Durham vs North Plains

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

Durham 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 1,909 in Durham). North Plains has the higher median household income ($108,618 vs $90,341 in Durham). Durham has the higher median home value ($688,200 vs $544,000 in North Plains).

Population, income & housing

	Durham	North Plains
Population	1,909	3,393
Median age	41.9 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$90,341	$108,618
Median home value	$688,200	$544,000
Median gross rent	$1,508	$1,373
Housing units	905	1,301
Homeownership rate	39.5%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.2%	46.9%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Durham	North Plains
Population	1,941 → 1,909 (-1.6%)	2,942 → 3,393 (+15.3%)
Median household income	$89,286 → $90,341 (+1.2%)	$93,547 → $108,618 (+16.1%)
Median home value	$573,600 → $688,200 (+20.0%)	$358,600 → $544,000 (+51.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,205 → $1,508 (+25.1%)	$1,112 → $1,373 (+23.5%)

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

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)

	Durham	North Plains
Under 5	5.8%	8.3%
5 to 17	14.4%	14.2%
18 to 24	7.6%	9.5%
25 to 34	13.7%	17.4%
35 to 44	13.4%	16.4%
45 to 54	11.4%	8.5%
55 to 64	15.7%	8.8%
65 to 74	11.6%	12.1%
75 and over	6.4%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Durham	North Plains
White (non-Hispanic)	59.2%	61.4%
Black or African American	7.0%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	3.7%	18.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.7%	0.8%
Some other race	1.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.6%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	22.6%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Durham	North Plains
No high school diploma	8.8%	1.2%
High school graduate	19.4%	17.8%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	33.3%	25.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14.9%	21.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Durham	North Plains
Drove alone	59.8%	70.7%
Carpooled	8.1%	6.1%
Public transit	5.8%	0.7%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.5%
Worked from home	24.6%	19.9%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Durham	North Plains
1-unit, detached	39.1%	89.8%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	20.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	32.3%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Durham	North Plains
Poverty rate	8.8%	4.3%
Average household size	2.22	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1991	2006