COMPARING TWO PLACES
Grass Valley vs Prineville
PLACE A
Grass Valley, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Prineville, Oregon
Grass Valley is 99% smaller than Prineville. Prineville earns more, with a median household income $10,614 higher. Prineville has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs -9%).
GRASS VALLEYPRINEVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population17011,994−99% vs Prineville
Population density333935−602
Population growth-9.1%16.0%−25.2 pts
Median age40.638.4+2.2
Male47.5%47.2%+0.3 pts
Female52.5%52.8%−0.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.1%80.4%−0.3 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.4%11.8%−8.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Other16.5%6.3%+10.2 pts
Median household income$62,366$72,980−$10,614
Per capita income$32,724$34,120−$1,396
Poverty rate26.8%16.2%+10.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3110.372−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.3%16.3%+8.0 pts
Graduate degree2.7%4.8%−2.1 pts
Unemployment rate2.6%9.4%−6.7 pts
Labor force participation51.8%60.9%−9.1 pts
Median home value$109,400$425,900−$316,500
Median gross rent$337$1,355−$1,018
Owner-occupied62.6%60.1%+2.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.6%6.6%+18.1 pts
Rent-burdened households12.5%51.4%−38.9 pts
Average commute18.623.8−5.2
Worked from home18.0%10.2%+7.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Uninsured0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025