Bethany vs Tigard

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

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

Tigard has the higher population (55,395 vs 31,700 in Bethany). Bethany has the higher median household income ($164,315 vs $105,008 in Tigard). Bethany has the higher median home value ($699,200 vs $585,700 in Tigard).

Population, income & housing

	Bethany	Tigard
Population	31,700	55,395
Median age	36.9 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$164,315	$105,008
Median home value	$699,200	$585,700
Median gross rent	$2,227	$1,732
Housing units	11,335	23,512
Homeownership rate	66.6%	61.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	71.4%	49.6%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethany	Tigard
Population	26,501 → 31,700 (+19.6%)	53,312 → 55,395 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$135,800 → $164,315 (+21.0%)	$79,809 → $105,008 (+31.6%)
Median home value	$557,300 → $699,200 (+25.5%)	$408,400 → $585,700 (+43.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,682 → $2,227 (+32.4%)	$1,243 → $1,732 (+39.3%)

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

Tigard

Population

53,31255,395

Median household income

$79,809$105,008

Median home value

$408,400$585,700

Median gross rent

$1,243$1,732

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethany	Tigard
Under 5	6.6%	5.7%
5 to 17	23.4%	14.2%
18 to 24	5.5%	7.1%
25 to 34	10.8%	14.8%
35 to 44	19.3%	15.9%
45 to 54	16.9%	13.4%
55 to 64	8.9%	12.2%
65 to 74	4.3%	10.7%
75 and over	4.3%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethany	Tigard
White (non-Hispanic)	46.1%	68.7%
Black or African American	1.4%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.3%
Asian	40.2%	9.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.8%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.4%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethany	Tigard
No high school diploma	2.1%	5.3%
High school graduate	9.4%	13.8%
Some college or associate's	17.2%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	33.5%	32.5%
Graduate or professional degree	37.8%	17.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethany	Tigard
Drove alone	56.5%	62.3%
Carpooled	5.4%	7.6%
Public transit	2.2%	2.9%
Walked	1.1%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	34.0%	24.4%
Other means	0.4%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethany	Tigard
1-unit, detached	69.3%	57.8%
1-unit, attached	10.8%	7.9%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	12.6%
20 or more units	6.6%	12.1%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Bethany	Tigard
Poverty rate	3.7%	7.9%
Average household size	2.89	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	2003	1988