Happy Valley vs Milwaukie

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

Happy Valley and Milwaukie 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 21,256 in Milwaukie). Happy Valley has the higher median household income ($120,324 vs $82,422 in Milwaukie). Happy Valley has the higher median home value ($671,800 vs $477,200 in Milwaukie).

Population, income & housing

	Happy Valley	Milwaukie
Population	25,572	21,256
Median age	39.7 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$120,324	$82,422
Median home value	$671,800	$477,200
Median gross rent	$2,025	$1,499
Housing units	9,076	9,876
Homeownership rate	82.0%	60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.4%	40.9%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Happy Valley	Milwaukie
Population	20,971 → 25,572 (+21.9%)	21,009 → 21,256 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$125,676 → $120,324 (-4.3%)	$61,902 → $82,422 (+33.1%)
Median home value	$508,400 → $671,800 (+32.1%)	$323,500 → $477,200 (+47.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,598 → $2,025 (+26.7%)	$1,173 → $1,499 (+27.8%)

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

Milwaukie

Population

21,00921,256

Median household income

$61,902$82,422

Median home value

$323,500$477,200

Median gross rent

$1,173$1,499

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Happy Valley	Milwaukie
Under 5	4.1%	5.8%
5 to 17	23.2%	11.4%
18 to 24	7.3%	7.5%
25 to 34	9.6%	14.7%
35 to 44	14.6%	18.7%
45 to 54	14.2%	12.6%
55 to 64	11.7%	11.9%
65 to 74	8.8%	10.2%
75 and over	6.4%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Happy Valley	Milwaukie
White (non-Hispanic)	62.5%	75.8%
Black or African American	1.8%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	17.7%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.2%
Some other race	1.6%	0.3%
Two or more races	7.8%	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Happy Valley	Milwaukie
No high school diploma	5.3%	4.5%
High school graduate	13.8%	20.0%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	30.3%	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	16.1%	12.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Happy Valley	Milwaukie
Drove alone	67.0%	63.2%
Carpooled	4.5%	6.9%
Public transit	2.2%	3.4%
Walked	3.3%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	21.2%	22.3%
Other means	2.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Happy Valley	Milwaukie
1-unit, detached	72.4%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	10.3%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	10.6%
20 or more units	7.5%	11.5%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Happy Valley	Milwaukie
Poverty rate	6.9%	6.5%
Average household size	2.93	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	28	25
Median year structure built	2006	1967