Elgin vs North Powder

A side-by-side comparison of Elgin and North Powder: population, income, housing, and more.

Elgin and North Powder 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 669 in North Powder). North Powder has the higher median household income ($70,682 vs $53,750 in Elgin). Elgin has the higher median home value ($180,900 vs $145,100 in North Powder).

Population, income & housing

	Elgin	North Powder
Population	1,592	669
Median age	37.2 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$53,750	$70,682
Median home value	$180,900	$145,100
Median gross rent	$1,007	$850
Housing units	648	282
Homeownership rate	64.3%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.3%	13.4%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elgin	North Powder
Population	1,448 → 1,592 (+9.9%)	558 → 669 (+19.9%)
Median household income	$41,719 → $53,750 (+28.8%)	$32,431 → $70,682 (+117.9%)
Median home value	$134,400 → $180,900 (+34.6%)	$108,000 → $145,100 (+34.4%)
Median gross rent	$699 → $1,007 (+44.1%)	$783 → $850 (+8.6%)

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

North Powder

Population

558669

Median household income

$32,431$70,682

Median home value

$108,000$145,100

Median gross rent

$783$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elgin	North Powder
Under 5	6.2%	3.7%
5 to 17	18.5%	26.0%
18 to 24	5.5%	1.3%
25 to 34	18.0%	7.8%
35 to 44	8.4%	16.4%
45 to 54	10.4%	8.5%
55 to 64	13.3%	19.0%
65 to 74	13.2%	13.0%
75 and over	6.7%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elgin	North Powder
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	90.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.9%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elgin	North Powder
No high school diploma	7.5%	11.5%
High school graduate	37.7%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	45.5%	44.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.5%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elgin	North Powder
Drove alone	81.8%	89.0%
Carpooled	5.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	11.0%
Bicycle	4.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	0.0%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elgin	North Powder
1-unit, detached	71.6%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.4%	23.0%

Poverty & households

	Elgin	North Powder
Poverty rate	9.7%	12.6%
Average household size	2.55	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1971	1938