Population
1. Corvallis Population
The population of Corvallis was estimated at 60,408 on July 1, 2024, and represents an 0.32% increase from the previous year’s data. The City of Corvallis assumes an annualized 0.732% growth rate to project and plan for our community’s future. Using this method, Corvallis has a projected population of 65,823 in 2036. Sources: Portland State Population Estimates, Corvallis 2016 Urbanization Study.
2. OSU Enrollment & City Population
Corvallis is home to Oregon State University. Between 2003 and 2024, enrollment at OSU’s Corvallis Campus increased from 18,384 students to 24,900 students, with the largest increase occurring between2008-2009. The chart above shows the total number of students enrolled at OSU Corvallis, including those students who are enrolled here but may live in other communities outside of the City. The City does not have access to data on the number of students who are enrolled at OSU Corvallis and living within the City limits. However, even when including all enrolled students, living in Corvallis or not, while OSU had periods of notable growth, the proportion of OSU students in relation to the overall Corvallis population has remained relatively consistent. Please note that the chart above only includes OSU Corvallis campus enrollment and does not include satellite campuses or its online-only community. Sources: Oregon State University, Portland State Population Estimates.
3. OSU Student Enrollment
The proportion of students living on and off campus has varied only slightly since 2002, and OSU houses between 19-23% of its students on campus in any given year. In 2023, OSU housed 5,236 students on campus and approximately 18,952 enrolled students lived off campus, including in Corvallis, Albany, and other surrounding communities. Sources: Oregon State University, City of Corvallis Development Services.
4. Corvallis Commuters
In-commuters are people who travel to Corvallis for work but live somewhere else. US Census On the Map data (2022*) shows that 19,555 in-commuters enter Corvallis every day for work.
An ECONorthwest study commissioned in 2014 found that 40% of in-commuters may prefer to live in Corvallis if they could find the housing they desire here. Sources: US Census Data, ECONorthwest Corvallis Housing Survey
*2022 is the most recent data available from the Census.
