Astoria vs Warrenton

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

Astoria and Warrenton 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 6,297 in Warrenton). Astoria has the higher median household income ($70,043 vs $67,430 in Warrenton). Astoria has the higher median home value ($422,400 vs $386,500 in Warrenton).

Population, income & housing

	Astoria	Warrenton
Population	10,162	6,297
Median age	39.9 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$70,043	$67,430
Median home value	$422,400	$386,500
Median gross rent	$1,135	$1,283
Housing units	5,062	2,772
Homeownership rate	49.9%	60.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.5%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Astoria	Warrenton
Population	9,836 → 10,162 (+3.3%)	5,549 → 6,297 (+13.5%)
Median household income	$48,813 → $70,043 (+43.5%)	$58,191 → $67,430 (+15.9%)
Median home value	$259,600 → $422,400 (+62.7%)	$254,700 → $386,500 (+51.7%)
Median gross rent	$908 → $1,135 (+25.0%)	$943 → $1,283 (+36.1%)

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

Warrenton

Population

5,5496,297

Median household income

$58,191$67,430

Median home value

$254,700$386,500

Median gross rent

$943$1,283

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Astoria	Warrenton
Under 5	6.6%	5.6%
5 to 17	13.9%	17.0%
18 to 24	6.4%	8.4%
25 to 34	15.9%	14.0%
35 to 44	15.8%	11.9%
45 to 54	7.4%	10.6%
55 to 64	14.6%	9.0%
65 to 74	12.3%	13.9%
75 and over	7.1%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Astoria	Warrenton
White (non-Hispanic)	75.2%	77.1%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	11.1%
Hispanic or Latino	16.2%	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Astoria	Warrenton
No high school diploma	7.3%	7.1%
High school graduate	21.1%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	42.1%	46.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Astoria	Warrenton
Drove alone	68.3%	71.1%
Carpooled	6.7%	19.2%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	6.8%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	1.0%
Worked from home	14.9%	4.0%
Other means	2.8%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Astoria	Warrenton
1-unit, detached	60.4%	68.9%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	19.7%	12.1%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	3.0%
20 or more units	10.4%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Astoria	Warrenton
Poverty rate	14.2%	5.4%
Average household size	2.20	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1949	1986