COMPARING TWO PLACES
Grass Valley vs Elko
PLACE A
Grass Valley, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Elko, South Carolina
Grass Valley is 21% larger than Elko. Grass Valley earns more, with a median household income $22,088 higher. Grass Valley has grown faster since 2000 (-9% vs -27%).
GRASS VALLEYELKODIFFERENCE
Total population170140+21% vs Elko
Population density333133+199
Population growth-9.1%-27.5%+18.3 pts
Median age40.632.3+8.3
Male47.5%51.4%−3.8 pts
Female52.5%48.6%+3.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.0%Even
White, non-Hispanic80.1%18.6%+61.5 pts
Black0.0%66.6%−66.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.4%0.0%+3.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other16.5%14.9%+1.6 pts
Median household income$62,366$40,278+$22,088
Per capita income$32,724$18,905+$13,819
Poverty rate26.8%26.7%+0.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3110.489−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher24.3%7.5%+16.9 pts
Graduate degree2.7%7.5%−4.8 pts
Unemployment rate2.6%48.4%−45.8 pts
Labor force participation51.8%52.8%−0.9 pts
Median home value$109,400$85,500+$23,900
Median gross rent$337$1,571−$1,234
Owner-occupied62.6%74.4%−11.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.6%28.3%−3.7 pts
Rent-burdened households12.5%63.6%−51.1 pts
Average commute18.634.3−15.7
Worked from home18.0%19.4%−1.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%20.9%−20.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025