Columbia City vs Scappoose

A side-by-side comparison of Columbia City and Scappoose: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Scappoose has the higher population (8,099 vs 1,806 in Columbia City). Columbia City has the higher median household income ($100,912 vs $99,475 in Scappoose). Columbia City has the higher median home value ($441,700 vs $430,000 in Scappoose).

Population, income & housing

	Columbia City	Scappoose
Population	1,806	8,099
Median age	49.9 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$100,912	$99,475
Median home value	$441,700	$430,000
Median gross rent	$1,467	$1,699
Housing units	758	3,006
Homeownership rate	90.0%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	25.5%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbia City	Scappoose
Population	1,882 → 1,806 (-4.0%)	7,270 → 8,099 (+11.4%)
Median household income	$73,276 → $100,912 (+37.7%)	$80,171 → $99,475 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$279,700 → $441,700 (+57.9%)	$297,900 → $430,000 (+44.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,162 → $1,467 (+26.2%)	$1,250 → $1,699 (+35.9%)

Columbia City

Population

1,8821,806

Median household income

$73,276$100,912

Median home value

$279,700$441,700

Median gross rent

$1,162$1,467

Scappoose

Population

7,2708,099

Median household income

$80,171$99,475

Median home value

$297,900$430,000

Median gross rent

$1,250$1,699

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbia City	Scappoose
Under 5	2.5%	7.8%
5 to 17	16.8%	17.4%
18 to 24	1.6%	8.0%
25 to 34	10.7%	10.6%
35 to 44	7.7%	21.4%
45 to 54	18.8%	8.9%
55 to 64	16.8%	10.8%
65 to 74	15.1%	10.6%
75 and over	9.9%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbia City	Scappoose
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	82.1%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.0%
Asian	0.3%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.5%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbia City	Scappoose
No high school diploma	5.6%	8.7%
High school graduate	28.5%	23.3%
Some college or associate's	45.1%	42.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbia City	Scappoose
Drove alone	75.8%	70.4%
Carpooled	14.1%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.9%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	9.2%	13.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbia City	Scappoose
1-unit, detached	89.7%	77.1%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Columbia City	Scappoose
Poverty rate	8.9%	8.2%
Average household size	2.49	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	35	28
Median year structure built	1991	1984