Knappa vs Seaside

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

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

Seaside has the higher population (7,210 vs 922 in Knappa). Knappa has the higher median household income ($85,357 vs $45,807 in Seaside). Seaside has the higher median home value ($413,800 vs $409,700 in Knappa).

Population, income & housing

	Knappa	Seaside
Population	922	7,210
Median age	34.6 yrs	52.6 yrs
Median household income	$85,357	$45,807
Median home value	$409,700	$413,800
Median gross rent	$986	$981
Housing units	373	5,264
Homeownership rate	88.6%	47.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.7%	27.2%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Knappa	Seaside
Population	1,033 → 922 (-10.7%)	6,737 → 7,210 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$78,190 → $85,357 (+9.2%)	$46,505 → $45,807 (-1.5%)
Median home value	$269,800 → $409,700 (+51.9%)	$309,700 → $413,800 (+33.6%)
Median gross rent	$918 → $986 (+7.4%)	$939 → $981 (+4.5%)

Knappa

Population

1,033922

Median household income

$78,190$85,357

Median home value

$269,800$409,700

Median gross rent

$918$986

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)

	Knappa	Seaside
Under 5	13.4%	0.9%
5 to 17	12.4%	12.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.0%
25 to 34	24.7%	13.1%
35 to 44	8.7%	11.2%
45 to 54	7.8%	15.7%
55 to 64	16.2%	15.4%
65 to 74	10.5%	17.9%
75 and over	6.3%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Knappa	Seaside
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.9%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Knappa	Seaside
No high school diploma	5.8%	7.1%
High school graduate	42.8%	26.5%
Some college or associate's	39.6%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Knappa	Seaside
Drove alone	88.2%	65.6%
Carpooled	3.2%	5.0%
Public transit	0.0%	2.1%
Walked	8.6%	10.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.3%
Worked from home	0.0%	13.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Knappa	Seaside
1-unit, detached	69.4%	55.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	15.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.5%
Mobile home & other	28.7%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Knappa	Seaside
Poverty rate	8.9%	18.5%
Average household size	2.70	1.76
Mean commute (minutes)	28	21
Median year structure built	1977	1975