Scappoose vs St. Helens

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

Scappoose 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 8,099 in Scappoose). Scappoose has the higher median household income ($99,475 vs $82,123 in St. Helens). Scappoose has the higher median home value ($430,000 vs $350,900 in St. Helens).

Population, income & housing

	Scappoose	St. Helens
Population	8,099	14,152
Median age	39.2 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$99,475	$82,123
Median home value	$430,000	$350,900
Median gross rent	$1,699	$1,269
Housing units	3,006	5,563
Homeownership rate	77.1%	62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.5%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Scappoose	St. Helens
Population	7,270 → 8,099 (+11.4%)	13,559 → 14,152 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$80,171 → $99,475 (+24.1%)	$51,199 → $82,123 (+60.4%)
Median home value	$297,900 → $430,000 (+44.3%)	$228,500 → $350,900 (+53.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,250 → $1,699 (+35.9%)	$901 → $1,269 (+40.8%)

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

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)

	Scappoose	St. Helens
Under 5	7.8%	6.6%
5 to 17	17.4%	16.2%
18 to 24	8.0%	8.9%
25 to 34	10.6%	16.0%
35 to 44	21.4%	12.6%
45 to 54	8.9%	11.5%
55 to 64	10.8%	13.5%
65 to 74	10.6%	8.6%
75 and over	4.5%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Scappoose	St. Helens
White (non-Hispanic)	82.1%	81.7%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.3%
Asian	1.4%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.7%
Two or more races	6.0%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Scappoose	St. Helens
No high school diploma	8.7%	9.4%
High school graduate	23.3%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	42.5%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Scappoose	St. Helens
Drove alone	70.4%	69.4%
Carpooled	11.0%	19.7%
Public transit	0.6%	0.3%
Walked	2.3%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.4%
Worked from home	13.5%	9.1%
Other means	1.9%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Scappoose	St. Helens
1-unit, detached	77.1%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	2.7%
20 or more units	1.3%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Scappoose	St. Helens
Poverty rate	8.2%	8.8%
Average household size	2.75	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	28	33
Median year structure built	1984	1986