Cannon Beach vs Knappa

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

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

Cannon Beach has the higher population (1,368 vs 922 in Knappa). Knappa has the higher median household income ($85,357 vs $70,815 in Cannon Beach). Cannon Beach has the higher median home value ($760,900 vs $409,700 in Knappa).

Population, income & housing

	Cannon Beach	Knappa
Population	1,368	922
Median age	62.3 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$70,815	$85,357
Median home value	$760,900	$409,700
Median gross rent	$1,114	$986
Housing units	2,198	373
Homeownership rate	55.2%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.9%	11.7%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cannon Beach	Knappa
Population	1,491 → 1,368 (-8.2%)	1,033 → 922 (-10.7%)
Median household income	$50,846 → $70,815 (+39.3%)	$78,190 → $85,357 (+9.2%)
Median home value	$587,800 → $760,900 (+29.4%)	$269,800 → $409,700 (+51.9%)
Median gross rent	$839 → $1,114 (+32.8%)	$918 → $986 (+7.4%)

Cannon Beach

Population

1,4911,368

Median household income

$50,846$70,815

Median home value

$587,800$760,900

Median gross rent

$839$1,114

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)

	Cannon Beach	Knappa
Under 5	4.8%	13.4%
5 to 17	5.0%	12.4%
18 to 24	5.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.0%	24.7%
35 to 44	7.9%	8.7%
45 to 54	8.1%	7.8%
55 to 64	21.6%	16.2%
65 to 74	23.8%	10.5%
75 and over	15.5%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cannon Beach	Knappa
White (non-Hispanic)	70.5%	88.0%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	21.0%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cannon Beach	Knappa
No high school diploma	1.6%	5.8%
High school graduate	14.8%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	29.5%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	22.5%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cannon Beach	Knappa
Drove alone	67.2%	88.2%
Carpooled	1.6%	3.2%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	9.2%	8.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.0%	0.0%
Other means	4.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cannon Beach	Knappa
1-unit, detached	73.2%	69.4%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.1%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	28.7%

Poverty & households

	Cannon Beach	Knappa
Poverty rate	5.3%	8.9%
Average household size	1.73	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	20	28
Median year structure built	1977	1977