Rufus, OR · standard
ZIP Code 97050
Sherman County, Oregon - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 272
- 14/sq mi
- $39,306
- Median income
- $182,800
- Median home value
- 13.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Rufus pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 5th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 39th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 14
- people per sq mi
- 72%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 97050 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 97050 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Rufus, Sherman County, Oregon, home to just 272 residents across 20.0 square miles, a density of 14 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 97050 sits on the lower end of the income spectrum: median household income is $39,306 (50% below the average Oregon ZIP), while per-capita income is $31,263. The poverty rate is 24.5%, so the area-level income figures should not be treated as typical household experience. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $182,800 (58% below the average Oregon ZIP), and median rent is $800; owner occupancy is 72.4%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 13.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 48, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 4 more in Sherman County, so 97050 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 97050, Rufus, 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
272
Population
20.0
Area (sq mi)
14
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 97050?
48.0
Median Age
61.3%
Male
38.7%
Female
4.7%
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?
$39,306
Median Household Income
-50% vs state ZIP avg
$31,263
Per Capita Income
24.5%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
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
161housing units
161
Total Housing Units
123
Occupied Units
38
Vacant Units
1.72
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$182,800
Median Home Value
-58% vs state ZIP avg
$800
Median Rent
1983
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 8 business establishments in ZIP 97050, employing approximately 58 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,508,000.
8
Businesses
58
Employees
$1.5M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 4 | 50.0% |
| Accommodation and food services | 3 | 37.5% |
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 97050 vs 97065 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97065 | Wasco, OR | 676 | 8.0 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 97050, 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.