Clatskanie vs Deer Island

A side-by-side comparison of Clatskanie and Deer Island: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Clatskanie has the higher population (2,198 vs 191 in Deer Island). Since 2019, Clatskanie's population has grown faster (+33.5% vs +29.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Clatskanie	Deer Island
Population	2,198	191
Median age	42.6 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$81,307	—
Median home value	$300,000	—
Median gross rent	$761	—
Housing units	1,012	82
Homeownership rate	77.9%	82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	7.4%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	25.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clatskanie	Deer Island
Population	1,646 → 2,198 (+33.5%)	147 → 191 (+29.9%)
Median household income	$32,019 → $81,307 (+153.9%)	$27,639 → $23,750 (-14.1%)
Median home value	$171,000 → $300,000 (+75.4%)	$143,800 → $154,800 (+7.6%)
Median gross rent	$678 → $761 (+12.2%)	—

Clatskanie

Population

1,6462,198

Median household income

$32,019$81,307

Median home value

$171,000$300,000

Median gross rent

$678$761

Deer Island

Population

147191

Median household income

$27,639$23,750

Median home value

$143,800$154,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clatskanie	Deer Island
Under 5	4.1%	18.8%
5 to 17	15.9%	13.1%
18 to 24	8.2%	4.7%
25 to 34	15.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	11.8%	22.5%
45 to 54	12.5%	0.0%
55 to 64	14.1%	20.9%
65 to 74	9.1%	16.8%
75 and over	9.3%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clatskanie	Deer Island
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	3.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clatskanie	Deer Island
No high school diploma	12.2%	5.0%
High school graduate	36.3%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	36.8%	57.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clatskanie	Deer Island
Drove alone	76.0%	65.2%
Carpooled	6.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	6.0%	34.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clatskanie	Deer Island
1-unit, detached	60.8%	35.4%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.8%	64.6%

Poverty & households

	Clatskanie	Deer Island
Poverty rate	9.4%	11.5%
Average household size	2.31	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1978	1991