Clatskanie vs Rainier

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

Clatskanie and Rainier 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 1,859 in Rainier). Clatskanie has the higher median household income ($81,307 vs $62,847 in Rainier). Rainier has the higher median home value ($310,200 vs $300,000 in Clatskanie).

Population, income & housing

	Clatskanie	Rainier
Population	2,198	1,859
Median age	42.6 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$81,307	$62,847
Median home value	$300,000	$310,200
Median gross rent	$761	$866
Housing units	1,012	835
Homeownership rate	77.9%	50.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clatskanie	Rainier
Population	1,646 → 2,198 (+33.5%)	2,113 → 1,859 (-12.0%)
Median household income	$32,019 → $81,307 (+153.9%)	$50,793 → $62,847 (+23.7%)
Median home value	$171,000 → $300,000 (+75.4%)	$187,800 → $310,200 (+65.2%)
Median gross rent	$678 → $761 (+12.2%)	$737 → $866 (+17.5%)

Clatskanie

Population

1,6462,198

Median household income

$32,019$81,307

Median home value

$171,000$300,000

Median gross rent

$678$761

Rainier

Population

2,1131,859

Median household income

$50,793$62,847

Median home value

$187,800$310,200

Median gross rent

$737$866

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clatskanie	Rainier
Under 5	4.1%	5.4%
5 to 17	15.9%	16.2%
18 to 24	8.2%	2.6%
25 to 34	15.0%	22.2%
35 to 44	11.8%	9.4%
45 to 54	12.5%	6.1%
55 to 64	14.1%	13.4%
65 to 74	9.1%	16.4%
75 and over	9.3%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clatskanie	Rainier
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	83.2%
Black or African American	3.1%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	3.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clatskanie	Rainier
No high school diploma	12.2%	9.5%
High school graduate	36.3%	36.6%
Some college or associate's	36.8%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clatskanie	Rainier
Drove alone	76.0%	64.7%
Carpooled	6.0%	14.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.3%
Walked	6.0%	8.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	12.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clatskanie	Rainier
1-unit, detached	60.8%	54.1%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	23.5%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	5.0%
20 or more units	6.5%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	20.8%	11.3%

Poverty & households

	Clatskanie	Rainier
Poverty rate	9.4%	21.4%
Average household size	2.31	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1978	1972