Joseph vs Lostine

A side-by-side comparison of Joseph and Lostine: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Joseph has the higher population (1,090 vs 301 in Lostine). Lostine has the higher median household income ($77,604 vs $48,705 in Joseph). Joseph has the higher median home value ($314,200 vs $304,800 in Lostine).

Population, income & housing

	Joseph	Lostine
Population	1,090	301
Median age	59.0 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$48,705	$77,604
Median home value	$314,200	$304,800
Median gross rent	$850	$1,318
Housing units	663	130
Homeownership rate	70.8%	69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.3%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Joseph	Lostine
Population	989 → 1,090 (+10.2%)	307 → 301 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$45,000 → $48,705 (+8.2%)	$56,563 → $77,604 (+37.2%)
Median home value	$196,300 → $314,200 (+60.1%)	$134,400 → $304,800 (+126.8%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $850 (+15.6%)	$680 → $1,318 (+93.8%)

Joseph

Population

9891,090

Median household income

$45,000$48,705

Median home value

$196,300$314,200

Median gross rent

$735$850

Lostine

Population

307301

Median household income

$56,563$77,604

Median home value

$134,400$304,800

Median gross rent

$680$1,318

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Joseph	Lostine
Under 5	2.6%	13.0%
5 to 17	13.7%	18.9%
18 to 24	4.5%	1.3%
25 to 34	5.0%	18.9%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.6%
45 to 54	10.2%	10.0%
55 to 64	17.5%	5.6%
65 to 74	20.8%	9.3%
75 and over	14.2%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Joseph	Lostine
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	93.0%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Joseph	Lostine
No high school diploma	4.7%	7.5%
High school graduate	21.1%	50.2%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	17.5%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Joseph	Lostine
Drove alone	84.0%	64.9%
Carpooled	7.1%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	17.2%
Other means	0.0%	7.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Joseph	Lostine
1-unit, detached	69.7%	54.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.2%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.6%	34.6%

Poverty & households

	Joseph	Lostine
Poverty rate	8.2%	15.2%
Average household size	1.96	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1979	1978