COMPARING TWO PLACES
Alpine vs Corvallis
PLACE A
Alpine, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Corvallis, Oregon
Alpine is 90% smaller than Corvallis. Corvallis earns more, with a median household income $4,873 higher. Corvallis has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs 2%).
ALPINECORVALLISDIFFERENCE
Total population5,98961,499−90% vs Corvallis
Population density1,2434,233−2,990
Population growth2.2%10.0%−7.8 pts
Median age39.527.9+11.6
Male47.5%50.9%−3.3 pts
Female52.5%49.1%+3.3 pts
Foreign-born7.5%12.7%−5.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic40.7%72.5%−31.8 pts
Black0.9%1.6%−0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino49.6%10.2%+39.5 pts
Asian2.7%9.0%−6.3 pts
Other6.1%6.8%−0.7 pts
Median household income$60,139$65,012−$4,873
Per capita income$35,696$40,092−$4,396
Poverty rate8.7%24.3%−15.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3740.513−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher45.1%61.4%−16.3 pts
Graduate degree15.6%30.7%−15.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%8.4%−4.3 pts
Labor force participation63.4%62.0%+1.4 pts
Median home value$219,800$502,900−$283,100
Median gross rent$891$1,391−$500
Owner-occupied65.7%41.7%+24.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.4%6.4%+4.9 pts
Rent-burdened households43.7%59.1%−15.4 pts
Average commute13.416.1−2.7
Worked from home6.6%18.9%−12.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Uninsured12.6%5.2%+7.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025