COMPARING TWO PLACES
Elgin vs Austin
PLACE A
Elgin, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Austin, Texas
Elgin is 100% smaller than Austin. Austin earns more, with a median household income $35,908 higher. Austin has grown faster since 2000 (22% vs 0%).
ELGINAUSTINDIFFERENCE
Total population1,6891,002,632−100% vs Austin
Population density1,6713,072−1,401
Population growth0.4%21.7%−21.3 pts
Median age36.634.7+1.9
Male51.6%51.3%+0.3 pts
Female48.4%48.7%−0.3 pts
Foreign-born4.5%18.7%−14.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.7%47.0%+40.7 pts
Black0.0%7.3%−7.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.4%31.9%−28.6 pts
Asian0.0%9.0%−9.0 pts
Other8.9%4.9%+4.0 pts
Median household income$57,750$93,658−$35,908
Per capita income$30,481$62,862−$32,381
Poverty rate10.4%12.0%−1.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4510.486−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.9%59.6%−49.7 pts
Graduate degree2.7%23.0%−20.3 pts
Unemployment rate1.5%4.7%−3.1 pts
Labor force participation59.0%75.2%−16.2 pts
Median home value$191,300$555,300−$364,000
Median gross rent$992$1,729−$737
Owner-occupied64.3%43.4%+20.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.4%5.6%−2.2 pts
Rent-burdened households42.2%46.3%−4.1 pts
Average commute23.323.7−0.5
Worked from home1.8%30.7%−28.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Uninsured3.4%12.4%−9.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025