97321 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 97321, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

97321 is a zip code in Benton County and Linn County, Oregon, which covers North Albany CCD, North Benton CCD, Albany CCD, and Harrisburg, with a total population of 29,121 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 97321 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 97321.

The estimated population of people living in 97321 is 29,121, with a median age of 40.7.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 97321 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
29,121
+7.33%
+8.49%
2020
27,131
+0.5%
-
2019
26,995
+2.32%
-
2018
26,382
 -1.72% -
2017
26,843
 - -

Population of 97321 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 97321 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
84.9%
85.6%
 -0.82%
Black/African American
0.3%
0.3%
 0.00%
Native
0.3%
0.4%
 -25.00%
Hispanic
7.1%
9%
 -21.11%
Asian
2.3%
1.4%
 +64.29%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.5%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
4.7%
3.4%
 +38.24%
Other
0.1%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 97321 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 97321 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 97321 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 97321 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 40.7 -3.33% 40.6 -2.4% 40.8 -4%
2020 42.1 -1.17% 41.6 +0.97% 42.5 -2.75%
2019 42.6 +2.65% 41.2 +0.73% 43.7 +4.05%
2018 41.5 +0.48% 40.9 +0.25% 42 0%
2017 41.3 - 40.8 - 42 -

The median age of the 97321 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 97321 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 1,753 -11.44% 1,253 +16.11% 1,544 1,460
10 to 19 1,777 +9.91% 1,734 +20.93% 1,932 2,113
20 to 29 1,484 +14.51% 1,696 -3.63% 1,668 1,607
30 to 39 1,522 +27.22% 1,626 +20.05% 1,976 1,965
40 to 49 1,855 -10% 2,006 +6.94% 1,669 2,147
50 to 59 1,798 +22.77% 1,786 +17.04% 2,229 2,080
60 to 69 1,754 +13.16% 1,623 +5.72% 1,985 1,702
70+ 1,427 -3.6% 1,749 -4.13% 1,367 1,677

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 97321 zip code is $87,435.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 97321.

  • Under 25
    $38,500.00
  • 25 to 44
    $90,739.00
  • 45 to 64
    $107,005.00
  • 65 and over
    $73,731.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 97321 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 97321, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 97321 is currently $100,749.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

7.47% of households in 97321 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 97321 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    11.00%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    16.89%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    13.91%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    14.51%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    23.19%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    13.04%
  • $200,000 or more
    7.47%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 97321 is $38,250.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 97321 by the total population of 97321.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 97321 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 97321 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    13.81%
  • Bachelor's degree
    38.04%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    18.69%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    28.11%
  • Less than high school diploma
    1.36%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 97321 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 97321 zip over the age of 16 is 23,414.

Of those people, a total of 64.80% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 97321 is 60.70%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 97321 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,342 54.50% 34.20%
20 to 24 years 1,943 74.80% 12.40%
25 to 29 years 1,332 85.70% 8.90%
30 to 34 years 1,939 78.20% 8.00%
35 to 44 years 3,856 85.40% 4.10%
45 to 54 years 4,133 88.40% 3.30%
55 to 59 years 2,138 65.20% 0.10%
60 to 64 years 1,891 60.70% 2.30%
65 to 74 years 3,095 22.60% 0.00%
75 years and over 1,745 8.70% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 97321. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 20,918 63.60% 4.60%
Black or African American 68 91.20% 3.20%
American Indian and Alaska Native 215 76.30% 0.00%
Asian 649 68.60% 13.90%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 134 100.00% 0.00%
Other 202 89.10% 22.20%
Two or more races 1,228 73.50% 24.50%
Hispanic or Latino 1,526 83.10% 20.50%
Not Hispanic or Latino 20,119 62.80% 4.40%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 97321 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 97321 is 14,222, with median earnings of $45,473.00.

