Canyon City vs John Day

A side-by-side comparison of Canyon City and John Day: population, income, housing, and more.

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

John Day has the higher population (1,543 vs 920 in Canyon City). Canyon City has the higher median household income ($88,542 vs $75,917 in John Day). John Day has the higher median home value ($199,400 vs $184,300 in Canyon City).

Population, income & housing

	Canyon City	John Day
Population	920	1,543
Median age	44.2 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$88,542	$75,917
Median home value	$184,300	$199,400
Median gross rent	$832	$942
Housing units	427	775
Homeownership rate	84.2%	59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.1%	22.5%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Canyon City	John Day
Population	702 → 920 (+31.1%)	2,244 → 1,543 (-31.2%)
Median household income	$49,531 → $88,542 (+78.8%)	$39,355 → $75,917 (+92.9%)
Median home value	$136,500 → $184,300 (+35.0%)	$119,500 → $199,400 (+66.9%)
Median gross rent	$592 → $832 (+40.5%)	$746 → $942 (+26.3%)

Canyon City

Population

702920

Median household income

$49,531$88,542

Median home value

$136,500$184,300

Median gross rent

$592$832

John Day

Population

2,2441,543

Median household income

$39,355$75,917

Median home value

$119,500$199,400

Median gross rent

$746$942

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Canyon City	John Day
Under 5	5.7%	0.7%
5 to 17	15.5%	21.1%
18 to 24	3.8%	5.6%
25 to 34	11.3%	10.8%
35 to 44	16.7%	15.8%
45 to 54	9.3%	11.1%
55 to 64	19.5%	16.3%
65 to 74	11.1%	10.7%
75 and over	7.1%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Canyon City	John Day
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	87.2%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Canyon City	John Day
No high school diploma	5.5%	10.1%
High school graduate	37.8%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Canyon City	John Day
Drove alone	65.0%	69.9%
Carpooled	7.9%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.6%	6.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	11.0%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Canyon City	John Day
1-unit, detached	87.6%	62.1%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	10.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	19.2%

Poverty & households

	Canyon City	John Day
Poverty rate	4.5%	15.0%
Average household size	2.22	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	8	18
Median year structure built	1957	1964