COMPARING TWO PLACES
Astoria vs St. Helens
PLACE A
Astoria, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
St. Helens, Oregon
Astoria is 99% smaller than St. Helens. St. Helens earns more, with a median household income $44,115 higher. St. Helens has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -5%).
ASTORIAST. HELENSDIFFERENCE
Total population13114,450−99% vs St. Helens
Population density8342,979−2,144
Population growth-5.0%7.2%−12.3 pts
Median age48.339.8+8.5
Male62.7%51.5%+11.2 pts
Female37.3%48.5%−11.2 pts
Foreign-born5.6%3.9%+1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.4%80.7%+8.7 pts
Black0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.2%9.3%−0.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Other1.4%9.6%−8.2 pts
Median household income$38,750$82,865−$44,115
Per capita income$26,023$37,404−$11,381
Poverty rate19.7%10.0%+9.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4560.385+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%16.9%−0.5 pts
Graduate degree1.0%5.4%−4.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Labor force participation50.4%58.9%−8.5 pts
Median home value$117,000$394,200−$277,200
Median gross rent$850$1,413−$563
Owner-occupied80.3%62.0%+18.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.9%4.9%+22.1 pts
Rent-burdened households46.7%53.2%−6.6 pts
Average commute26.130.3−4.2
Worked from home0.0%13.2%−13.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured14.8%5.4%+9.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025