What is the population of Island City city?

Island City city has 1,165 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #217 of 426 in Oregon.

What is the median household income in Island City city?

Median household income in Island City city is $62,552 a year, 20.4% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $921 a month and the median home value is $272,600, so rent absorbs about 17.7% of median household income.

Is Island City city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Island City city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Island City, OR population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Island City, Oregon (Island City, OR — Census place “Island City city”) is 1,165 residents, ranking #217 of 426 places in Oregon. Median household income is $62,552, the median home is worth $272,600 and median gross rent runs $921 a month. Looking for the Island City Oregon ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Island City, OR: 97850.

Population: 1,165Island City city residents
Median household income: $62,552Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $272,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $921Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 43.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 78.8%Owner-occupied households

Island City ZIP codes (Oregon)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Island City.

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

97850

What the numbers mean in Island City city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Island City city median would spend about 17.7% 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 4.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.8% of residents and 78.8% of households own their home.

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

Island City city, OR in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Island City city is a small town in Oregon, with 1,165 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #217 of 426 ranked by population — larger than 49% of them. The median age here is 43.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older 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 Island City city earn a median of $62,552 a year, 20.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 15% below the $74,006 median for the 228 Oregon cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 11.8% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Island City city is valued at $272,600, 10.2% below the national figure and 28% below the $377,700 peer median, while median gross rent runs $921 a month, 34.5% below the national figure, or roughly $11,052 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 78.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. 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.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. 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 Island City city?: Island City city has 1,165 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #217 of 426 in Oregon.
What is the median household income in Island City city?: Median household income in Island City city is $62,552 a year, 20.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Island City city?: Median gross rent is $921 a month and the median home value is $272,600, so rent absorbs about 17.7% of median household income.
Is Island City city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Island City city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Island City 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.