Boardman vs Irrigon

A side-by-side comparison of Boardman and Irrigon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Boardman has the higher population (3,955 vs 1,922 in Irrigon). Irrigon has the higher median household income ($66,087 vs $63,266 in Boardman). Boardman has the higher median home value ($204,100 vs $182,200 in Irrigon).

Population, income & housing

	Boardman	Irrigon
Population	3,955	1,922
Median age	28.8 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$63,266	$66,087
Median home value	$204,100	$182,200
Median gross rent	$890	$736
Housing units	1,381	764
Homeownership rate	53.5%	83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.1%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boardman	Irrigon
Population	3,439 → 3,955 (+15.0%)	2,053 → 1,922 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$60,039 → $63,266 (+5.4%)	$52,054 → $66,087 (+27.0%)
Median home value	$134,000 → $204,100 (+52.3%)	$96,500 → $182,200 (+88.8%)
Median gross rent	$722 → $890 (+23.3%)	$787 → $736 (-6.5%)

Boardman

Population

3,4393,955

Median household income

$60,039$63,266

Median home value

$134,000$204,100

Median gross rent

$722$890

Irrigon

Population

2,0531,922

Median household income

$52,054$66,087

Median home value

$96,500$182,200

Median gross rent

$787$736

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boardman	Irrigon
Under 5	9.0%	7.8%
5 to 17	23.6%	18.4%
18 to 24	11.2%	13.1%
25 to 34	15.3%	10.2%
35 to 44	16.0%	13.7%
45 to 54	6.6%	9.7%
55 to 64	12.6%	9.5%
65 to 74	3.8%	11.8%
75 and over	1.8%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boardman	Irrigon
White (non-Hispanic)	27.0%	57.1%
Black or African American	1.6%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.6%
Two or more races	2.3%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	68.6%	35.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boardman	Irrigon
No high school diploma	38.1%	21.5%
High school graduate	29.3%	36.3%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.3%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boardman	Irrigon
Drove alone	64.6%	76.8%
Carpooled	19.3%	17.9%
Public transit	3.9%	0.0%
Walked	6.5%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.4%	1.0%
Other means	5.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boardman	Irrigon
1-unit, detached	48.3%	36.4%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.3%	61.4%

Poverty & households

	Boardman	Irrigon
Poverty rate	19.1%	13.6%
Average household size	3.15	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1978	1990