Corvallis vs Philomath

A side-by-side comparison of Corvallis and Philomath: population, income, housing, and more.

Corvallis and Philomath are places in Oregon. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Corvallis has the higher population (60,424 vs 5,537 in Philomath). Philomath has the higher median household income ($83,373 vs $63,807 in Corvallis). Corvallis has the higher median home value ($480,600 vs $375,600 in Philomath).

Population, income & housing

	Corvallis	Philomath
Population	60,424	5,537
Median age	27.6 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$63,807	$83,373
Median home value	$480,600	$375,600
Median gross rent	$1,342	$1,415
Housing units	25,784	2,644
Homeownership rate	41.4%	66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.9%	47.3%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Corvallis	Philomath
Population	58,028 → 60,424 (+4.1%)	4,929 → 5,537 (+12.3%)
Median household income	$52,942 → $63,807 (+20.5%)	$72,564 → $83,373 (+14.9%)
Median home value	$330,500 → $480,600 (+45.4%)	$244,700 → $375,600 (+53.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,091 → $1,342 (+23.0%)	$899 → $1,415 (+57.4%)

Corvallis

Population

58,02860,424

Median household income

$52,942$63,807

Median home value

$330,500$480,600

Median gross rent

$1,091$1,342

Philomath

Population

4,9295,537

Median household income

$72,564$83,373

Median home value

$244,700$375,600

Median gross rent

$899$1,415

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Corvallis	Philomath
Under 5	3.3%	2.1%
5 to 17	10.5%	12.3%
18 to 24	31.4%	16.3%
25 to 34	14.9%	18.6%
35 to 44	9.7%	14.2%
45 to 54	8.0%	9.5%
55 to 64	8.3%	10.7%
65 to 74	8.3%	13.0%
75 and over	5.5%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Corvallis	Philomath
White (non-Hispanic)	73.5%	87.1%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	1.3%
Asian	9.2%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.4%
Some other race	0.4%	0.8%
Two or more races	5.0%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.7%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Corvallis	Philomath
No high school diploma	3.9%	3.6%
High school graduate	10.3%	19.4%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	30.9%	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	29.9%	20.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Corvallis	Philomath
Drove alone	57.4%	67.3%
Carpooled	6.3%	9.4%
Public transit	2.8%	0.0%
Walked	9.9%	2.9%
Bicycle	6.7%	3.4%
Worked from home	15.6%	11.9%
Other means	1.4%	5.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Corvallis	Philomath
1-unit, detached	47.4%	53.1%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	10.1%
2 to 4 units	11.8%	16.2%
5 to 19 units	17.1%	10.9%
20 or more units	14.9%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	8.2%

Poverty & households

	Corvallis	Philomath
Poverty rate	25.9%	7.9%
Average household size	2.25	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	17	27
Median year structure built	1978	1990