rate of 5.3%.
- Redmond grew from 12% of County residents in 2000 to 17% in 2012.
- Approximately 52% of the residents of Redmond moved here in the past 10 years.
- 8,000 new households are projected over 20-year demographic trends.
The demographic profile of the City includes a relatively high percentage of families, with household sizes in the area actually increasing since 2000 contrary to National and State trends. The average household size in the City is estimated at 2.61 in 2012 and families accounting for 68% of the all households.
