Astoria vs Seaside

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

Astoria and Seaside 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 7,210 in Seaside). Astoria has the higher median household income ($70,043 vs $45,807 in Seaside). Astoria has the higher median home value ($422,400 vs $413,800 in Seaside).

Population, income & housing

	Astoria	Seaside
Population	10,162	7,210
Median age	39.9 yrs	52.6 yrs
Median household income	$70,043	$45,807
Median home value	$422,400	$413,800
Median gross rent	$1,135	$981
Housing units	5,062	5,264
Homeownership rate	49.9%	47.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.5%	27.2%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Astoria	Seaside
Population	9,836 → 10,162 (+3.3%)	6,737 → 7,210 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$48,813 → $70,043 (+43.5%)	$46,505 → $45,807 (-1.5%)
Median home value	$259,600 → $422,400 (+62.7%)	$309,700 → $413,800 (+33.6%)
Median gross rent	$908 → $1,135 (+25.0%)	$939 → $981 (+4.5%)

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

Seaside

Population

6,7377,210

Median household income

$46,505$45,807

Median home value

$309,700$413,800

Median gross rent

$939$981

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Astoria	Seaside
Under 5	6.6%	0.9%
5 to 17	13.9%	12.0%
18 to 24	6.4%	4.0%
25 to 34	15.9%	13.1%
35 to 44	15.8%	11.2%
45 to 54	7.4%	15.7%
55 to 64	14.6%	15.4%
65 to 74	12.3%	17.9%
75 and over	7.1%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Astoria	Seaside
White (non-Hispanic)	75.2%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.5%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	16.2%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Astoria	Seaside
No high school diploma	7.3%	7.1%
High school graduate	21.1%	26.5%
Some college or associate's	42.1%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Astoria	Seaside
Drove alone	68.3%	65.6%
Carpooled	6.7%	5.0%
Public transit	0.2%	2.1%
Walked	6.8%	10.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	2.3%
Worked from home	14.9%	13.7%
Other means	2.8%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Astoria	Seaside
1-unit, detached	60.4%	55.4%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	19.7%	15.8%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	11.9%
20 or more units	10.4%	7.5%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Astoria	Seaside
Poverty rate	14.2%	18.5%
Average household size	2.20	1.76
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1949	1975