River Mill Hydroelectric Project · Photo: Lockley · CC BY-SA 3.0Estacada’s library lends 5.1 print items per resident, against a typical 3.9 for libraries its size
Estacada Public Library serves Estacada’s 19,548 residents. Last year it lent 99K print books and media and logged 33K visits.
Estacada’s library, in brief
Few programs for a library this size
Estacada Public Library offered 159 programs last year, 8.1 per 1,000 residents against a typical 24. Kids & programs ↓
Most programs are for young children
70% of the 159 programs last year were for ages 11 and under, including about 1.9 a week for ages 0–5. Kids & programs ↓
This summary is written from the numbers on this page. Numbers are the library’s own report to the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
What’s behind Estacada’s civic life grade
On community nonprofits and volunteering, Estacada is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #79 of 106 in Oregon. Estacada is graded on two of the three inputs. The share of younger adults in volunteering groups holds the grade up; Estacada’s count of community nonprofits pulls it down.
Civic life counts registered nonprofits, library visits and online volunteering groups, so it can miss civic life that runs through congregations, mutual aid or neighbors looking out for each other.
Library visits: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024. Nonprofits: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, October 2026. Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. How TownRatings grades civic life →
15 community nonprofits are registered in Estacada
2.9 per 1,000 residents, against a U.S. town median of 3.7. The largest group: youth, sports & recreation.
Community nonprofits, by kind
Counted from the IRS list of tax-exempt organizations by mailing address (fractions where a ZIP code spans towns). Congregations are counted apart (6 here), since whether a church registers depends on its denomination, not the town.
9.7%
9.7% of Estacada’s Facebook users aged 25–44 belong to a volunteering or activism group, against 8.9% in the typical Oregon town and 7.5% nationally.
Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. ZIP-code figures, weighted by where Estacada’s residents live; 2022.
Ahead of most similar-size libraries on 3 of 7 measures
Per resident, against libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people across the U.S.
Estacada Public Library serves 19,548 people, so it’s measured against U.S. libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000.
A year at Estacada Public Library
Fiscal year 2024. The library’s own count.
Almost half the print loans are kids’ books
99K print loans last year. The library didn’t report its e-book and e-audiobook loans.
Each of the 48K books and other items on the shelves went out about 2 times last year, on average.
About 2 kids’ programs a week
Story times, clubs, classes and events, by who they’re for.
Programs last year by age group
story times and programs a week for ages 0–5, on average.
children’s books and media borrowed per child under 18 in Estacada last year.
Find it
Estacada Public Library, 825 NW Wade St., Estacada.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average. Check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
For every $1 it spends, the library lends about $1.39 worth
Set what you’d borrow in a month. It starts at what the average Estacada cardholder borrows.
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $1.1M.
Last year the library lent and hosted about $1.5M worth of books, e-books, programs and Wi-Fi on a $1.1M budget.
Late fines apply to some overdue items.
Retail prices are typical, rounded down: a new book $17, a kids’ book $12, an e-book or e-audiobook $15, a movie rental $4, a class or program $10, a computer or Wi-Fi session $3. The average cardholder’s month = the library’s yearly loans, attendance and Wi-Fi sessions ÷ its 4,594 cardholders ÷ 12.
What this data can and can’t tell you
From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.
- Digital loans not reported. The library didn’t report e-book loans, so borrowing here is print only.
Hours are the survey’s yearly average; libraries are compared with others serving about as many people. How TownRatings uses library figures →
Questions about the library and civic life in Estacada
Does Estacada have a public library?
Yes. Estacada Public Library, 825 NW Wade St., serves Estacada’s 19,548 residents (the survey’s count) and is open about 49 hours a week, averaged over the year.
Is Estacada Public Library fine-free?
It charges late fines on some overdue items (the library’s 2024 survey report).
How busy is Estacada’s library?
It logged 1.7 visits and lent 5.1 print items per resident in 2024, against a typical 3.1 visits for libraries serving 10,000 to 25,000 people.
What is Estacada’s civic life grade?
B Estacada is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on civic life, #79 of 106 in Oregon. The grade combines library visits per resident, community nonprofits per 1,000 residents and the share of adults 25–44 in volunteering groups. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Book talk
Reading, story times and the library in Estacada.
Libraries: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Each library reports its own numbers. Distances are straight-line from the town center. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.