Eugene vs River Road

A side-by-side comparison of Eugene and River Road: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Eugene has the higher population (177,520 vs 8,462 in River Road). River Road has the higher median household income ($78,479 vs $63,836 in Eugene). Eugene has the higher median home value ($435,400 vs $360,400 in River Road).

Population, income & housing

	Eugene	River Road
Population	177,520	8,462
Median age	35.4 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$63,836	$78,479
Median home value	$435,400	$360,400
Median gross rent	$1,347	$1,398
Housing units	79,554	3,341
Homeownership rate	47.6%	69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.2%	35.4%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eugene	River Road
Population	168,302 → 177,520 (+5.5%)	10,352 → 8,462 (-18.3%)
Median household income	$50,962 → $63,836 (+25.3%)	$61,703 → $78,479 (+27.2%)
Median home value	$288,600 → $435,400 (+50.9%)	$247,300 → $360,400 (+45.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,031 → $1,347 (+30.6%)	$1,284 → $1,398 (+8.9%)

Eugene

Population

168,302177,520

Median household income

$50,962$63,836

Median home value

$288,600$435,400

Median gross rent

$1,031$1,347

River Road

Population

10,3528,462

Median household income

$61,703$78,479

Median home value

$247,300$360,400

Median gross rent

$1,284$1,398

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eugene	River Road
Under 5	3.9%	5.0%
5 to 17	12.2%	15.4%
18 to 24	17.9%	8.1%
25 to 34	15.5%	12.3%
35 to 44	12.4%	18.1%
45 to 54	10.4%	10.2%
55 to 64	10.2%	12.8%
65 to 74	10.4%	13.8%
75 and over	7.2%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eugene	River Road
White (non-Hispanic)	75.4%	80.5%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.2%
Asian	3.8%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.4%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eugene	River Road
No high school diploma	5.2%	9.6%
High school graduate	17.4%	19.4%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	20.6%	16.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eugene	River Road
Drove alone	63.0%	72.8%
Carpooled	7.9%	8.7%
Public transit	2.7%	1.7%
Walked	5.3%	1.7%
Bicycle	4.7%	1.5%
Worked from home	15.3%	12.6%
Other means	1.1%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eugene	River Road
1-unit, detached	51.2%	83.7%
1-unit, attached	6.7%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	13.4%	1.9%
20 or more units	14.5%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Eugene	River Road
Poverty rate	18.2%	14.9%
Average household size	2.23	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1979	1961