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Grass Valley is a Census city of 261 people across 0.51 square miles of land, in Sherman County. Median household income is $62,366, 62.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Grass Valley
What Grass Valley is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.51 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land510 plus or minus 207
- County holding the largest share of its areaSherman County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Grass Valley
- Population261 plus or minus 106
- Median age40.6 plus or minus 19.2
- Population under 1845 plus or minus 31
- Share under 1817.2 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Population 65 and over68 plus or minus 31
- Share 65 and over26.1 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Households107 plus or minus 41
- Family households65 plus or minus 30
- Share of households that are families60.7 percent plus or minus 15.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Grass Valley
- Median household income$62,366 plus or minus $22,667
- Per capita income$32,724 plus or minus $9,125
- Civilian labor force114 plus or minus 47
- Employed111 plus or minus 47
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 3
- Unemployment rate2.6 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over185 plus or minus 71
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.8 percent plus or minus 48.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.3 percent plus or minus 15.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.7 percent plus or minus 7.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Grass Valley
- Housing units142 plus or minus 44
- Occupied units107 plus or minus 41
- Vacant units35 plus or minus 17
- Vacancy rate24.6 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Owner occupied67 plus or minus 28
- Renter occupied40 plus or minus 29
- Ownership rate62.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$109,400 plus or minus $23,782
- Median gross rent, monthly$337 plus or minus $236
- Annual rent as a share of median income6.5 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Single family units83 plus or minus 33
- Share single family58.5 percent plus or minus 14.2
- Units in buildings of two or more4 plus or minus 14
- Share in buildings of two or more2.8 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Mobile homes52 plus or minus 32
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Grass Valley gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute91 plus or minus 45
- Commuting under 15 minutes40 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting under 15 minutes44.0 percent plus or minus 21.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more20 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more22.0 percent plus or minus 22.4
- Drove alone41.4 percent plus or minus 19.4
- Carpooled15.3 percent plus or minus 15.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked18.0 percent plus or minus 15.3
- Worked from home18.0 percent plus or minus 12.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Grass Valley
- NFIP communityCity of Grass Valley
- NFIP community number410192
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/22/25
The City of Grass Valley participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 410192 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Sherman County, not Grass Valley
Sherman County context, not Grass Valley figures
- Establishments in Sherman County63
- Covered employment, Sherman County965
- Average annual pay, Sherman County$65,115
Every figure in this section is published for Sherman County as a whole and is not a measurement of Grass Valley.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Grass Valley questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Grass Valley, Oregon?
261, in 107 households. Grass Valley city covers 0.51 square miles of land, which is 510 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Grass Valley in?
Sherman County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Grass Valley?
$62,366. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $109,400. Median gross rent is $337 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Grass Valley in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Grass Valley appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Grass Valley, city of, community 410192, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Grass Valley figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sherman County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Grass Valley.
Is zoning published for Grass Valley?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.