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.

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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.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

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) .

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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, .