Knappa vs Svensen

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

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

Knappa has the higher population (922 vs 897 in Svensen). Knappa has the higher median household income ($85,357 vs $59,423 in Svensen). Knappa has the higher median home value ($409,700 vs $371,400 in Svensen).

Population, income & housing

	Knappa	Svensen
Population	922	897
Median age	34.6 yrs	54.5 yrs
Median household income	$85,357	$59,423
Median home value	$409,700	$371,400
Median gross rent	$986	$1,594
Housing units	373	348
Homeownership rate	88.6%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.7%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Knappa	Svensen
Population	1,033 → 922 (-10.7%)	877 → 897 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$78,190 → $85,357 (+9.2%)	$71,471 → $59,423 (-16.9%)
Median home value	$269,800 → $409,700 (+51.9%)	$270,800 → $371,400 (+37.1%)
Median gross rent	$918 → $986 (+7.4%)	$1,493 → $1,594 (+6.8%)

Knappa

Population

1,033922

Median household income

$78,190$85,357

Median home value

$269,800$409,700

Median gross rent

$918$986

Svensen

Population

877897

Median household income

$71,471$59,423

Median home value

$270,800$371,400

Median gross rent

$1,493$1,594

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Knappa	Svensen
Under 5	13.4%	6.5%
5 to 17	12.4%	6.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	10.8%
25 to 34	24.7%	10.3%
35 to 44	8.7%	11.5%
45 to 54	7.8%	5.5%
55 to 64	16.2%	29.3%
65 to 74	10.5%	15.8%
75 and over	6.3%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Knappa	Svensen
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	77.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	12.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.9%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Knappa	Svensen
No high school diploma	5.8%	8.8%
High school graduate	42.8%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	39.6%	46.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Knappa	Svensen
Drove alone	88.2%	84.8%
Carpooled	3.2%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.6%	10.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Knappa	Svensen
1-unit, detached	69.4%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.7%	17.2%

Poverty & households

	Knappa	Svensen
Poverty rate	8.9%	30.7%
Average household size	2.70	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	28	26
Median year structure built	1977	1985