COMPARING TWO PLACES
Prineville vs Bend
PLACE A
Prineville, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Bend, Oregon
Prineville is 89% smaller than Bend. Bend earns more, with a median household income $23,414 higher. Bend has grown faster since 2000 (29% vs 16%).
PRINEVILLEBENDDIFFERENCE
Total population11,994107,342−89% vs Bend
Population density9353,084−2,150
Population growth16.0%29.4%−13.4 pts
Median age38.440.9−2.5
Male47.2%50.0%−2.9 pts
Female52.8%50.0%+2.9 pts
Foreign-born5.4%4.8%+0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.4%82.6%−2.1 pts
Black1.2%0.3%+0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.8%9.2%+2.6 pts
Asian0.3%1.1%−0.8 pts
Other6.3%6.8%−0.5 pts
Median household income$72,980$96,394−$23,414
Per capita income$34,120$58,652−$24,532
Poverty rate16.2%8.8%+7.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3720.470−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%52.9%−36.6 pts
Graduate degree4.8%19.6%−14.8 pts
Unemployment rate9.4%3.7%+5.6 pts
Labor force participation60.9%68.2%−7.3 pts
Median home value$425,900$718,400−$292,500
Median gross rent$1,355$1,883−$528
Owner-occupied60.1%61.7%−1.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.6%7.3%−0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households51.4%46.0%+5.3 pts
Average commute23.816.3+7.5
Worked from home10.2%24.8%−14.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured6.7%6.2%+0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025