Ukiah, OR

Census Place

2024 Population

177

US Senator

Ron Wyden

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

47.8

41.8% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

29.1%

35% 1-year increase

2019 Median Household Income

$51,875

6.39% 1-year decline

2019 Median Property Value

$66,300

Population & Diversity

Ukiah, OR is home to a population of 177 people, from which 98.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.13% of Ukiah, OR residents were born outside of the country (2 people).

In 2024, there were 9.87 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (148 people) in Ukiah, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 15 White (Hispanic) and 9 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.9%

2024 Citizenship

99%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.9% of Ukiah, OR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ukiah, OR was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Ukiah, OR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ukiah, OR

White (Non-Hispanic)
148 ± 98
White (Hispanic)
15 ± 25
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
9 ± 12

9.6%

Hispanic Population

17 people

9.6% of the people in Ukiah, OR are hispanic (17 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ukiah, OR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Oregon.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
144,017 ± 9,158 people
Vietnam
20,980 ± 3,547 people
India
20,652 ± 3,520 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oregon was Mexico, the natal country of 144,017 Oregon residents, followed by Vietnam with 20,980 and India with 20,652.

Foreign-Born Population

1.13%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2 people

1.02%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3 people

As of 2024, 1.13% of Ukiah, OR residents (2 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Ukiah, OR was 1.02%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Ukiah, OR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

6 ± 21

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Ukiah, OR.

Housing & Living

People in Ukiah, OR have an average commute time of 34.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ukiah, OR is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$66,300

Median Property Value 2019

±$9,516

$60

Median Property Taxes

±$71

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Ukiah, OR the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Ukiah, OR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$51,875

Median Household Income

± $24,639

Number of Households

± 77

In 2019, the median household income of the 73 households in Ukiah, OR declined from $51,875 from the previous year's value of $55,417.

The following chart displays the households in Ukiah, OR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $10k - $15k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ukiah, OR is from Oregon.

0.459

2024 Wage GINI in Oregon

0.461

2023 Wage GINI in Oregon

In 2024, the income inequality in Oregon was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.412% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Oregon was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oregon in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Oregon across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (46.2%)
Carpooled (33.8%)
Other (10.8%)

In 2024, 46.2% of workers in Ukiah, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (33.8%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (10.8%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

34.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ukiah, OR have a longer commute time (34.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 10.8% of the workforce in Ukiah, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Ukiah, OR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ukiah, OR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ukiah, OR have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

29.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ukiah, OR (46 out of 158 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ukiah, OR is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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