Marcola vs Westfir

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

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

Marcola has the higher population (561 vs 434 in Westfir). Marcola has the higher median household income ($78,125 vs $67,031 in Westfir). Marcola has the higher median home value ($330,600 vs $295,000 in Westfir).

Population, income & housing

	Marcola	Westfir
Population	561	434
Median age	32.9 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$78,125	$67,031
Median home value	$330,600	$295,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,325
Housing units	183	183
Homeownership rate	79.8%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	12.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marcola	Westfir
Population	509 → 561 (+10.2%)	296 → 434 (+46.6%)
Median household income	$78,235 → $78,125 (-0.1%)	$40,469 → $67,031 (+65.6%)
Median home value	$160,700 → $330,600 (+105.7%)	$145,300 → $295,000 (+103.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$871 → $1,325 (+52.1%)

Marcola

Population

509561

Median household income

$78,235$78,125

Median home value

$160,700$330,600

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)

	Marcola	Westfir
Under 5	4.1%	10.8%
5 to 17	13.5%	19.8%
18 to 24	17.6%	6.0%
25 to 34	15.2%	9.9%
35 to 44	5.7%	10.6%
45 to 54	15.2%	4.6%
55 to 64	18.4%	16.4%
65 to 74	6.1%	18.4%
75 and over	4.3%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marcola	Westfir
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	93.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	8.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marcola	Westfir
No high school diploma	7.4%	5.5%
High school graduate	44.1%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	48.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marcola	Westfir
Drove alone	71.4%	69.1%
Carpooled	22.4%	14.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	14.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marcola	Westfir
1-unit, detached	79.8%	89.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.2%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Marcola	Westfir
Poverty rate	21.4%	9.4%
Average household size	3.04	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	21	37
Median year structure built	1973	1951