Altamont vs Klamath Falls

A side-by-side comparison of Altamont and Klamath Falls: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Klamath Falls has the higher population (21,879 vs 19,844 in Altamont). Altamont has the higher median household income ($56,236 vs $47,268 in Klamath Falls). Klamath Falls has the higher median home value ($257,400 vs $222,600 in Altamont).

Population, income & housing

	Altamont	Klamath Falls
Population	19,844	21,879
Median age	36.5 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$56,236	$47,268
Median home value	$222,600	$257,400
Median gross rent	$998	$962
Housing units	8,139	9,947
Homeownership rate	68.8%	48.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	22.3%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	10.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Altamont	Klamath Falls
Population	19,341 → 19,844 (+2.6%)	21,335 → 21,879 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$46,930 → $56,236 (+19.8%)	$41,444 → $47,268 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$157,500 → $222,600 (+41.3%)	$159,500 → $257,400 (+61.4%)
Median gross rent	$789 → $998 (+26.5%)	$765 → $962 (+25.8%)

Altamont

Population

19,34119,844

Median household income

$46,930$56,236

Median home value

$157,500$222,600

Median gross rent

$789$998

Klamath Falls

Population

21,33521,879

Median household income

$41,444$47,268

Median home value

$159,500$257,400

Median gross rent

$765$962

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Altamont	Klamath Falls
Under 5	7.5%	5.0%
5 to 17	19.3%	16.3%
18 to 24	6.6%	11.9%
25 to 34	14.2%	15.5%
35 to 44	12.0%	13.0%
45 to 54	8.3%	11.1%
55 to 64	10.8%	11.7%
65 to 74	13.1%	9.7%
75 and over	8.2%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Altamont	Klamath Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	72.2%	71.0%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.8%	1.6%
Asian	0.3%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.5%
Some other race	0.7%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.6%	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino	17.4%	15.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Altamont	Klamath Falls
No high school diploma	10.6%	12.1%
High school graduate	37.7%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Altamont	Klamath Falls
Drove alone	82.2%	77.8%
Carpooled	7.4%	9.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.3%
Walked	0.8%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.8%
Worked from home	8.1%	5.8%
Other means	0.8%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Altamont	Klamath Falls
1-unit, detached	71.5%	64.8%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	13.7%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	6.8%
20 or more units	1.1%	8.8%
Mobile home & other	16.4%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Altamont	Klamath Falls
Poverty rate	19.8%	23.2%
Average household size	2.53	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	14	14
Median year structure built	1971	1965