Gaston vs North Plains

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

Gaston 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 683 in Gaston). Gaston has the higher median household income ($117,188 vs $108,618 in North Plains). North Plains has the higher median home value ($544,000 vs $432,300 in Gaston).

Population, income & housing

	Gaston	North Plains
Population	683	3,393
Median age	39.2 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$117,188	$108,618
Median home value	$432,300	$544,000
Median gross rent	$1,536	$1,373
Housing units	277	1,301
Homeownership rate	82.2%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	46.9%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gaston	North Plains
Population	510 → 683 (+33.9%)	2,942 → 3,393 (+15.3%)
Median household income	$58,750 → $117,188 (+99.5%)	$93,547 → $108,618 (+16.1%)
Median home value	$237,000 → $432,300 (+82.4%)	$358,600 → $544,000 (+51.7%)
Median gross rent	$792 → $1,536 (+93.9%)	$1,112 → $1,373 (+23.5%)

Gaston

Population

510683

Median household income

$58,750$117,188

Median home value

$237,000$432,300

Median gross rent

$792$1,536

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)

	Gaston	North Plains
Under 5	7.9%	8.3%
5 to 17	19.6%	14.2%
18 to 24	4.7%	9.5%
25 to 34	11.4%	17.4%
35 to 44	20.9%	16.4%
45 to 54	7.6%	8.5%
55 to 64	19.9%	8.8%
65 to 74	6.1%	12.1%
75 and over	1.8%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gaston	North Plains
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	61.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.1%	18.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.8%
Some other race	1.6%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gaston	North Plains
No high school diploma	9.7%	1.2%
High school graduate	35.6%	17.8%
Some college or associate's	39.7%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	25.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	21.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gaston	North Plains
Drove alone	86.0%	70.7%
Carpooled	8.9%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	3.8%	19.9%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gaston	North Plains
1-unit, detached	86.6%	89.8%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Gaston	North Plains
Poverty rate	12.2%	4.3%
Average household size	2.64	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1974	2006