COMPARING TWO PLACES
Nehalem vs Forest Grove
PLACE A
Nehalem, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Forest Grove, Oregon
Nehalem is 99% smaller than Forest Grove. Forest Grove earns more, with a median household income $11,862 higher. Forest Grove has grown faster since 2000 (24% vs 0%).
NEHALEMFOREST GROVEDIFFERENCE
Total population27227,252−99% vs Forest Grove
Population density1,0154,626−3,611
Population growth-0.4%24.4%−24.8 pts
Median age55.134.0+21.1
Male54.0%47.6%+6.5 pts
Female46.0%52.4%−6.5 pts
Foreign-born5.1%13.2%−8.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.4%58.7%+21.8 pts
Black0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.7%31.1%−26.4 pts
Asian5.1%3.7%+1.4 pts
Other9.8%4.4%+5.4 pts
Median household income$76,071$87,933−$11,862
Per capita income$40,237$35,143+$5,094
Poverty rate8.9%15.4%−6.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4050.429−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher26.7%31.8%−5.0 pts
Graduate degree12.4%10.1%+2.4 pts
Unemployment rate15.3%4.3%+11.0 pts
Labor force participation65.5%63.6%+1.9 pts
Median home value$456,700$479,600−$22,900
Median gross rent$1,196$1,460−$264
Owner-occupied84.4%64.1%+20.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.2%3.1%+16.1 pts
Rent-burdened households5.3%55.4%−50.1 pts
Average commute23.829.8−6.0
Worked from home23.0%12.2%+10.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Uninsured8.5%5.6%+2.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025