Island City vs North Powder

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

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

Island City has the higher population (1,165 vs 669 in North Powder). North Powder has the higher median household income ($70,682 vs $62,552 in Island City). Island City has the higher median home value ($272,600 vs $145,100 in North Powder).

Population, income & housing

	Island City	North Powder
Population	1,165	669
Median age	43.9 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$62,552	$70,682
Median home value	$272,600	$145,100
Median gross rent	$921	$850
Housing units	539	282
Homeownership rate	78.8%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	13.4%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Island City	North Powder
Population	1,022 → 1,165 (+14.0%)	558 → 669 (+19.9%)
Median household income	$54,519 → $62,552 (+14.7%)	$32,431 → $70,682 (+117.9%)
Median home value	$176,700 → $272,600 (+54.3%)	$108,000 → $145,100 (+34.4%)
Median gross rent	$963 → $921 (-4.4%)	$783 → $850 (+8.6%)

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

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)

	Island City	North Powder
Under 5	2.3%	3.7%
5 to 17	18.0%	26.0%
18 to 24	5.8%	1.3%
25 to 34	8.7%	7.8%
35 to 44	15.2%	16.4%
45 to 54	9.0%	8.5%
55 to 64	11.4%	19.0%
65 to 74	15.7%	13.0%
75 and over	13.8%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Island City	North Powder
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	90.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.9%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Island City	North Powder
No high school diploma	4.1%	11.5%
High school graduate	35.0%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	44.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Island City	North Powder
Drove alone	84.2%	89.0%
Carpooled	6.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	11.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Island City	North Powder
1-unit, detached	70.7%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.5%	23.0%

Poverty & households

	Island City	North Powder
Poverty rate	11.8%	12.6%
Average household size	2.14	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	10	20
Median year structure built	1979	1938