Lowell vs Marcola

A side-by-side comparison of Lowell and Marcola: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lowell has the higher population (1,221 vs 561 in Marcola). Lowell has the higher median household income ($90,078 vs $78,125 in Marcola). Lowell has the higher median home value ($339,800 vs $330,600 in Marcola).

Population, income & housing

	Lowell	Marcola
Population	1,221	561
Median age	51.2 yrs	32.9 yrs
Median household income	$90,078	$78,125
Median home value	$339,800	$330,600
Median gross rent	$1,086	—
Housing units	521	183
Homeownership rate	80.4%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.0%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lowell	Marcola
Population	1,196 → 1,221 (+2.1%)	509 → 561 (+10.2%)
Median household income	$55,729 → $90,078 (+61.6%)	$78,235 → $78,125 (-0.1%)
Median home value	$192,700 → $339,800 (+76.3%)	$160,700 → $330,600 (+105.7%)
Median gross rent	$944 → $1,086 (+15.0%)	—

Lowell

Population

1,1961,221

Median household income

$55,729$90,078

Median home value

$192,700$339,800

Median gross rent

$944$1,086

Marcola

Population

509561

Median household income

$78,235$78,125

Median home value

$160,700$330,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lowell	Marcola
Under 5	2.4%	4.1%
5 to 17	18.2%	13.5%
18 to 24	2.3%	17.6%
25 to 34	7.4%	15.2%
35 to 44	9.7%	5.7%
45 to 54	18.6%	15.2%
55 to 64	14.7%	18.4%
65 to 74	13.9%	6.1%
75 and over	12.9%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lowell	Marcola
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	87.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lowell	Marcola
No high school diploma	6.7%	7.4%
High school graduate	28.5%	44.1%
Some college or associate's	41.8%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lowell	Marcola
Drove alone	76.3%	71.4%
Carpooled	10.1%	22.4%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lowell	Marcola
1-unit, detached	69.3%	79.8%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.2%	20.2%

Poverty & households

	Lowell	Marcola
Poverty rate	10.3%	21.4%
Average household size	2.42	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	30	21
Median year structure built	1992	1973