What is the population of Elgin city?

Elgin city has 1,592 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #185 of 426 in Oregon.

What is the median household income in Elgin city?

Median household income in Elgin city is $53,750 a year, 31.6% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Elgin city?

Median gross rent is $1,007 a month and the median home value is $180,900, so rent absorbs about 22.5% of median household income.

Is Elgin city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Elgin city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Elgin, OR population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Elgin, Oregon (Elgin, OR — Census place “Elgin city”) is 1,592 residents, ranking #185 of 426 places in Oregon. Median household income is $53,750, the median home is worth $180,900 and median gross rent runs $1,007 a month. Looking for the Elgin Oregon ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Elgin, OR: 97827.

Population: 1,592Elgin city residents
Median household income: $53,750Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $180,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,007Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 37.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 64.3%Owner-occupied households

Elgin ZIP codes (Oregon)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Elgin.

The Elgin OR ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

97827

What the numbers mean in Elgin city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Elgin city median would spend about 22.5% 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 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.7% of residents and 64.3% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Elgin city, OR in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Elgin city is a small town in Oregon, with 1,592 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #185 of 426 ranked by population — larger than 56% of them. The median age here is 37.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Elgin city earn a median of $53,750 a year, 31.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 27% below the $74,006 median for the 228 Oregon cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 9.7% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Elgin city is valued at $180,900, 40.4% below the national figure and 52% below the $377,700 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,007 a month, 28.4% below the national figure, or roughly $12,084 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 22.5% 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 3.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 64.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Elgin city?: Elgin city has 1,592 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #185 of 426 in Oregon.
What is the median household income in Elgin city?: Median household income in Elgin city is $53,750 a year, 31.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Elgin city?: Median gross rent is $1,007 a month and the median home value is $180,900, so rent absorbs about 22.5% of median household income.
Is Elgin city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Elgin city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Elgin city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.