Carlton vs Willamina

A side-by-side comparison of Carlton and Willamina: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Carlton has the higher population (2,378 vs 2,216 in Willamina). Carlton has the higher median household income ($94,227 vs $56,211 in Willamina). Carlton has the higher median home value ($400,600 vs $265,300 in Willamina).

Population, income & housing

	Carlton	Willamina
Population	2,378	2,216
Median age	40.6 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$94,227	$56,211
Median home value	$400,600	$265,300
Median gross rent	$1,625	$1,128
Housing units	966	896
Homeownership rate	78.7%	53.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.6%	6.6%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carlton	Willamina
Population	2,180 → 2,378 (+9.1%)	2,450 → 2,216 (-9.6%)
Median household income	$70,288 → $94,227 (+34.1%)	$48,333 → $56,211 (+16.3%)
Median home value	$276,200 → $400,600 (+45.0%)	$166,900 → $265,300 (+59.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,239 → $1,625 (+31.2%)	$918 → $1,128 (+22.9%)

Carlton

Population

2,1802,378

Median household income

$70,288$94,227

Median home value

$276,200$400,600

Median gross rent

$1,239$1,625

Willamina

Population

2,4502,216

Median household income

$48,333$56,211

Median home value

$166,900$265,300

Median gross rent

$918$1,128

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carlton	Willamina
Under 5	5.0%	6.8%
5 to 17	18.7%	17.3%
18 to 24	4.8%	7.9%
25 to 34	12.6%	12.7%
35 to 44	15.4%	11.4%
45 to 54	13.2%	14.9%
55 to 64	14.0%	17.6%
65 to 74	10.6%	7.6%
75 and over	5.8%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carlton	Willamina
White (non-Hispanic)	77.4%	73.7%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	7.1%
Asian	1.5%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	17.3%	16.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carlton	Willamina
No high school diploma	12.7%	8.6%
High school graduate	27.9%	39.9%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	45.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.6%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carlton	Willamina
Drove alone	76.1%	71.8%
Carpooled	9.9%	20.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.8%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carlton	Willamina
1-unit, detached	76.2%	67.9%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	16.6%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	7.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.8%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Carlton	Willamina
Poverty rate	8.1%	8.3%
Average household size	2.67	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	26	33
Median year structure built	1991	1977