Moro, OR · standard
ZIP Code 97039
Sherman County, Oregon - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 472
- 1/sq mi
- $93,056
- Median income
- $265,300
- Median home value
- 12.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Moro pairs an upper-quartile household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 24%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 39%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 68%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 97039 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 97039 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Moro, Sherman County, Oregon, home to just 472 residents across 363.1 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 97039 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $93,056 (20% above the average Oregon ZIP), while per-capita income is $33,769. The poverty rate is 11.9%, with unemployment at 2.7%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $265,300 (39% below the average Oregon ZIP), and median rent is $990; owner occupancy is 67.7%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 12.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 39.5, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 4 more in Sherman County, so 97039 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 97039, Moro, OR · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
472
Population
363.1
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 97039?
39.5
Median Age
47.0%
Male
53.0%
Female
0.5%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$93,056
Median Household Income
+20% vs state ZIP avg
$33,769
Per Capita Income
11.9%
Poverty Rate
2.7%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
208housing units
208
Total Housing Units
164
Occupied Units
44
Vacant Units
2.52
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$265,300
Median Home Value
-39% vs state ZIP avg
$990
Median Rent
1938
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 12 business establishments in ZIP 97039, employing approximately 168 people with a combined annual payroll of $9,248,000.
12
Businesses
168
Employees
$9.2M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation and warehousing | 3 | 25.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 97039 vs 97065 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97065 | Wasco, OR | 676 | 9.9 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 97039, both outside OR so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.