Island City is home to 1,145 people in Oregon. Getting to work takes 10 minutes on average. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 42.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The population is up 25% since 2000. The foreign-born share is 5%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,563, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.8
US median: 38.9
Average education
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 56%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Island City
What changed most since 1990
White share97.6% → 88.8%(−8.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$139,204 → $295,100(+112%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age32.4 → 42.8(+10.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Island City's population equals 4.4% of Union County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.9% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 5.7% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)26.3%(20)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.2%(10)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.8%(28)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.9%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 76 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Island City, decade by decade
Island City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
699
$65,649
$139,204
16.7%
6.0
2000
916
$80,111
$189,088
17.0%
14.9
2010
989
$81,519
$239,090
27.4%
17.9
2020
1,144
$66,157
$239,135
24.7%
34.5
2024
1,145
$66,563
$295,100
30.4%
25.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
