Rainier vs Scappoose

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

Rainier 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 1,859 in Rainier). Scappoose has the higher median household income ($99,475 vs $62,847 in Rainier). Scappoose has the higher median home value ($430,000 vs $310,200 in Rainier).

Population, income & housing

	Rainier	Scappoose
Population	1,859	8,099
Median age	36.6 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$62,847	$99,475
Median home value	$310,200	$430,000
Median gross rent	$866	$1,699
Housing units	835	3,006
Homeownership rate	50.2%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	25.5%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rainier	Scappoose
Population	2,113 → 1,859 (-12.0%)	7,270 → 8,099 (+11.4%)
Median household income	$50,793 → $62,847 (+23.7%)	$80,171 → $99,475 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$187,800 → $310,200 (+65.2%)	$297,900 → $430,000 (+44.3%)
Median gross rent	$737 → $866 (+17.5%)	$1,250 → $1,699 (+35.9%)

Rainier

Population

2,1131,859

Median household income

$50,793$62,847

Median home value

$187,800$310,200

Median gross rent

$737$866

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)

	Rainier	Scappoose
Under 5	5.4%	7.8%
5 to 17	16.2%	17.4%
18 to 24	2.6%	8.0%
25 to 34	22.2%	10.6%
35 to 44	9.4%	21.4%
45 to 54	6.1%	8.9%
55 to 64	13.4%	10.8%
65 to 74	16.4%	10.6%
75 and over	8.4%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rainier	Scappoose
White (non-Hispanic)	83.2%	82.1%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.0%	1.0%
Asian	0.8%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.7%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rainier	Scappoose
No high school diploma	9.5%	8.7%
High school graduate	36.6%	23.3%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	42.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rainier	Scappoose
Drove alone	64.7%	70.4%
Carpooled	14.5%	11.0%
Public transit	0.3%	0.6%
Walked	8.1%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	12.4%	13.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rainier	Scappoose
1-unit, detached	54.1%	77.1%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	23.5%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	2.0%
20 or more units	2.5%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	11.3%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Rainier	Scappoose
Poverty rate	21.4%	8.2%
Average household size	2.31	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1972	1984