Island City vs Union

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

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

Union has the higher population (2,401 vs 1,165 in Island City). Island City has the higher median household income ($62,552 vs $56,767 in Union). Island City has the higher median home value ($272,600 vs $220,300 in Union).

Population, income & housing

	Island City	Union
Population	1,165	2,401
Median age	43.9 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$62,552	$56,767
Median home value	$272,600	$220,300
Median gross rent	$921	$1,028
Housing units	539	1,077
Homeownership rate	78.8%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Island City	Union
Population	1,022 → 1,165 (+14.0%)	2,180 → 2,401 (+10.1%)
Median household income	$54,519 → $62,552 (+14.7%)	$54,320 → $56,767 (+4.5%)
Median home value	$176,700 → $272,600 (+54.3%)	$143,200 → $220,300 (+53.8%)
Median gross rent	$963 → $921 (-4.4%)	$864 → $1,028 (+19.0%)

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

Union

Population

2,1802,401

Median household income

$54,320$56,767

Median home value

$143,200$220,300

Median gross rent

$864$1,028

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Island City	Union
Under 5	2.3%	7.6%
5 to 17	18.0%	14.9%
18 to 24	5.8%	8.0%
25 to 34	8.7%	12.9%
35 to 44	15.2%	16.4%
45 to 54	9.0%	13.5%
55 to 64	11.4%	10.8%
65 to 74	15.7%	6.2%
75 and over	13.8%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Island City	Union
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	87.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.7%
Asian	0.7%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Island City	Union
No high school diploma	4.1%	11.9%
High school graduate	35.0%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Island City	Union
Drove alone	84.2%	77.4%
Carpooled	6.4%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	3.5%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	4.6%
Other means	0.6%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Island City	Union
1-unit, detached	70.7%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.5%	13.1%

Poverty & households

	Island City	Union
Poverty rate	11.8%	20.1%
Average household size	2.14	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	10	21
Median year structure built	1979	1973