Creswell vs Oakridge

A side-by-side comparison of Creswell and Oakridge: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Creswell has the higher population (5,625 vs 3,197 in Oakridge). Creswell has the higher median household income ($95,865 vs $35,437 in Oakridge). Creswell has the higher median home value ($355,100 vs $231,500 in Oakridge).

Population, income & housing

	Creswell	Oakridge
Population	5,625	3,197
Median age	38.9 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$95,865	$35,437
Median home value	$355,100	$231,500
Median gross rent	$1,530	$924
Housing units	2,082	1,550
Homeownership rate	73.4%	57.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	26.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Creswell	Oakridge
Population	5,356 → 5,625 (+5.0%)	3,303 → 3,197 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$61,149 → $95,865 (+56.8%)	$32,205 → $35,437 (+10.0%)
Median home value	$218,300 → $355,100 (+62.7%)	$116,100 → $231,500 (+99.4%)
Median gross rent	$880 → $1,530 (+73.9%)	$781 → $924 (+18.3%)

Creswell

Population

5,3565,625

Median household income

$61,149$95,865

Median home value

$218,300$355,100

Median gross rent

$880$1,530

Oakridge

Population

3,3033,197

Median household income

$32,205$35,437

Median home value

$116,100$231,500

Median gross rent

$781$924

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Creswell	Oakridge
Under 5	7.7%	8.0%
5 to 17	14.4%	15.7%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.3%
25 to 34	15.5%	16.5%
35 to 44	16.7%	8.4%
45 to 54	14.0%	4.4%
55 to 64	12.3%	19.0%
65 to 74	8.9%	15.0%
75 and over	4.5%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Creswell	Oakridge
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.4%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.2%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Creswell	Oakridge
No high school diploma	5.6%	16.4%
High school graduate	30.7%	47.4%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Creswell	Oakridge
Drove alone	79.2%	70.0%
Carpooled	8.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	9.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	16.6%
Other means	1.1%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Creswell	Oakridge
1-unit, detached	77.7%	62.9%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	26.5%

Poverty & households

	Creswell	Oakridge
Poverty rate	2.8%	29.6%
Average household size	2.67	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	18	32
Median year structure built	1997	1959