Columbia City vs Vernonia

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

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

Vernonia has the higher population (2,716 vs 1,806 in Columbia City). Columbia City has the higher median household income ($100,912 vs $83,324 in Vernonia). Columbia City has the higher median home value ($441,700 vs $321,200 in Vernonia).

Population, income & housing

	Columbia City	Vernonia
Population	1,806	2,716
Median age	49.9 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$100,912	$83,324
Median home value	$441,700	$321,200
Median gross rent	$1,467	$1,213
Housing units	758	1,117
Homeownership rate	90.0%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbia City	Vernonia
Population	1,882 → 1,806 (-4.0%)	1,856 → 2,716 (+46.3%)
Median household income	$73,276 → $100,912 (+37.7%)	$53,491 → $83,324 (+55.8%)
Median home value	$279,700 → $441,700 (+57.9%)	$187,900 → $321,200 (+70.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,162 → $1,467 (+26.2%)	$1,344 → $1,213 (-9.7%)

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

Vernonia

Population

1,8562,716

Median household income

$53,491$83,324

Median home value

$187,900$321,200

Median gross rent

$1,344$1,213

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbia City	Vernonia
Under 5	2.5%	3.9%
5 to 17	16.8%	21.8%
18 to 24	1.6%	6.3%
25 to 34	10.7%	13.3%
35 to 44	7.7%	15.7%
45 to 54	18.8%	13.0%
55 to 64	16.8%	14.8%
65 to 74	15.1%	7.4%
75 and over	9.9%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbia City	Vernonia
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	85.1%
Black or African American	0.4%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.3%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.3%
Two or more races	1.5%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbia City	Vernonia
No high school diploma	5.6%	11.1%
High school graduate	28.5%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	45.1%	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbia City	Vernonia
Drove alone	75.8%	67.2%
Carpooled	14.1%	15.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.9%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	10.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbia City	Vernonia
1-unit, detached	89.7%	77.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	12.9%

Poverty & households

	Columbia City	Vernonia
Poverty rate	8.9%	7.8%
Average household size	2.49	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	35	39
Median year structure built	1991	1990