Milwaukie vs West Linn

A side-by-side comparison of Milwaukie and West Linn: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Linn has the higher population (27,065 vs 21,256 in Milwaukie). West Linn has the higher median household income ($138,526 vs $82,422 in Milwaukie). West Linn has the higher median home value ($733,300 vs $477,200 in Milwaukie).

Population, income & housing

	Milwaukie	West Linn
Population	21,256	27,065
Median age	39.9 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$82,422	$138,526
Median home value	$477,200	$733,300
Median gross rent	$1,499	$2,006
Housing units	9,876	10,482
Homeownership rate	60.1%	83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.9%	62.5%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milwaukie	West Linn
Population	21,009 → 21,256 (+1.2%)	26,656 → 27,065 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$61,902 → $82,422 (+33.1%)	$111,042 → $138,526 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$323,500 → $477,200 (+47.5%)	$493,900 → $733,300 (+48.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,173 → $1,499 (+27.8%)	$1,588 → $2,006 (+26.3%)

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

West Linn

Population

26,65627,065

Median household income

$111,042$138,526

Median home value

$493,900$733,300

Median gross rent

$1,588$2,006

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milwaukie	West Linn
Under 5	5.8%	5.2%
5 to 17	11.4%	20.1%
18 to 24	7.5%	5.7%
25 to 34	14.7%	7.3%
35 to 44	18.7%	14.2%
45 to 54	12.6%	12.9%
55 to 64	11.9%	15.5%
65 to 74	10.2%	11.1%
75 and over	7.2%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milwaukie	West Linn
White (non-Hispanic)	75.8%	80.7%
Black or African American	1.8%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	2.8%	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.3%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	8.3%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	10.5%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milwaukie	West Linn
No high school diploma	4.5%	2.5%
High school graduate	20.0%	9.5%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	28.1%	38.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12.9%	24.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milwaukie	West Linn
Drove alone	63.2%	58.4%
Carpooled	6.9%	5.1%
Public transit	3.4%	1.3%
Walked	2.7%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.8%
Worked from home	22.3%	31.9%
Other means	0.5%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milwaukie	West Linn
1-unit, detached	67.7%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	10.6%	9.7%
20 or more units	11.5%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Milwaukie	West Linn
Poverty rate	6.5%	5.2%
Average household size	2.20	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1967	1988