Astoria vs Knappa

A side-by-side comparison of Astoria and Knappa: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Astoria has the higher population (10,162 vs 922 in Knappa). Knappa has the higher median household income ($85,357 vs $70,043 in Astoria). Astoria has the higher median home value ($422,400 vs $409,700 in Knappa).

Population, income & housing

	Astoria	Knappa
Population	10,162	922
Median age	39.9 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$70,043	$85,357
Median home value	$422,400	$409,700
Median gross rent	$1,135	$986
Housing units	5,062	373
Homeownership rate	49.9%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.5%	11.7%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Astoria	Knappa
Population	9,836 → 10,162 (+3.3%)	1,033 → 922 (-10.7%)
Median household income	$48,813 → $70,043 (+43.5%)	$78,190 → $85,357 (+9.2%)
Median home value	$259,600 → $422,400 (+62.7%)	$269,800 → $409,700 (+51.9%)
Median gross rent	$908 → $1,135 (+25.0%)	$918 → $986 (+7.4%)

Astoria

Population

9,83610,162

Median household income

$48,813$70,043

Median home value

$259,600$422,400

Median gross rent

$908$1,135

Knappa

Population

1,033922

Median household income

$78,190$85,357

Median home value

$269,800$409,700

Median gross rent

$918$986

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Astoria	Knappa
Under 5	6.6%	13.4%
5 to 17	13.9%	12.4%
18 to 24	6.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	15.9%	24.7%
35 to 44	15.8%	8.7%
45 to 54	7.4%	7.8%
55 to 64	14.6%	16.2%
65 to 74	12.3%	10.5%
75 and over	7.1%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Astoria	Knappa
White (non-Hispanic)	75.2%	88.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	16.2%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Astoria	Knappa
No high school diploma	7.3%	5.8%
High school graduate	21.1%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	42.1%	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Astoria	Knappa
Drove alone	68.3%	88.2%
Carpooled	6.7%	3.2%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	6.8%	8.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.9%	0.0%
Other means	2.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Astoria	Knappa
1-unit, detached	60.4%	69.4%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	19.7%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	10.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	28.7%

Poverty & households

	Astoria	Knappa
Poverty rate	14.2%	8.9%
Average household size	2.20	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	20	28
Median year structure built	1949	1977