Umatilla, OR

Census Place

2024 Population

7,508

US Senator

Ron Wyden

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

35.6

3.49% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

17.4%

19.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$68,826

15% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$238,500

Population & Diversity

Umatilla, OR is home to a population of 7.51k people, from which 83.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 22.4% of Umatilla, OR residents were born outside of the country (1.68k people).

In 2024, there were 2.74 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.87k people) in Umatilla, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.41k Other (Hispanic) and 649 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

83.9%

2024 Citizenship

87.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 83.9% of Umatilla, OR residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Umatilla, OR was 87.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Umatilla, OR

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.87k ± 614
Other (Hispanic)
1.41k ± 572
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
649 ± 488

39%

Hispanic Population

2.93k people

39% of the people in Umatilla, OR are hispanic (2.93k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Umatilla, 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

22.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.68k people

16.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.27k people

As of 2024, 22.4% of Umatilla, OR residents (1.68k 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 Umatilla, OR was 16.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
134 ± 133
Gulf War (2001-)
106 ± 78
Vietnam
69 ± 64

Umatilla, OR has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.26 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Umatilla, OR employs 3.16k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Umatilla, OR were Construction (378 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (375 people), and Retail Trade (308 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($95,327), Information ($80,326), and Public Administration ($70,833).

Employment

Occupations

3.16k

2024 Value

± 597

24%

1 Year growth

± 22.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Umatilla, OR grew at a rate of 24%, from 2.55k employees to 3.16k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Umatilla, OR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (495 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (344 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (293 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Umatilla, OR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oregon.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Oregon (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.16k

2024 Value

± 597

24%

1 Year growth

± 22.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Umatilla, OR grew at a rate of 24%, from 2.55k employees to 3.16k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Umatilla, OR, are Construction (378 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (375 people), and Retail Trade (308 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Umatilla, OR, though some of these residents may live in Umatilla, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,591

Median earning men ± $4,846

$35,701

Median earning women ± $5,166

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($80,746), Public Administration ($71,425), and Construction ($70,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,354), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($36,936), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($34,306).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Umatilla, OR was $238,500 in 2024, which is 0.717 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $191,000 to $238,500, a 24.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Umatilla, OR is 70%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Umatilla, OR have an average commute time of 23.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Umatilla, OR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$238,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$57,164

$1,540

Median Property Taxes

±$414

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 Umatilla, OR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

70%

Homeownership

2024

67.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 70% of the housing units in Umatilla, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Umatilla, OR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$68,826

Median Household Income

± $9,979

2.2k

Number of Households

± 478

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.2k households in Umatilla, OR grew to $68,826 from the previous year's value of $59,861.

The following chart displays the households in Umatilla, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Umatilla, 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 (87.2%)
Carpooled (8.41%)
Worked At Home (3.18%)

In 2024, 87.2% of workers in Umatilla, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.41%) and those who worked at home (3.18%).

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

23.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Umatilla, OR have a shorter commute time (23.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.03% of the workforce in Umatilla, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Umatilla, OR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Umatilla, OR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Umatilla, OR (1.04k out of 6.01k 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 Males 18 - 24, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Umatilla, OR is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

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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