Island City vs Summerville

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

Island City and Summerville 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 119 in Summerville). Summerville has the higher median household income ($118,611 vs $62,552 in Island City). Island City has the higher median home value ($272,600 vs $250,000 in Summerville).

Population, income & housing

	Island City	Summerville
Population	1,165	119
Median age	43.9 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$62,552	$118,611
Median home value	$272,600	$250,000
Median gross rent	$921	—
Housing units	539	56
Homeownership rate	78.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	31.3%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	10.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Island City	Summerville
Population	1,022 → 1,165 (+14.0%)	170 → 119 (-30.0%)
Median household income	$54,519 → $62,552 (+14.7%)	$51,250 → $118,611 (+131.4%)
Median home value	$176,700 → $272,600 (+54.3%)	$155,700 → $250,000 (+60.6%)
Median gross rent	$963 → $921 (-4.4%)	$850 → $950 (+11.8%)

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

Summerville

Population

170119

Median household income

$51,250$118,611

Median home value

$155,700$250,000

Median gross rent

$850$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Island City	Summerville
Under 5	2.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.0%	13.4%
18 to 24	5.8%	3.4%
25 to 34	8.7%	11.8%
35 to 44	15.2%	19.3%
45 to 54	9.0%	26.9%
55 to 64	11.4%	3.4%
65 to 74	15.7%	16.0%
75 and over	13.8%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Island City	Summerville
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	84.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	16.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Island City	Summerville
No high school diploma	4.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	35.0%	41.4%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Island City	Summerville
Drove alone	84.2%	87.5%
Carpooled	6.4%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	3.6%
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	Summerville
1-unit, detached	70.7%	57.1%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.5%	42.9%

Poverty & households

	Island City	Summerville
Poverty rate	11.8%	0.0%
Average household size	2.14	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	10	21
Median year structure built	1979	1976