Oregon · Census place 01850
Altamont, OR population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Altamont, Oregon (Altamont, OR — Census place “Altamont CDP”) is 19,844 residents, ranking #34 of 426 places in Oregon. Median household income is $56,236, the median home is worth $222,600 and median gross rent runs $998 a month. Looking for the Altamont Oregon ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Altamont, OR: 97603.
- Population
- 19,844Altamont CDP residents
- Median household income
- $56,236Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $222,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $998Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.8%Owner-occupied households
Altamont ZIP codes (Oregon)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Altamont.
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What the numbers mean in Altamont CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Altamont CDP median would spend about 21.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.8% of residents and 68.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Altamont CDP, OR in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Altamont CDP is a mid-size town in Oregon, with 19,844 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #34 of 426 ranked by population — larger than 92% of them. The median age here is 36.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Altamont CDP earn a median of $56,236 a year, 28.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 24% below the $74,006 median for the 228 Oregon cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 19.8% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Altamont CDP is valued at $222,600, 26.6% below the national figure and 41% below the $377,700 peer median, while median gross rent runs $998 a month, 29% below the national figure, or roughly $11,976 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 68.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Oregon.
- Cedar Mill CDP 19,482
- Sherwood city 20,227
- Hermiston city 19,406
- Milwaukie city 21,256
- Central Point city 19,183
- Ashland city 21,343
- Lebanon city 18,978
- Klamath Falls city 21,879
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Altamont CDP?
- Altamont CDP has 19,844 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #34 of 426 in Oregon.
- What is the median household income in Altamont CDP?
- Median household income in Altamont CDP is $56,236 a year, 28.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Altamont CDP?
- Median gross rent is $998 a month and the median home value is $222,600, so rent absorbs about 21.3% of median household income.
- Is Altamont CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Altamont CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Altamont CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.