Chiloquin vs Gilchrist

A side-by-side comparison of Chiloquin and Gilchrist: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chiloquin has the higher population (459 vs 293 in Gilchrist). Gilchrist has the higher median home value ($346,100 vs $115,300 in Chiloquin). Since 2019, Gilchrist's population has grown faster (+79.8% vs -51.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Chiloquin	Gilchrist
Population	459	293
Median age	49.0 yrs	31.3 yrs
Median household income	$34,659	—
Median home value	$115,300	$346,100
Median gross rent	$594	—
Housing units	285	147
Homeownership rate	65.7%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.7%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	11.4%	27.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chiloquin	Gilchrist
Population	954 → 459 (-51.9%)	163 → 293 (+79.8%)
Median household income	$36,500 → $34,659 (-5.0%)	$52,500 → $95,938 (+82.7%)
Median home value	$67,700 → $115,300 (+70.3%)	$258,000 → $346,100 (+34.1%)
Median gross rent	$664 → $594 (-10.5%)	—

Chiloquin

Population

954459

Median household income

$36,500$34,659

Median home value

$67,700$115,300

Median gross rent

$664$594

Gilchrist

Population

163293

Median household income

$52,500$95,938

Median home value

$258,000$346,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chiloquin	Gilchrist
Under 5	3.1%	17.7%
5 to 17	11.8%	11.9%
18 to 24	17.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.7%	34.1%
35 to 44	7.2%	0.0%
45 to 54	7.2%	8.2%
55 to 64	17.9%	7.2%
65 to 74	13.3%	0.0%
75 and over	11.8%	20.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chiloquin	Gilchrist
White (non-Hispanic)	40.1%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	47.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chiloquin	Gilchrist
No high school diploma	13.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	47.4%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chiloquin	Gilchrist
Drove alone	78.3%	100.0%
Carpooled	7.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chiloquin	Gilchrist
1-unit, detached	79.6%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chiloquin	Gilchrist
Poverty rate	22.7%	8.2%
Average household size	2.15	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	16	26
Median year structure built	1968	1944