Banks vs North Plains

A side-by-side comparison of Banks and North Plains: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Plains has the higher population (3,393 vs 2,092 in Banks). North Plains has the higher median household income ($108,618 vs $84,651 in Banks). North Plains has the higher median home value ($544,000 vs $430,200 in Banks).

Population, income & housing

	Banks	North Plains
Population	2,092	3,393
Median age	34.8 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$84,651	$108,618
Median home value	$430,200	$544,000
Median gross rent	$1,634	$1,373
Housing units	823	1,301
Homeownership rate	76.9%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.5%	46.9%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Banks	North Plains
Population	1,812 → 2,092 (+15.5%)	2,942 → 3,393 (+15.3%)
Median household income	$106,250 → $84,651 (-20.3%)	$93,547 → $108,618 (+16.1%)
Median home value	$300,900 → $430,200 (+43.0%)	$358,600 → $544,000 (+51.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,239 → $1,634 (+31.9%)	$1,112 → $1,373 (+23.5%)

Banks

Population

1,8122,092

Median household income

$106,250$84,651

Median home value

$300,900$430,200

Median gross rent

$1,239$1,634

North Plains

Population

2,9423,393

Median household income

$93,547$108,618

Median home value

$358,600$544,000

Median gross rent

$1,112$1,373

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Banks	North Plains
Under 5	9.2%	8.3%
5 to 17	20.5%	14.2%
18 to 24	8.2%	9.5%
25 to 34	12.4%	17.4%
35 to 44	18.7%	16.4%
45 to 54	11.0%	8.5%
55 to 64	12.8%	8.8%
65 to 74	5.1%	12.1%
75 and over	2.1%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Banks	North Plains
White (non-Hispanic)	73.9%	61.4%
Black or African American	0.7%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	1.4%	18.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.8%
Some other race	4.7%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.4%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Banks	North Plains
No high school diploma	3.9%	1.2%
High school graduate	24.9%	17.8%
Some college or associate's	37.7%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	25.5%
Graduate or professional degree	16.2%	21.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Banks	North Plains
Drove alone	73.9%	70.7%
Carpooled	8.0%	6.1%
Public transit	4.0%	0.7%
Walked	1.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.5%
Worked from home	11.8%	19.9%
Other means	0.2%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Banks	North Plains
1-unit, detached	76.1%	89.8%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.7%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Banks	North Plains
Poverty rate	8.5%	4.3%
Average household size	2.62	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	1994	2006