King City vs Metzger

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

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

King City has the higher population (5,078 vs 3,926 in Metzger). Metzger has the higher median household income ($89,394 vs $66,728 in King City). Metzger has the higher median home value ($513,000 vs $391,100 in King City).

Population, income & housing

	King City	Metzger
Population	5,078	3,926
Median age	59.2 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$66,728	$89,394
Median home value	$391,100	$513,000
Median gross rent	$1,689	$1,463
Housing units	2,562	1,745
Homeownership rate	79.5%	58.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.8%	41.7%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	King City	Metzger
Population	4,309 → 5,078 (+17.8%)	3,886 → 3,926 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$55,759 → $66,728 (+19.7%)	$53,998 → $89,394 (+65.6%)
Median home value	$266,900 → $391,100 (+46.5%)	$376,000 → $513,000 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,435 → $1,689 (+17.7%)	$1,125 → $1,463 (+30.0%)

King City

Population

4,3095,078

Median household income

$55,759$66,728

Median home value

$266,900$391,100

Median gross rent

$1,435$1,689

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)

	King City	Metzger
Under 5	4.6%	5.5%
5 to 17	9.6%	16.0%
18 to 24	2.5%	0.8%
25 to 34	9.7%	14.6%
35 to 44	7.4%	21.6%
45 to 54	8.7%	11.8%
55 to 64	16.2%	9.9%
65 to 74	13.8%	12.8%
75 and over	27.5%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	King City	Metzger
White (non-Hispanic)	74.3%	70.2%
Black or African American	2.1%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	5.1%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	13.5%	14.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	King City	Metzger
No high school diploma	5.6%	9.8%
High school graduate	24.7%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.7%	26.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14.1%	15.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	King City	Metzger
Drove alone	58.9%	71.0%
Carpooled	8.7%	11.0%
Public transit	1.7%	0.8%
Walked	1.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.2%	16.6%
Other means	2.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	King City	Metzger
1-unit, detached	56.9%	53.0%
1-unit, attached	15.4%	12.9%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	11.2%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	12.8%
20 or more units	6.2%	10.2%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	King City	Metzger
Poverty rate	9.4%	8.8%
Average household size	1.98	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1977	1977