Durham vs Metzger

A side-by-side comparison of Durham and Metzger: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Metzger has the higher population (3,926 vs 1,909 in Durham). Durham has the higher median household income ($90,341 vs $89,394 in Metzger). Durham has the higher median home value ($688,200 vs $513,000 in Metzger).

Population, income & housing

	Durham	Metzger
Population	1,909	3,926
Median age	41.9 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$90,341	$89,394
Median home value	$688,200	$513,000
Median gross rent	$1,508	$1,463
Housing units	905	1,745
Homeownership rate	39.5%	58.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.2%	41.7%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Durham	Metzger
Population	1,941 → 1,909 (-1.6%)	3,886 → 3,926 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$89,286 → $90,341 (+1.2%)	$53,998 → $89,394 (+65.6%)
Median home value	$573,600 → $688,200 (+20.0%)	$376,000 → $513,000 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,205 → $1,508 (+25.1%)	$1,125 → $1,463 (+30.0%)

Durham

Population

1,9411,909

Median household income

$89,286$90,341

Median home value

$573,600$688,200

Median gross rent

$1,205$1,508

Metzger

Population

3,8863,926

Median household income

$53,998$89,394

Median home value

$376,000$513,000

Median gross rent

$1,125$1,463

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Durham	Metzger
Under 5	5.8%	5.5%
5 to 17	14.4%	16.0%
18 to 24	7.6%	0.8%
25 to 34	13.7%	14.6%
35 to 44	13.4%	21.6%
45 to 54	11.4%	11.8%
55 to 64	15.7%	9.9%
65 to 74	11.6%	12.8%
75 and over	6.4%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Durham	Metzger
White (non-Hispanic)	59.2%	70.2%
Black or African American	7.0%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	3.7%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.7%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	22.6%	14.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Durham	Metzger
No high school diploma	8.8%	9.8%
High school graduate	19.4%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	33.3%	26.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14.9%	15.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Durham	Metzger
Drove alone	59.8%	71.0%
Carpooled	8.1%	11.0%
Public transit	5.8%	0.8%
Walked	0.8%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.6%	16.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Durham	Metzger
1-unit, detached	39.1%	53.0%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	12.9%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	11.2%
5 to 19 units	20.4%	12.8%
20 or more units	32.3%	10.2%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Durham	Metzger
Poverty rate	8.8%	8.8%
Average household size	2.22	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1991	1977