Wolf Creek, OR
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wolf Creek, OR: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,523. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet WOLF-CREEK-OR · Wolf Creek, OR 1 ZIPs · 1,523 pop · #24386/25278 · Josephine County
INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-LOW $36,210
- RANK-BOTTOM #24386/25278
- BELOW-PEER under O Brien
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 68% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 1,523
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $321,800
Nearest income peer: O Brien, OR (+ $2,984 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Wolf Creek
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Wolf Creek on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Kerby · lowest $28,686
Kerby · lowest
$28,686 median HH income
- Wolf Creek · this city
Wolf Creek · this city
$36,210 median HH income
- O Brien · near
O Brien · near
$39,194 median HH income
- Selma · near
Selma · near
$44,099 median HH income
- Cave Junction · near
Cave Junction · near
$47,589 median HH income
- Merlin · highest
Merlin · highest
$81,167 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Wolf Creek, OR sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 4th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 1,523
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $36,210
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($36,210 average) · poverty 39.9%. The primary code (97497) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Wolf Creek as a pure owner town.
Within Oregon, Christmas Valley is the closest lower-income city and Huntington the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Wolf Creek.
Population concentration
Wolf Creek reads through its lone ZIP, 97497
1,523 ACS residents, one ZIP: 97497 is not the leading code inside Wolf Creek, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Wolf Creek
Citywide ZBP: 12 establishments, 60 employees , annual payroll $2,028k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 97497 (12 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (3) .
ZIP Codes in Wolf Creek, OR
These ZIP codes sit in Josephine County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Wolf Creek. See the Josephine County roll-up →
Wolf Creek sits in the lower half of Josephine County on income: Grants Pass, Cave Junction and Merlin report more, and only Kerby reports less. Merlin marks the far end of that range at $81,167, 124% above Wolf Creek.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97497 | 1,523 | $36,210 | 12 | 4 |
Wolf Creek roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Wolf Creek, .