Metzger vs North Plains

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

Metzger and North Plains 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 3,393 in North Plains). North Plains has the higher median household income ($108,618 vs $89,394 in Metzger). North Plains has the higher median home value ($544,000 vs $513,000 in Metzger).

Population, income & housing

	Metzger	North Plains
Population	3,926	3,393
Median age	41.9 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$89,394	$108,618
Median home value	$513,000	$544,000
Median gross rent	$1,463	$1,373
Housing units	1,745	1,301
Homeownership rate	58.5%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.7%	46.9%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Metzger	North Plains
Population	3,886 → 3,926 (+1.0%)	2,942 → 3,393 (+15.3%)
Median household income	$53,998 → $89,394 (+65.6%)	$93,547 → $108,618 (+16.1%)
Median home value	$376,000 → $513,000 (+36.4%)	$358,600 → $544,000 (+51.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,125 → $1,463 (+30.0%)	$1,112 → $1,373 (+23.5%)

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

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)

	Metzger	North Plains
Under 5	5.5%	8.3%
5 to 17	16.0%	14.2%
18 to 24	0.8%	9.5%
25 to 34	14.6%	17.4%
35 to 44	21.6%	16.4%
45 to 54	11.8%	8.5%
55 to 64	9.9%	8.8%
65 to 74	12.8%	12.1%
75 and over	7.0%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Metzger	North Plains
White (non-Hispanic)	70.2%	61.4%
Black or African American	2.5%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.4%
Asian	4.0%	18.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.8%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	8.2%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	14.5%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Metzger	North Plains
No high school diploma	9.8%	1.2%
High school graduate	24.9%	17.8%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	26.7%	25.5%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	21.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Metzger	North Plains
Drove alone	71.0%	70.7%
Carpooled	11.0%	6.1%
Public transit	0.8%	0.7%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	16.6%	19.9%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Metzger	North Plains
1-unit, detached	53.0%	89.8%
1-unit, attached	12.9%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	12.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	10.2%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Metzger	North Plains
Poverty rate	8.8%	4.3%
Average household size	2.28	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1977	2006