Clatsop County vs Columbia County

A side-by-side comparison of Clatsop County and Columbia County: population, income, housing, and more.

Clatsop County and Columbia County are counties in Oregon. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Columbia County has the higher population (53,178 vs 41,343 in Clatsop County). Columbia County has the higher median household income ($86,359 vs $68,705 in Clatsop County). Clatsop County has the higher median home value ($437,800 vs $390,600 in Columbia County).

Population, income & housing

	Clatsop County	Columbia County
Population	41,343	53,178
Median age	45.2 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$68,705	$86,359
Median home value	$437,800	$390,600
Median gross rent	$1,130	$1,221
Housing units	23,251	21,980
Homeownership rate	61.7%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.3%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clatsop County	Columbia County
Population	39,102 → 41,343 (+5.7%)	51,375 → 53,178 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$54,886 → $68,705 (+25.2%)	$62,257 → $86,359 (+38.7%)
Median home value	$283,900 → $437,800 (+54.2%)	$264,900 → $390,600 (+47.5%)
Median gross rent	$927 → $1,130 (+21.9%)	$921 → $1,221 (+32.6%)

Clatsop County

Population

39,10241,343

Median household income

$54,886$68,705

Median home value

$283,900$437,800

Median gross rent

$927$1,130

Columbia County

Population

51,37553,178

Median household income

$62,257$86,359

Median home value

$264,900$390,600

Median gross rent

$921$1,221

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clatsop County	Columbia County
Under 5	4.6%	5.0%
5 to 17	13.6%	15.4%
18 to 24	6.6%	6.9%
25 to 34	12.4%	11.8%
35 to 44	12.7%	13.4%
45 to 54	11.3%	12.8%
55 to 64	14.6%	14.9%
65 to 74	15.7%	12.3%
75 and over	8.6%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clatsop County	Columbia County
White (non-Hispanic)	81.2%	85.0%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.8%
Asian	1.2%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.4%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.4%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	9.7%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clatsop County	Columbia County
No high school diploma	7.2%	9.6%
High school graduate	25.7%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clatsop County	Columbia County
Drove alone	70.3%	72.3%
Carpooled	9.3%	13.2%
Public transit	0.7%	0.2%
Walked	5.7%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.2%
Worked from home	11.8%	11.3%
Other means	1.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clatsop County	Columbia County
1-unit, detached	68.3%	74.0%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	12.5%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	1.4%
20 or more units	5.3%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	14.3%

Poverty & households

	Clatsop County	Columbia County
Poverty rate	12.3%	8.7%
Average household size	2.24	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	22	33
Median year structure built	1975	1981