Oroville vs Twisp

A side-by-side comparison of Oroville and Twisp: population, income, housing, and more.

Oroville and Twisp are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Oroville has the higher population (1,686 vs 997 in Twisp). Twisp has the higher median household income ($44,607 vs $35,560 in Oroville). Twisp has the higher median home value ($332,400 vs $175,300 in Oroville).

Population, income & housing

	Oroville	Twisp
Population	1,686	997
Median age	44.9 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$35,560	$44,607
Median home value	$175,300	$332,400
Median gross rent	$699	$848
Housing units	822	504
Homeownership rate	58.3%	51.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.4%	33.4%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	11.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oroville	Twisp
Population	2,036 → 1,686 (-17.2%)	982 → 997 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$32,598 → $35,560 (+9.1%)	$48,750 → $44,607 (-8.5%)
Median home value	$129,100 → $175,300 (+35.8%)	$165,900 → $332,400 (+100.4%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $699 (+5.4%)	$710 → $848 (+19.4%)

Oroville

Population

2,0361,686

Median household income

$32,598$35,560

Median home value

$129,100$175,300

Median gross rent

$663$699

Twisp

Population

982997

Median household income

$48,750$44,607

Median home value

$165,900$332,400

Median gross rent

$710$848

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oroville	Twisp
Under 5	9.3%	2.9%
5 to 17	13.7%	17.9%
18 to 24	5.1%	4.8%
25 to 34	16.4%	7.4%
35 to 44	5.6%	13.8%
45 to 54	17.6%	11.5%
55 to 64	12.6%	11.0%
65 to 74	14.1%	18.9%
75 and over	5.7%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oroville	Twisp
White (non-Hispanic)	48.6%	67.6%
Black or African American	2.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.3%
Two or more races	13.4%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	31.0%	28.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oroville	Twisp
No high school diploma	22.7%	3.2%
High school graduate	35.5%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	14.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oroville	Twisp
Drove alone	61.4%	71.7%
Carpooled	15.9%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.6%	19.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.0%	0.9%
Other means	0.0%	5.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oroville	Twisp
1-unit, detached	73.1%	52.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	11.2%	8.7%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	28.0%

Poverty & households

	Oroville	Twisp
Poverty rate	29.2%	13.5%
Average household size	2.18	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	11	14
Median year structure built	1962	1972