Mapleton vs Westfir

A side-by-side comparison of Mapleton and Westfir: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mapleton has the higher population (527 vs 434 in Westfir). Westfir has the higher median household income ($67,031 vs $53,333 in Mapleton). Mapleton has the higher median home value ($352,600 vs $295,000 in Westfir).

Population, income & housing

	Mapleton	Westfir
Population	527	434
Median age	40.3 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$53,333	$67,031
Median home value	$352,600	$295,000
Median gross rent	$1,119	$1,325
Housing units	240	183
Homeownership rate	64.9%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	12.0%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mapleton	Westfir
Population	332 → 527 (+58.7%)	296 → 434 (+46.6%)
Median household income	$33,875 → $53,333 (+57.4%)	$40,469 → $67,031 (+65.6%)
Median home value	$223,200 → $352,600 (+58.0%)	$145,300 → $295,000 (+103.0%)
Median gross rent	$825 → $1,119 (+35.6%)	$871 → $1,325 (+52.1%)

Mapleton

Population

332527

Median household income

$33,875$53,333

Median home value

$223,200$352,600

Median gross rent

$825$1,119

Westfir

Population

296434

Median household income

$40,469$67,031

Median home value

$145,300$295,000

Median gross rent

$871$1,325

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mapleton	Westfir
Under 5	8.3%	10.8%
5 to 17	11.6%	19.8%
18 to 24	5.5%	6.0%
25 to 34	15.7%	9.9%
35 to 44	11.4%	10.6%
45 to 54	5.5%	4.6%
55 to 64	17.6%	16.4%
65 to 74	12.9%	18.4%
75 and over	11.4%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mapleton	Westfir
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	93.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	2.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	6.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mapleton	Westfir
No high school diploma	7.4%	5.5%
High school graduate	47.1%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	48.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mapleton	Westfir
Drove alone	87.4%	69.1%
Carpooled	9.0%	14.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	14.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mapleton	Westfir
1-unit, detached	80.8%	89.1%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Mapleton	Westfir
Poverty rate	22.8%	9.4%
Average household size	2.37	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	22	37
Median year structure built	1956	1951