Bethany vs Forest Grove

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

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

Bethany has the higher population (31,700 vs 26,406 in Forest Grove). Bethany has the higher median household income ($164,315 vs $81,998 in Forest Grove). Bethany has the higher median home value ($699,200 vs $464,300 in Forest Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Bethany	Forest Grove
Population	31,700	26,406
Median age	36.9 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$164,315	$81,998
Median home value	$699,200	$464,300
Median gross rent	$2,227	$1,393
Housing units	11,335	9,110
Homeownership rate	66.6%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	71.4%	31.7%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethany	Forest Grove
Population	26,501 → 31,700 (+19.6%)	24,457 → 26,406 (+8.0%)
Median household income	$135,800 → $164,315 (+21.0%)	$64,172 → $81,998 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$557,300 → $699,200 (+25.5%)	$319,200 → $464,300 (+45.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,682 → $2,227 (+32.4%)	$1,081 → $1,393 (+28.9%)

Bethany

Population

26,50131,700

Median household income

$135,800$164,315

Median home value

$557,300$699,200

Median gross rent

$1,682$2,227

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)

	Bethany	Forest Grove
Under 5	6.6%	6.4%
5 to 17	23.4%	18.0%
18 to 24	5.5%	13.6%
25 to 34	10.8%	12.7%
35 to 44	19.3%	12.5%
45 to 54	16.9%	10.9%
55 to 64	8.9%	10.9%
65 to 74	4.3%	8.4%
75 and over	4.3%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethany	Forest Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	46.1%	60.5%
Black or African American	1.4%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.3%
Asian	40.2%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.8%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.4%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	30.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethany	Forest Grove
No high school diploma	2.1%	11.2%
High school graduate	9.4%	23.1%
Some college or associate's	17.2%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	33.5%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	37.8%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethany	Forest Grove
Drove alone	56.5%	67.5%
Carpooled	5.4%	8.8%
Public transit	2.2%	4.6%
Walked	1.1%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.3%	1.0%
Worked from home	34.0%	9.4%
Other means	0.4%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethany	Forest Grove
1-unit, detached	69.3%	57.8%
1-unit, attached	10.8%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	8.8%
20 or more units	6.6%	10.4%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Bethany	Forest Grove
Poverty rate	3.7%	13.4%
Average household size	2.89	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	24	30
Median year structure built	2003	1983