Elgin vs La Grande

A side-by-side comparison of Elgin and La Grande: population, income, housing, and more.

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

La Grande has the higher population (13,059 vs 1,592 in Elgin). La Grande has the higher median household income ($56,409 vs $53,750 in Elgin). La Grande has the higher median home value ($244,200 vs $180,900 in Elgin).

Population, income & housing

	Elgin	La Grande
Population	1,592	13,059
Median age	37.2 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$53,750	$56,409
Median home value	$180,900	$244,200
Median gross rent	$1,007	$970
Housing units	648	5,766
Homeownership rate	64.3%	50.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.3%	25.0%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elgin	La Grande
Population	1,448 → 1,592 (+9.9%)	13,310 → 13,059 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$41,719 → $53,750 (+28.8%)	$42,375 → $56,409 (+33.1%)
Median home value	$134,400 → $180,900 (+34.6%)	$170,500 → $244,200 (+43.2%)
Median gross rent	$699 → $1,007 (+44.1%)	$789 → $970 (+22.9%)

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

La Grande

Population

13,31013,059

Median household income

$42,375$56,409

Median home value

$170,500$244,200

Median gross rent

$789$970

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elgin	La Grande
Under 5	6.2%	5.1%
5 to 17	18.5%	17.7%
18 to 24	5.5%	15.7%
25 to 34	18.0%	14.1%
35 to 44	8.4%	10.8%
45 to 54	10.4%	8.2%
55 to 64	13.3%	10.2%
65 to 74	13.2%	10.5%
75 and over	6.7%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elgin	La Grande
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	83.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.9%	1.6%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elgin	La Grande
No high school diploma	7.5%	4.9%
High school graduate	37.7%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	45.5%	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.5%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elgin	La Grande
Drove alone	81.8%	69.1%
Carpooled	5.7%	13.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	3.3%	8.3%
Bicycle	4.9%	0.7%
Worked from home	2.9%	5.7%
Other means	1.3%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elgin	La Grande
1-unit, detached	71.6%	61.2%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	8.6%
20 or more units	0.2%	10.1%
Mobile home & other	22.4%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Elgin	La Grande
Poverty rate	9.7%	21.4%
Average household size	2.55	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	23	13
Median year structure built	1971	1967