Elgin vs Island City

A side-by-side comparison of Elgin and Island City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elgin has the higher population (1,592 vs 1,165 in Island City). Island City has the higher median household income ($62,552 vs $53,750 in Elgin). Island City has the higher median home value ($272,600 vs $180,900 in Elgin).

Population, income & housing

	Elgin	Island City
Population	1,592	1,165
Median age	37.2 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$53,750	$62,552
Median home value	$180,900	$272,600
Median gross rent	$1,007	$921
Housing units	648	539
Homeownership rate	64.3%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.3%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elgin	Island City
Population	1,448 → 1,592 (+9.9%)	1,022 → 1,165 (+14.0%)
Median household income	$41,719 → $53,750 (+28.8%)	$54,519 → $62,552 (+14.7%)
Median home value	$134,400 → $180,900 (+34.6%)	$176,700 → $272,600 (+54.3%)
Median gross rent	$699 → $1,007 (+44.1%)	$963 → $921 (-4.4%)

Elgin

Population

1,4481,592

Median household income

$41,719$53,750

Median home value

$134,400$180,900

Median gross rent

$699$1,007

Island City

Population

1,0221,165

Median household income

$54,519$62,552

Median home value

$176,700$272,600

Median gross rent

$963$921

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elgin	Island City
Under 5	6.2%	2.3%
5 to 17	18.5%	18.0%
18 to 24	5.5%	5.8%
25 to 34	18.0%	8.7%
35 to 44	8.4%	15.2%
45 to 54	10.4%	9.0%
55 to 64	13.3%	11.4%
65 to 74	13.2%	15.7%
75 and over	6.7%	13.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elgin	Island City
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	88.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.9%	2.7%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elgin	Island City
No high school diploma	7.5%	4.1%
High school graduate	37.7%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	45.5%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.5%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elgin	Island City
Drove alone	81.8%	84.2%
Carpooled	5.7%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	3.5%
Bicycle	4.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	5.2%
Other means	1.3%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elgin	Island City
1-unit, detached	71.6%	70.7%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	22.4%	13.5%

Poverty & households

	Elgin	Island City
Poverty rate	9.7%	11.8%
Average household size	2.55	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	23	10
Median year structure built	1971	1979