North Powder vs Union

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

North Powder 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 669 in North Powder). North Powder has the higher median household income ($70,682 vs $56,767 in Union). Union has the higher median home value ($220,300 vs $145,100 in North Powder).

Population, income & housing

	North Powder	Union
Population	669	2,401
Median age	42.5 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$70,682	$56,767
Median home value	$145,100	$220,300
Median gross rent	$850	$1,028
Housing units	282	1,077
Homeownership rate	75.9%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.4%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Powder	Union
Population	558 → 669 (+19.9%)	2,180 → 2,401 (+10.1%)
Median household income	$32,431 → $70,682 (+117.9%)	$54,320 → $56,767 (+4.5%)
Median home value	$108,000 → $145,100 (+34.4%)	$143,200 → $220,300 (+53.8%)
Median gross rent	$783 → $850 (+8.6%)	$864 → $1,028 (+19.0%)

North Powder

Population

558669

Median household income

$32,431$70,682

Median home value

$108,000$145,100

Median gross rent

$783$850

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)

	North Powder	Union
Under 5	3.7%	7.6%
5 to 17	26.0%	14.9%
18 to 24	1.3%	8.0%
25 to 34	7.8%	12.9%
35 to 44	16.4%	16.4%
45 to 54	8.5%	13.5%
55 to 64	19.0%	10.8%
65 to 74	13.0%	6.2%
75 and over	4.2%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Powder	Union
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	87.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.3%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Powder	Union
No high school diploma	11.5%	11.9%
High school graduate	30.4%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	44.7%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Powder	Union
Drove alone	89.0%	77.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	11.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.6%
Other means	0.0%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Powder	Union
1-unit, detached	74.5%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.0%	13.1%

Poverty & households

	North Powder	Union
Poverty rate	12.6%	20.1%
Average household size	2.48	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1938	1973