Madras vs Metolius

A side-by-side comparison of Madras and Metolius: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Madras has the higher population (7,596 vs 969 in Metolius). Metolius has the higher median household income ($62,841 vs $56,590 in Madras). Madras has the higher median home value ($291,400 vs $220,100 in Metolius).

Population, income & housing

	Madras	Metolius
Population	7,596	969
Median age	31.2 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$56,590	$62,841
Median home value	$291,400	$220,100
Median gross rent	$942	$1,181
Housing units	2,572	365
Homeownership rate	55.4%	70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	10.1%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madras	Metolius
Population	6,777 → 7,596 (+12.1%)	955 → 969 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$34,858 → $56,590 (+62.3%)	$50,000 → $62,841 (+25.7%)
Median home value	$182,500 → $291,400 (+59.7%)	$109,400 → $220,100 (+101.2%)
Median gross rent	$815 → $942 (+15.6%)	$979 → $1,181 (+20.6%)

Madras

Population

6,7777,596

Median household income

$34,858$56,590

Median home value

$182,500$291,400

Median gross rent

$815$942

Metolius

Population

955969

Median household income

$50,000$62,841

Median home value

$109,400$220,100

Median gross rent

$979$1,181

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madras	Metolius
Under 5	11.0%	3.8%
5 to 17	22.5%	24.6%
18 to 24	8.9%	6.0%
25 to 34	12.8%	10.9%
35 to 44	11.1%	17.2%
45 to 54	11.6%	9.3%
55 to 64	10.1%	16.3%
65 to 74	7.2%	8.2%
75 and over	4.8%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madras	Metolius
White (non-Hispanic)	43.3%	52.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.1%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	12.5%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	36.1%	39.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madras	Metolius
No high school diploma	17.9%	17.8%
High school graduate	27.7%	41.4%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madras	Metolius
Drove alone	77.0%	67.9%
Carpooled	13.1%	24.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.7%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madras	Metolius
1-unit, detached	61.4%	63.6%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	14.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	32.1%

Poverty & households

	Madras	Metolius
Poverty rate	16.0%	16.5%
Average household size	3.02	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1979	1993