Fort Klamath vs Gilchrist

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

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

Gilchrist has the higher population (293 vs 134 in Fort Klamath). Gilchrist has the higher median home value ($346,100 vs $210,000 in Fort Klamath). Since 2019, Fort Klamath's population has grown faster (+332.3% vs +79.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Klamath	Gilchrist
Population	134	293
Median age	66.1 yrs	31.3 yrs
Median household income	$2,499	—
Median home value	$210,000	$346,100
Housing units	129	147
Homeownership rate	93.2%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	27.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Klamath	Gilchrist
Population	31 → 134 (+332.3%)	163 → 293 (+79.8%)
Median household income	$32,917 → $2,499 (-92.4%)	$52,500 → $95,938 (+82.7%)
Median home value	$125,000 → $210,000 (+68.0%)	$258,000 → $346,100 (+34.1%)

Fort Klamath

Population

31134

Median household income

$32,917$2,499

Median home value

$125,000$210,000

Gilchrist

Population

163293

Median household income

$52,500$95,938

Median home value

$258,000$346,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Klamath	Gilchrist
Under 5	0.0%	17.7%
5 to 17	0.0%	11.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	34.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	8.2%
55 to 64	42.5%	7.2%
65 to 74	22.4%	0.0%
75 and over	35.1%	20.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Klamath	Gilchrist
White (non-Hispanic)	96.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Klamath	Gilchrist
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	33.6%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	39.6%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Klamath	Gilchrist
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Klamath	Gilchrist
1-unit, detached	69.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fort Klamath	Gilchrist
Poverty rate	41.0%	8.2%
Average household size	1.30	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	—	26
Median year structure built	1954	1944