Clatskanie vs St. Helens

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

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

St. Helens has the higher population (14,152 vs 2,198 in Clatskanie). St. Helens has the higher median household income ($82,123 vs $81,307 in Clatskanie). St. Helens has the higher median home value ($350,900 vs $300,000 in Clatskanie).

Population, income & housing

	Clatskanie	St. Helens
Population	2,198	14,152
Median age	42.6 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$81,307	$82,123
Median home value	$300,000	$350,900
Median gross rent	$761	$1,269
Housing units	1,012	5,563
Homeownership rate	77.9%	62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clatskanie	St. Helens
Population	1,646 → 2,198 (+33.5%)	13,559 → 14,152 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$32,019 → $81,307 (+153.9%)	$51,199 → $82,123 (+60.4%)
Median home value	$171,000 → $300,000 (+75.4%)	$228,500 → $350,900 (+53.6%)
Median gross rent	$678 → $761 (+12.2%)	$901 → $1,269 (+40.8%)

Clatskanie

Population

1,6462,198

Median household income

$32,019$81,307

Median home value

$171,000$300,000

Median gross rent

$678$761

St. Helens

Population

13,55914,152

Median household income

$51,199$82,123

Median home value

$228,500$350,900

Median gross rent

$901$1,269

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clatskanie	St. Helens
Under 5	4.1%	6.6%
5 to 17	15.9%	16.2%
18 to 24	8.2%	8.9%
25 to 34	15.0%	16.0%
35 to 44	11.8%	12.6%
45 to 54	12.5%	11.5%
55 to 64	14.1%	13.5%
65 to 74	9.1%	8.6%
75 and over	9.3%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clatskanie	St. Helens
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	81.7%
Black or African American	3.1%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	2.8%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clatskanie	St. Helens
No high school diploma	12.2%	9.4%
High school graduate	36.3%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	36.8%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clatskanie	St. Helens
Drove alone	76.0%	69.4%
Carpooled	6.0%	19.7%
Public transit	0.3%	0.3%
Walked	6.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	11.6%	9.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clatskanie	St. Helens
1-unit, detached	60.8%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	2.7%
20 or more units	6.5%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	20.8%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Clatskanie	St. Helens
Poverty rate	9.4%	8.8%
Average household size	2.31	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	24	33
Median year structure built	1978	1986