Philomath vs Summit

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

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

Philomath has the higher population (5,537 vs 212 in Summit). Summit has the higher median household income ($120,781 vs $83,373 in Philomath). Summit has the higher median home value ($444,100 vs $375,600 in Philomath).

Population, income & housing

	Philomath	Summit
Population	5,537	212
Median age	35.5 yrs	26.3 yrs
Median household income	$83,373	$120,781
Median home value	$375,600	$444,100
Median gross rent	$1,415	—
Housing units	2,644	45
Homeownership rate	66.4%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.3%	8.3%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	9.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Philomath	Summit
Population	4,929 → 5,537 (+12.3%)	204 → 212 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$72,564 → $83,373 (+14.9%)	$52,917 → $120,781 (+128.2%)
Median home value	$244,700 → $375,600 (+53.5%)	$168,000 → $444,100 (+164.3%)
Median gross rent	$899 → $1,415 (+57.4%)	—

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

Summit

Population

204212

Median household income

$52,917$120,781

Median home value

$168,000$444,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Philomath	Summit
Under 5	2.1%	15.1%
5 to 17	12.3%	18.9%
18 to 24	16.3%	14.6%
25 to 34	18.6%	15.1%
35 to 44	14.2%	10.4%
45 to 54	9.5%	14.2%
55 to 64	10.7%	2.8%
65 to 74	13.0%	9.0%
75 and over	3.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Philomath	Summit
White (non-Hispanic)	87.1%	77.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	17.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Philomath	Summit
No high school diploma	3.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	19.4%	58.7%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	26.8%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	20.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Philomath	Summit
Drove alone	67.3%	76.3%
Carpooled	9.4%	16.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	3.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.9%	0.0%
Other means	5.2%	6.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Philomath	Summit
1-unit, detached	53.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	10.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Philomath	Summit
Poverty rate	7.9%	16.5%
Average household size	2.22	4.71
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1990	1971