Oakridge vs Veneta

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

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

Veneta has the higher population (5,191 vs 3,197 in Oakridge). Veneta has the higher median household income ($61,949 vs $35,437 in Oakridge). Veneta has the higher median home value ($318,800 vs $231,500 in Oakridge).

Population, income & housing

	Oakridge	Veneta
Population	3,197	5,191
Median age	39.4 yrs	47.5 yrs
Median household income	$35,437	$61,949
Median home value	$231,500	$318,800
Median gross rent	$924	$1,624
Housing units	1,550	2,375
Homeownership rate	57.8%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	26.3%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oakridge	Veneta
Population	3,303 → 3,197 (-3.2%)	4,953 → 5,191 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$32,205 → $35,437 (+10.0%)	$49,728 → $61,949 (+24.6%)
Median home value	$116,100 → $231,500 (+99.4%)	$215,400 → $318,800 (+48.0%)
Median gross rent	$781 → $924 (+18.3%)	$869 → $1,624 (+86.9%)

Oakridge

Population

3,3033,197

Median household income

$32,205$35,437

Median home value

$116,100$231,500

Median gross rent

$781$924

Veneta

Population

4,9535,191

Median household income

$49,728$61,949

Median home value

$215,400$318,800

Median gross rent

$869$1,624

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oakridge	Veneta
Under 5	8.0%	3.9%
5 to 17	15.7%	15.1%
18 to 24	6.3%	5.3%
25 to 34	16.5%	6.9%
35 to 44	8.4%	15.6%
45 to 54	4.4%	14.1%
55 to 64	19.0%	19.4%
65 to 74	15.0%	15.5%
75 and over	6.7%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oakridge	Veneta
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	75.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	10.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oakridge	Veneta
No high school diploma	16.4%	8.7%
High school graduate	47.4%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	22.0%	48.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oakridge	Veneta
Drove alone	70.0%	82.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.6%	12.2%
Other means	3.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oakridge	Veneta
1-unit, detached	62.9%	74.6%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	26.5%	20.3%

Poverty & households

	Oakridge	Veneta
Poverty rate	29.6%	8.6%
Average household size	2.40	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	32	24
Median year structure built	1959	1996