Prescott vs Rainier

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

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

Rainier has the higher population (1,859 vs 59 in Prescott). Rainier has the higher median home value ($310,200 vs $307,700 in Prescott). Since 2019, Rainier's population has grown faster (-12.0% vs -33.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Prescott	Rainier
Population	59	1,859
Median age	63.3 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$62,847
Median home value	$307,700	$310,200
Median gross rent	—	$866
Housing units	38	835
Homeownership rate	84.8%	50.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Prescott	Rainier
Population	88 → 59 (-33.0%)	2,113 → 1,859 (-12.0%)
Median household income	$41,000 → $41,250 (+0.6%)	$50,793 → $62,847 (+23.7%)
Median home value	$172,900 → $307,700 (+78.0%)	$187,800 → $310,200 (+65.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,025 → $1,075 (+4.9%)	$737 → $866 (+17.5%)

Prescott

Population

8859

Median household income

$41,000$41,250

Median home value

$172,900$307,700

Median gross rent

$1,025$1,075

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)

	Prescott	Rainier
Under 5	1.7%	5.4%
5 to 17	6.8%	16.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	2.6%
25 to 34	6.8%	22.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	9.4%
45 to 54	11.9%	6.1%
55 to 64	28.8%	13.4%
65 to 74	15.3%	16.4%
75 and over	28.8%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Prescott	Rainier
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	83.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	8.5%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Prescott	Rainier
No high school diploma	1.9%	9.5%
High school graduate	51.9%	36.6%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Prescott	Rainier
Drove alone	100.0%	64.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	14.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	8.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	12.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Prescott	Rainier
1-unit, detached	89.5%	54.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	23.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	10.5%	11.3%

Poverty & households

	Prescott	Rainier
Poverty rate	8.5%	21.4%
Average household size	1.79	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	—	25
Median year structure built	1951	1972