Lowell vs Oakridge

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

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

Oakridge has the higher population (3,197 vs 1,221 in Lowell). Lowell has the higher median household income ($90,078 vs $35,437 in Oakridge). Lowell has the higher median home value ($339,800 vs $231,500 in Oakridge).

Population, income & housing

	Lowell	Oakridge
Population	1,221	3,197
Median age	51.2 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$90,078	$35,437
Median home value	$339,800	$231,500
Median gross rent	$1,086	$924
Housing units	521	1,550
Homeownership rate	80.4%	57.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.0%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	26.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lowell	Oakridge
Population	1,196 → 1,221 (+2.1%)	3,303 → 3,197 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$55,729 → $90,078 (+61.6%)	$32,205 → $35,437 (+10.0%)
Median home value	$192,700 → $339,800 (+76.3%)	$116,100 → $231,500 (+99.4%)
Median gross rent	$944 → $1,086 (+15.0%)	$781 → $924 (+18.3%)

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

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)

	Lowell	Oakridge
Under 5	2.4%	8.0%
5 to 17	18.2%	15.7%
18 to 24	2.3%	6.3%
25 to 34	7.4%	16.5%
35 to 44	9.7%	8.4%
45 to 54	18.6%	4.4%
55 to 64	14.7%	19.0%
65 to 74	13.9%	15.0%
75 and over	12.9%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lowell	Oakridge
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.4%
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%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lowell	Oakridge
No high school diploma	6.7%	16.4%
High school graduate	28.5%	47.4%
Some college or associate's	41.8%	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lowell	Oakridge
Drove alone	76.3%	70.0%
Carpooled	10.1%	0.0%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	9.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	16.6%
Other means	0.0%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lowell	Oakridge
1-unit, detached	69.3%	62.9%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.2%	26.5%

Poverty & households

	Lowell	Oakridge
Poverty rate	10.3%	29.6%
Average household size	2.42	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	30	32
Median year structure built	1992	1959