COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lowell vs Forest Hills
PLACE A
Lowell, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Forest Hills, Pennsylvania
Lowell is 79% smaller than Forest Hills. Lowell earns more, with a median household income $9,752 higher. Lowell has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs -1%).
LOWELLFOREST HILLSDIFFERENCE
Total population1,2836,116−79% vs Forest Hills
Population density1,4833,908−2,425
Population growth14.4%-1.4%+15.8 pts
Median age48.243.8+4.4
Male47.1%51.3%−4.3 pts
Female52.9%48.7%+4.3 pts
Foreign-born7.7%2.7%+5.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.5%76.9%+3.5 pts
Black0.0%12.4%−12.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.6%4.8%+6.8 pts
Asian0.2%0.7%−0.4 pts
Other7.7%5.2%+2.4 pts
Median household income$99,440$89,688+$9,752
Per capita income$43,825$58,488−$14,663
Poverty rate6.9%4.3%+2.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3960.448−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.9%57.4%−29.5 pts
Graduate degree11.6%23.5%−11.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.5%−7.5 pts
Labor force participation60.7%71.6%−10.9 pts
Median home value$406,600$200,700+$205,900
Median gross rent$1,125$1,068+$57
Owner-occupied83.6%75.3%+8.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.5%9.4%−3.0 pts
Rent-burdened households46.9%39.1%+7.8 pts
Average commute28.827.5+1.3
Worked from home9.8%28.1%−18.3 pts
Public transit to work1.4%6.4%−5.0 pts
Uninsured4.0%4.4%−0.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025