Oregon · Census place 20500
Drain city, OR
Quick answer
Drain city has 975 residents, ranking #233 of 426 places in Oregon. Median household income is $47,281, the median home is worth $241,000 and median gross rent runs $1,016 a month.
- Population
- 975Drain city residents
- Median household income
- $47,281Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $241,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,016Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 50.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Drain city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Drain city median would spend about 25.8% 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 5.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 24.9% of residents and 64.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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