Molalla vs Sandy

A side-by-side comparison of Molalla and Sandy: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sandy has the higher population (12,738 vs 10,168 in Molalla). Sandy has the higher median household income ($102,201 vs $83,996 in Molalla). Sandy has the higher median home value ($450,200 vs $416,900 in Molalla).

Population, income & housing

	Molalla	Sandy
Population	10,168	12,738
Median age	32.5 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$83,996	$102,201
Median home value	$416,900	$450,200
Median gross rent	$1,496	$1,640
Housing units	3,968	4,824
Homeownership rate	64.7%	79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.0%	24.8%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Molalla	Sandy
Population	9,155 → 10,168 (+11.1%)	11,070 → 12,738 (+15.1%)
Median household income	$65,064 → $83,996 (+29.1%)	$73,443 → $102,201 (+39.2%)
Median home value	$277,900 → $416,900 (+50.0%)	$281,300 → $450,200 (+60.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,071 → $1,496 (+39.7%)	$1,228 → $1,640 (+33.6%)

Molalla

Population

9,15510,168

Median household income

$65,064$83,996

Median home value

$277,900$416,900

Median gross rent

$1,071$1,496

Sandy

Population

11,07012,738

Median household income

$73,443$102,201

Median home value

$281,300$450,200

Median gross rent

$1,228$1,640

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Molalla	Sandy
Under 5	5.6%	5.6%
5 to 17	21.5%	15.9%
18 to 24	7.5%	9.2%
25 to 34	21.3%	16.1%
35 to 44	15.1%	14.2%
45 to 54	11.7%	14.8%
55 to 64	8.1%	9.5%
65 to 74	5.8%	7.4%
75 and over	3.4%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Molalla	Sandy
White (non-Hispanic)	85.1%	84.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	1.4%
Asian	0.8%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.1%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	11.8%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Molalla	Sandy
No high school diploma	8.0%	4.4%
High school graduate	32.1%	23.3%
Some college or associate's	42.0%	47.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Molalla	Sandy
Drove alone	73.5%	82.0%
Carpooled	9.5%	2.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.9%	13.6%
Other means	0.3%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Molalla	Sandy
1-unit, detached	62.0%	75.1%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	7.9%
2 to 4 units	13.6%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	5.7%
20 or more units	5.8%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Molalla	Sandy
Poverty rate	7.1%	7.8%
Average household size	2.70	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	33	30
Median year structure built	1995	2003