Women in 97321 are earning approximately 66.40% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 14,222 $45,473.00
Male 7,441 $56,681.00
Female 6,781 $37,638.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 97321 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 1,703 $85,842.00
Business and Financial 726 $58,125.00
Computer and Mathematical 384 $74,571.00
Architecture and Engineering 409 $89,688.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 205 $78,417.00
Community and Social Service 358 $51,829.00
Legal 80 $148,229.00
Educational and Library 1,174 $49,500.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 267 $45,840.00
Healthcare Practitioners 889 $71,313.00
Healthcare Support 664 $30,840.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 86 $48,750.00
Law Enforcement 136 $76,042.00
Food Preparation and Serving 939 $18,876.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 301 $28,583.00
Personal Care and Service 412 $10,625.00
Sales 1,415 $41,576.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,548 $39,835.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 73 $38,646.00
Construction and Extraction 627 $53,555.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 346 $67,885.00
Production 526 $40,795.00
Transportation and Material Moving 416 $46,500.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 97321 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 97321.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 1,138 $89,325.00 565 $64,932.00
Business and Financial 321 $54,417.00 405 $59,438.00
Computer and Mathematical 305 $73,536.00 79 $85,481.00
Architecture and Engineering 357 $96,583.00 52 $36,200.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 114 $118,750.00 91 $74,883.00
Community and Social Service 113 $61,645.00 245 $50,324.00
Legal 33 $123,036.00 47 $149,948.00
Educational and Library 430 $38,676.00 744 $51,269.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 166 $47,008.00 101 $3,207.00
Healthcare Practitioners 293 $89,205.00 596 $62,679.00
Healthcare Support 139 $31,516.00 525 $27,297.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 79 $48,813.00 7 $0.00
Law Enforcement 126 $76,302.00 10 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 473 $19,362.00 466 $18,400.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 206 $31,950.00 95 $16,509.00
Personal Care and Service 70 $27,014.00 342 $7,028.00
Sales 865 $51,815.00 550 $30,381.00
Office and Administrative Support 254 $68,026.00 1,294 $38,377.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 47 $63,403.00 26 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 627 $53,555.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 346 $67,885.00 0 $0.00
Production 376 $45,909.00 150 $35,938.00
Transportation and Material Moving 320 $47,400.00 96 $22,067.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 11,009 households in 97321, with an average household size of 2.63 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 7,953 families living in the 97321 zip code with an average family size of 3.06 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 97321:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 6,510 361 1,082 3,056
Average Household Size 3.16 3.24 2.93 1.32
Total Families 6,510 361 1,082 0
Average Household Size 3.13 2.77 2.71 0

Poverty

Of the 7,953 families living in 97321, 4.90% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 97321:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 11,470 housing units in 97321.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 11,009 95.98%
Vacant 461 4.02%

23.88% of the total 11,470 housing units in 97321 are rental units. This is approximately 2,739 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 8,179 are occupied by the owner - or 71.31% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 97321 is $1,059.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 97321 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    91
  • Less than $500
    205
  • $500 to $999
    1,022
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    1,016
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    362
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    106
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    13
  • $3,000 or more
    15

Property Value

The median value of a property in 97321 is $345,900.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 97321 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    262
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    153
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    374
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    380
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    1,740
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    3,948
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    1,206
  • $1,000,000 or more
    116

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 97321. The chart below shows the number of properties in 97321 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    1,669
  • 1940 to 1949
    811
  • 1950 to 1959
    912
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,181
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,590
  • 1980 to 1989
    611
  • 1990 to 1999
    1,310
  • 2000 to 2009
    2,057
  • 2010 to 2013
    1,284
  • 2014 or later
    45

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 97321 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    661
  • 1 vehicle available
    2,349
  • 2 vehicles available
    4,202
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    3,797

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 97321 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 97321 that commute to work in a particular way.

21.7 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 97321.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    554
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    2,029
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    2,027
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    2,011
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,691
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    900
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,341
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    185
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    254
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    569
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    437
  • 90 or more minutes
    278

Summary

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