Rockcreek vs West Slope

A side-by-side comparison of Rockcreek and West Slope: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rockcreek has the higher population (9,463 vs 6,985 in West Slope). Rockcreek has the higher median household income ($104,785 vs $102,656 in West Slope). West Slope has the higher median home value ($700,700 vs $619,300 in Rockcreek).

Population, income & housing

	Rockcreek	West Slope
Population	9,463	6,985
Median age	40.0 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$104,785	$102,656
Median home value	$619,300	$700,700
Median gross rent	$1,614	$1,612
Housing units	3,868	2,995
Homeownership rate	67.9%	59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.4%	58.1%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rockcreek	West Slope
Population	9,893 → 9,463 (-4.3%)	6,913 → 6,985 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$87,022 → $104,785 (+20.4%)	$77,105 → $102,656 (+33.1%)
Median home value	$429,100 → $619,300 (+44.3%)	$530,800 → $700,700 (+32.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,383 → $1,614 (+16.7%)	$1,170 → $1,612 (+37.8%)

Rockcreek

Population

9,8939,463

Median household income

$87,022$104,785

Median home value

$429,100$619,300

Median gross rent

$1,383$1,614

West Slope

Population

6,9136,985

Median household income

$77,105$102,656

Median home value

$530,800$700,700

Median gross rent

$1,170$1,612

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rockcreek	West Slope
Under 5	5.3%	5.6%
5 to 17	14.5%	12.5%
18 to 24	10.4%	6.5%
25 to 34	13.6%	17.0%
35 to 44	13.1%	15.5%
45 to 54	13.5%	11.6%
55 to 64	12.5%	12.2%
65 to 74	11.0%	10.9%
75 and over	6.2%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rockcreek	West Slope
White (non-Hispanic)	74.9%	76.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	12.0%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	1.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.9%	13.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rockcreek	West Slope
No high school diploma	1.7%	3.1%
High school graduate	15.4%	15.6%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	24.4%	37.2%
Graduate or professional degree	23.0%	21.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rockcreek	West Slope
Drove alone	62.9%	62.6%
Carpooled	9.1%	9.6%
Public transit	1.3%	5.1%
Walked	4.2%	2.0%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.8%
Worked from home	19.7%	19.3%
Other means	1.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rockcreek	West Slope
1-unit, detached	68.7%	59.3%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	6.8%
2 to 4 units	13.4%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	6.1%	18.3%
20 or more units	6.2%	8.5%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rockcreek	West Slope
Poverty rate	3.7%	10.2%
Average household size	2.50	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1977	1964