Aloha vs Forest Grove

A side-by-side comparison of Aloha and Forest Grove: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Aloha has the higher population (53,362 vs 26,406 in Forest Grove). Aloha has the higher median household income ($96,754 vs $81,998 in Forest Grove). Aloha has the higher median home value ($465,500 vs $464,300 in Forest Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Aloha	Forest Grove
Population	53,362	26,406
Median age	36.8 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$96,754	$81,998
Median home value	$465,500	$464,300
Median gross rent	$1,839	$1,393
Housing units	19,437	9,110
Homeownership rate	67.2%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.8%	31.7%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aloha	Forest Grove
Population	54,287 → 53,362 (-1.7%)	24,457 → 26,406 (+8.0%)
Median household income	$78,148 → $96,754 (+23.8%)	$64,172 → $81,998 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$325,600 → $465,500 (+43.0%)	$319,200 → $464,300 (+45.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,386 → $1,839 (+32.7%)	$1,081 → $1,393 (+28.9%)

Aloha

Population

54,28753,362

Median household income

$78,148$96,754

Median home value

$325,600$465,500

Median gross rent

$1,386$1,839

Forest Grove

Population

24,45726,406

Median household income

$64,172$81,998

Median home value

$319,200$464,300

Median gross rent

$1,081$1,393

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aloha	Forest Grove
Under 5	4.7%	6.4%
5 to 17	16.6%	18.0%
18 to 24	10.2%	13.6%
25 to 34	15.7%	12.7%
35 to 44	15.8%	12.5%
45 to 54	12.9%	10.9%
55 to 64	11.5%	10.9%
65 to 74	8.2%	8.4%
75 and over	4.3%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aloha	Forest Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	52.1%	60.5%
Black or African American	3.5%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	10.1%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race	0.7%	0.4%
Two or more races	7.2%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	25.7%	30.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aloha	Forest Grove
No high school diploma	12.6%	11.2%
High school graduate	24.4%	23.1%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	22.5%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aloha	Forest Grove
Drove alone	66.3%	67.5%
Carpooled	9.8%	8.8%
Public transit	2.8%	4.6%
Walked	1.0%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	1.0%
Worked from home	19.2%	9.4%
Other means	0.9%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aloha	Forest Grove
1-unit, detached	71.3%	57.8%
1-unit, attached	12.0%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	8.8%
20 or more units	3.8%	10.4%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Aloha	Forest Grove
Poverty rate	8.9%	13.4%
Average household size	2.81	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	25	30
Median year structure built	1983	1983