Scappoose vs Vernonia

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

Scappoose and Vernonia 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 2,716 in Vernonia). Scappoose has the higher median household income ($99,475 vs $83,324 in Vernonia). Scappoose has the higher median home value ($430,000 vs $321,200 in Vernonia).

Population, income & housing

	Scappoose	Vernonia
Population	8,099	2,716
Median age	39.2 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$99,475	$83,324
Median home value	$430,000	$321,200
Median gross rent	$1,699	$1,213
Housing units	3,006	1,117
Homeownership rate	77.1%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.5%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Scappoose	Vernonia
Population	7,270 → 8,099 (+11.4%)	1,856 → 2,716 (+46.3%)
Median household income	$80,171 → $99,475 (+24.1%)	$53,491 → $83,324 (+55.8%)
Median home value	$297,900 → $430,000 (+44.3%)	$187,900 → $321,200 (+70.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,250 → $1,699 (+35.9%)	$1,344 → $1,213 (-9.7%)

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

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)

	Scappoose	Vernonia
Under 5	7.8%	3.9%
5 to 17	17.4%	21.8%
18 to 24	8.0%	6.3%
25 to 34	10.6%	13.3%
35 to 44	21.4%	15.7%
45 to 54	8.9%	13.0%
55 to 64	10.8%	14.8%
65 to 74	10.6%	7.4%
75 and over	4.5%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Scappoose	Vernonia
White (non-Hispanic)	82.1%	85.1%
Black or African American	0.4%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.8%
Asian	1.4%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	1.3%
Two or more races	6.0%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Scappoose	Vernonia
No high school diploma	8.7%	11.1%
High school graduate	23.3%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	42.5%	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Scappoose	Vernonia
Drove alone	70.4%	67.2%
Carpooled	11.0%	15.8%
Public transit	0.6%	0.1%
Walked	2.3%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.5%	10.1%
Other means	1.9%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Scappoose	Vernonia
1-unit, detached	77.1%	77.0%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	12.9%

Poverty & households

	Scappoose	Vernonia
Poverty rate	8.2%	7.8%
Average household size	2.75	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	28	39
Median year structure built	1984	1990