CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Scappoose

Oregon · 3,529 residents · 3.44 sq mi

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Scappoose is a city of 3,529 people in Oregon. The population has fallen 29% since 2000. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $67,700. Households earn $27,547 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 41%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,529

−29%vs 2000

vs 4,976 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.9

−8%vs 2000

vs 35.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.44 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.6%(304)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.2%(325)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(262)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(265)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(190)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(545)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.9%(596)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(350)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.4%(260)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.6%(232)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844%(142)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(58)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,547

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,796 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,837

−43%vs 2000

vs $20,837 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.6%

+7.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$67,700

−41%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $152,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$356

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $611 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.4%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.5% in 2000

32.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93%(4,630)

Black0.3%(15)

Hispanic / Latino2.5%(122)

Asian0.8%(41)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(3,489)

Black0.1%(4)

Hispanic / Latino2%(72)

Asian0%(0)

Other1%(36)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.3%(677)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(15)

Hmong0.1%(12)

Burmese0.1%(11)

Ancestry

German20.1%(1,641)

Irish13.5%(1,108)

English10.7%(876)

Italian7.1%(584)

Scottish4.7%(382)

Dutch4.2%(345)

Swedish3.9%(316)

French3.8%(307)

American3.5%(283)

Norwegian2.7%(219)

French Canadian1.9%(152)

Polish1.6%(129)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish1.3%(110)

Finnish1.3%(106)

Russian0.7%(56)

Danish0.6%(51)

Hungarian0.4%(34)

Slovak0.4%(32)

Subsaharan African0.4%(32)

Swiss0.4%(32)

Australian0.3%(22)

Croatian0.3%(22)

Slovene0.3%(21)

Canadian0.2%(19)

Czech0.2%(18)

Somali0.2%(18)

Welsh0.2%(16)

West Indian0.2%(16)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(16)

Brazilian0.2%(15)

Portuguese0.2%(15)

Nigerian0.2%(14)

Austrian0.1%(11)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.0%

−7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.1%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.5%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.3 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 18.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.6%(1,055)

Married57.4%(1,979)

Widowed1.6%(55)

Divorced10.4%(359)

Women 15+

Never married18.4%(548)

Married59.5%(1,771)

Widowed7.7%(230)

Divorced14.4%(429)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.1%

−3.7 ptssince 2013

from 9.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.6%

−8.7 ptssince 2020

from 66.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.4%

+7.3 ptssince 2020

from 10.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.5%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 19.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.8%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.0%

−6.7 ptssince 2020

from 75.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.0%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 36.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)32.6%(187)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.9%(57)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46.8%(268)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.5%(26)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 573 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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