Canby vs Happy Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Canby and Happy Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Happy Valley has the higher population (25,572 vs 18,103 in Canby). Happy Valley has the higher median household income ($120,324 vs $100,268 in Canby). Happy Valley has the higher median home value ($671,800 vs $479,500 in Canby).

Population, income & housing

	Canby	Happy Valley
Population	18,103	25,572
Median age	41.3 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$100,268	$120,324
Median home value	$479,500	$671,800
Median gross rent	$1,442	$2,025
Housing units	6,987	9,076
Homeownership rate	69.5%	82.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.5%	46.4%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Canby	Happy Valley
Population	17,695 → 18,103 (+2.3%)	20,971 → 25,572 (+21.9%)
Median household income	$73,038 → $100,268 (+37.3%)	$125,676 → $120,324 (-4.3%)
Median home value	$329,700 → $479,500 (+45.4%)	$508,400 → $671,800 (+32.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,055 → $1,442 (+36.7%)	$1,598 → $2,025 (+26.7%)

Canby

Population

17,69518,103

Median household income

$73,038$100,268

Median home value

$329,700$479,500

Median gross rent

$1,055$1,442

Happy Valley

Population

20,97125,572

Median household income

$125,676$120,324

Median home value

$508,400$671,800

Median gross rent

$1,598$2,025

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Canby	Happy Valley
Under 5	5.2%	4.1%
5 to 17	17.9%	23.2%
18 to 24	6.5%	7.3%
25 to 34	11.1%	9.6%
35 to 44	13.0%	14.6%
45 to 54	13.6%	14.2%
55 to 64	13.4%	11.7%
65 to 74	10.5%	8.8%
75 and over	8.8%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Canby	Happy Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	75.0%	62.5%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	1.8%	17.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.2%	1.6%
Two or more races	4.7%	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino	17.2%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Canby	Happy Valley
No high school diploma	10.1%	5.3%
High school graduate	23.2%	13.8%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	16.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Canby	Happy Valley
Drove alone	72.4%	67.0%
Carpooled	7.5%	4.5%
Public transit	1.6%	2.2%
Walked	2.5%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.2%	21.2%
Other means	3.1%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Canby	Happy Valley
1-unit, detached	64.4%	72.4%
1-unit, attached	6.7%	10.3%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	7.1%
20 or more units	7.9%	7.5%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Canby	Happy Valley
Poverty rate	6.8%	6.9%
Average household size	2.63	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1993	2006